The "Walled City" of Intramuros will open its open-air sites as venues for morning exercises exclusively for the vulnerable population on Oct. 30. The move is to provide them with an alternative and safer venue for leisurely activity. Fort Santiago, Intramuros (Photo from Department of Tourism) "We...
Deactivated voters without biometrics data still need to personally go to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to reactivate their voter registration record. Comelec/MB The Comelec said only those deactivated voters with biometrics data can reactivate their voter registration records via email....
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has issued a strong, even severe, reminder to all banks to respect persons with disability (PWD) and to uphold the rights of PWDs as financial consumers and clients. BSP Memorandum No. M-2021-040, signed by BSP Deputy Governor Chuchi G. Fonacier last July 16,...
The nationwide consultation zeroing on the availment of statutory discounts for the online transactions of senior citizens and persons with disability (PWD) will begin starting next week, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) announced on Friday, July 2. (BARMM / MANILA BULLETIN...
Empowering PWDs in making art This Friday, July 2, 2021, at 5:30 p.m., radio program Visions of Hope will tackle and discuss the subject of inclusivity in artistic events and productions with empowering PWDs in artmaking, as well as the creative process behind the publication of “ANI 41.”...
The House Committee on Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) on Wednesday, June 16 approved in principle the distribution of P750 monthly health grant to all PWDs to augment their daily subsistence as they face the devastating effects of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID 19) crisis. Approval came...
The city allowance for solo parents and persons with disability (PWDs) in Manila will be released this week, Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said on Tuesday (June 15). Manila City Mayor Francisco Isko Moreno Domagoso (Manila Public Information Office photo / MANILA BULLETIN) In his...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) are scheduled to hold a consultation meeting by "first week of July" to ensure that all concerned stakeholders are on board in the process of coming up with fair and square online discounts policy...
Vice President and opposition leader Leni Robredo on Monday, May 31, took time to thank her office’s volunteers highlighting their valuable contribution in building the nation. Vice President Leni Robredo (Geric Cruz/Bloomberg) “This is also what we believe government must be - a center of...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has urged anew senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) to refrain from going out and send their authorized representatives to claim their financial assistance from the local government units (LGUs). DSWD (MANILA BULLETIN FILE...
Actor-politician Alfred Vargas always has a soft spot for the less privileged, specifically persons with disabilities (PWDs). Unknown to many, the amputation of his beloved grandmother’s leg due to bone cancer when he was still a young eight-year-old boy exposed him to the challenges faced by a...
