As Election Day, May 9, draws near, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday, May 5, released the voting time for voters who are part of the vulnerable sectors. Teachers acting as members of the electoral board conduct the final testing and sealing of vote-counting machines (VCMs) at the...
CEBU CITY – A Cebu-based group called Real Estate Volunteers and Urban Poor, or REV UP, said it has gained the support of hundreds of representatives from the persons with disability (PWD) sector to help the candidacies of Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Kiko Pangilinan. One of the REV...
Kenneth Tapia, an player on the men's national wheelchair team “Pilipinas Warriors", has expressed support for the UniTeam presidential-vice presidential tandem of Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio. A Filipino cager goes for an easy lay-up over his Thai...
No need to worry Being pregnant during elections can be a challenging task, but it needs to be done—for the future of one's family and the nation. Add to the fact that COVID-19 is still around, pregnant women, senior citizens, and persons with disabilities (PWD) should be extra careful when...
Persons with disability (PWDs) and senior citizens may also vote in Satellite Emergency Accessible Polling Places (S-EAPP) in the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB In Resolution No. 10761, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said S-EAPP refers to an EAPP temporarily established in a building used as a...
As the campaign season for the May 2022 elections continues, Vice President Leni Robredo has a piece of advice to voters: If a candidate is claiming to care for a certain sector, ask for receipts. Vice President Leni Robredo (VPLR Media Bureau) Robredo made the statement during the virtual Covenant...
The Quezon City government held a rights orientation for persons with disabilities (PWD) led by the city’s Persons with Disability Affairs Office (QC-PDAO) on Sunday, Feb. 6, at the Tandang Sora National High School covered court in Barangay Tandang Sora, Quezon City. The QC-PDAO conducted the...
By Cherrylin Caacbay A man was arrested by police after allegedly snatching a cellphone from an 18-year-old person with disability (PWD) in Malanday, Valenzuela City on Wednesday, Jan. 19. Police Senior Master Sgt. Roberto Santillan and Pat. John Ray Dina of Barangay Malanday Police Sub-Station 6...
By Khriscielle Yalao Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in Pasig City will each receive P1,500 on Friday, Dec. 17, Saturday, Dec. 18, and Sunday, Dec. 20, as part of the Persons with Disability Affairs Office (PDAO)’s annual Christmas cash gifts program for PWDs. The cash gifts will be distributed...
The Makati City local government distributed food packs to registered residents belonging to the Persons with Disability (PWD) sector on Tuesday, Nov. 8. According to the local government unit (LGU), 400 PWD residents have received their food subsidies distributed by the members of the Makati...
The Quezon City local government opened five satellite offices for the registration of persons with disabilities (PWDs). According to the QC Persons with Disability Affairs Office (PDAO QC), the offices will process QC ID registration, accept PWD registration/renewal; receive requests, and issue...
The city government of Caloocan on Friday launched the mobile vaccination or the house-to-house vaccination for bedridden residents.
The mobile vaccination team will inoculate bedridden senior citizens and persons with disability (PWD) using Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine against...
