A marketing assistant at a hotel in Manila has found his first official job through the Manila City Government’s employment program for seniors and persons with disabilities (PWDs), an initiative that continues to open doors for individuals often left behind in the workforce. Kevin Maglaqui, 29,...
A 55-year-old person with a disability (PWD), who was a former city hall employee, was shot dead by an unidentified man outside his house in Barangay San Isidro, Antipolo City, Rizal. According to the police investigation, the victim, together with his driver and 61-year-old helper, came home from...
Persons with disabilities (PWDs) can continue to use identification (ID) cards previously issued by local government units (LGUs), said the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). DSWD spokesperson Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao assured on Aug. 28 that business establishments are...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) launched the pilot implementation of the unified identification (ID) system for persons with disabilities (PWDs) on Tuesday, Aug. 12. The rollout began in San Miguel, Bulacan, the first of 35...
Dozens of Mandaluyong City senior citizens, persons with disabilities (PWDs), solo parents, and 4Ps beneficiaries received free health services and medicines on Saturday, Aug. 9, courtesy of the city government and PhilHealth, as part of the latter 's Yaman ng Kalusugan Program (YAKAP)....
A husband and wife who are both persons with disability (PWD) accused Starbucks branch in Alabang of discrimination after a barista wrote “speech” on their cups. Marivic Cruz and her husband, Daniel, a bassist of the band Decibel, went to Starbucks branch at Festival Mall in Alabang, Muntinlupa...
BUTUAN CITY – A 73-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping a 59-year-old Person with Disability (PWD) in San Fernando, Bukidnon. Police arrested the No. 3 Most Wanted Person (MWP) in Northern Mindanao for statutory rape on Friday, July 11, with no bail recommended. Police Major Joann G....
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has reiterated that persons with disabilities (PWDs), including those with non-apparent or invisible disabilities, are fully entitled to the benefits and privileges provided by law. DSWD spokesperson Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao issued the...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will begin rolling out its unified identification (ID) system for persons with disabilities (PWDs) in selected pilot local government units (LGUs) starting in October, as part of efforts to curb the proliferation of fake PWD IDs. Developed in...
DAVAO CITY – The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) approved an ordinance penalizing the degradation, vilification, or public ridicule of Persons with Disability (PWD), with guilty parties facing penalties. The ordinance, Comprehensive Persons with Disability Rights, Privileges, and Protection Ordinance...
A 56-year-old man was arrested for raping and drugging a 23-year-old person with disability (PWD) in Antipolo City, Rizal in December last year, the Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) said. The suspect was identified as Gobito, a resident of Barangay San Luis. He is tagged as a regional...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has added electric buses to its existing fleet to provide safer and more comfortable transportation for persons with disabilities (PWDs). The renewed focus on PWD safety comes amid public concern after a viral social media post on June 13...
