CARMONA, Cavite – The municipal government, through its Persons with Disability Affairs Office (PDAO), inaugurated a coffee shop manned by deaf personnel and persons with Down syndrome on Friday, March 31. The ribbon-cutting ceremony and marker unveiling at DEAFinitely HAPPY Store were led by...
House members are pursuing the immediate approval of a bill that, if enacted, would grant parents of children with disabilities (CWDs) a P2,000 monthly subsidy or "ayuda" from the government. (Charlein Gracia/ Unsplash) The measure, embodied in House Bill (HB) No.6743, was filed by Davao City 1st...
Senior citizens will get a 20 percent discount on the toll fees imposed by expressway and skyway operators if this measure from Quezon City 4th district Rep. Marvin Rillo gets enacted. Quezon City 4th district Rep. Marvin Rillo Rillo penned and filed House Bill (HB) No.5277, which seeks for senior...
Persons with disabilities (PWDs) will be granted a fixed 20 percent discount on toll road prices if this measure from the House of Representatives will get enacted. Quezon City 4th district Rep. Marvin Rillo Quezon City 4th district Rep. Marvin Rillo has filed House Bill (HB) No. 5275, which grants...
A neophyte lawmaker from Quezon City wants to institutionalize a monthly allowance worth P2,000 for Filipino persons with disabilities (PWDs). (Unsplash, MANILA BULLETIN) Quezon City 5th district Rep. PM Vargas filed House Bill (HB) 5803 or the “Disability Support Allowance Bill”, even as he...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan -- A Person with Disability was allegedly mauled to death on Campos St., Barangay Caritan Norte here on Monday, Nov. 14. Lt. Rose Taguiam, police information officer, identified the victim as Andres Macapia Jr., 55. Witnesses told police that the victim, a resident of...
A rookie solon is prodding the country's local government units (LGUs) to establish their very own Persons with Disability Affairs Offices (PDAOs) in accordance with Republic Act (RA) No.10070 or the amended Magna Carta for Disabled Persons. (Marianne Bos/ Unsplash) This, as Quezon City 5th...
Senator Sonny Angara has renewed his call for the lifetime validity of persons with disability (PWD) identification cards (ID), as he argued that checking people’s disability from time to time is not actually necessary. Angara’s appeal will be applied particularly to those with permanent...
In celebration of the National Disaster Resilience Month, SM Cares held its annual Emergency Preparedness Forum for PWDs and Senior Citizens, aimed to teach these most vulnerable groups on how to become prepared and resilient in times of emergencies and disasters. This is the sixth iteration of...
BAYAMBANG, Pangasinan – Let this be an inspiration to all, that physical handicap is never a hindrance for one not to finish his or her studies. Photo courtesy of Grace Anne Cadosales A 22-year from Barangay Sancagulis in this town has just proven that as Grace Anne Cadosales transcended tall...
Former Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon is raring to get job done in her new role as a party-list congresswoman. Photo from Rowena Guanzon's Twitter) This, as the incoming P3PWD Party-list representative is planning to file not one, not two, but at least 10 priority...
TUGUEGARAO CITY – A 50-year-old Person with Disability (PWD) was hit and killed by a speeding van while crossing Maharlika Highway, Namabbalan Norte, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan Thursday, June 16. The Cagayan Provincial Police Office identified the victim as Alex Labang of Namabbalan Norte. The...
