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(Eagle News)–Senator Nancy Binay is seeking to declare as unlawful the barring of persons with disability who are assisted by service pets from public facilities. In filing Senate Bill No. 1674, Binay said she wants to amend Section 27 of RA 7277 or the Magna Carta for Persons With Disabilities, among others, saying such a practice of some establishments was a form of discrimination. She said under the proposed measure, an unreasonable denial of access […]
(Eagle News) — Mahigit isanglibong trabaho ang available para sa mga person with disabilities o PWDs sa isasagawang special jobs and opportunities fair ngayong araw, Disyembre 5 sa Quezon City. Ayon sa Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), ang mga bakanteng trabaho ay sa BPO, electronics, advertising, hotel, health and wellness, travel, media at iba pa. Ang isang araw na job fair ay isasagawa sa covered walk ng Quezon City Hall. Bukod sa alok na […]
(Eagle News)–The Senate on Monday, July 30, approved on third and final reading a measure providing PhilHealth coverage to Persons With Disabilities. In a statement, Senator Risa Hontiveros, author of the bill, said the approval of Senate Bill No. 1391, which amended Republic Act No. 7277 or the “Magna Carta for Disabled Persons,” was “a big step towards our dream of universal health care for all Filipinos.” “As we strive for universal health care, this measure […]
(Eagle News) — Matiyang pinipilahan ng mga senior citizen, PWDs at maging ng ating mga kababayan ang #lingaplabansakahirapan ng Iglesia Ni Cristo na isinasagawa ngayong araw, Hulyo 15 sa Quirino Grandstand. (Photos courtesy of Tantan Alcantara)
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the legality of giving 20% discount for senior citizens and persons with disability (PWDs) for their medicine purchases. Several drug companies want to have the provisions declared unconstitutional, saying the senior citizens’ discounts for medicines had affected their profits. But the high court did not rule in their favor, and declared Section 4a of Republic Act (RA) 9257 or the Expanded Senior Citizens […]
BIÑAN CITY, Laguna (Eagle News) – Pinagkalooban ng modelong wheelchair ang limang Person with disability (PWD) sa Biñan City, Laguna. Gamit ito ay kakayanin na nilang pumunta sa kani-kanilang pinagtatrabahuhan sa sariling kakayanan lamang. Handog ito ng Go Forward Biñan Foundation sa pangunguna ni Chairwoman Lourdes Esquivel Dimaguila at ng LDS Charities. Suportado naman si Mayor. Atty. Arman Dimaguila, Jr., sa nasabing proyekto. Layunin nito na mas matulungan ang mga aktibong kasapi ng sektor ng may kapansanan […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Persons With Disabilities (PWD) can now enjoy their expanded benefits and privileges this coming year in light of the implementation of Republic Act 10754. Under the law, PWDs will be entitled to the following benefits and privileges such as: at least twenty percent (20%) discount and exemption from the value-added tax (VAT) in various commodities like land, sea and air transportation, medical and dental fees, medicines, funeral and burial services and […]
ROXAS, Palawan (Eagle News) – Naglunsad ng Training and Seminar for Wheelchair and Crutches Repair and Maintenance ang Persons with Disability Affair Office (PDAO). Pinamunuan ito ni PDAO Focal Person Angelyn Dadaeg, executive assistant on Social Services ng Municipal Social Welfare Development ( MSWD-PALAWAN ). Ang proyektong ito ng PDAO ay nasa ilalim ng Local Government Unit ng Municipal Office sa Bayan ng Roxas. Layunin ng nasabing proyekto na maturuan ang participants na matutuhan nila ang pagkukumpuni […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Based on the data of the Commission on Elections, there are 318,000 active voters who are classified as persons with disabilities. As such, the COMELEC set aside 4, 000 accessible polling precincts for PWDs, sick, pregnant and senior citizens in order to facilitate their right to exercise suffrage on election day. https://youtu.be/1EdFr-9ng10
AGOSTO 21 (Agila Probinsya) — Upang hindi na mahirapan at gumastos ang mga PWD at matatandang botante ng lalawigan ng Capiz ay isinagawa sa Barangay Hall ang pagkuha ng kanilang biometrics. Ang mga botanteng bedridden naman ay maaring gawan ng kahilingan ng kanilang pamilya o kalapit na kamag-anak upang mapuntahan ng COMELEC sa kanilang bahay at doon ay kuhaan ng biometrics. Ang aktibidad na ito ay napagkasunduan ng mga Barangay Captains ng nasabing probinsya upang […]
