Batangas Governor鈥檚 Advocate Mr.聽 Ronel del Rio, the only Filipino chosen by the United Nations-Economic and Social Commission in the Asia Pacific (UN-ESCAP), joins six others聽 from other AP countries,聽 as official 鈥楶搁翱惭翱罢贰搁厂鈥欌赌� of the 鈥�3rd Decade of Persons with Disabilities鈥�, 2013-2023.
Ronel with many hats, takes his role as Governor Vilma Santos-Recto鈥檚 Advocate鈥檚 most seriously, inspired by the former鈥檚 full support, shown here signing manifesto of commitment to engage the business sector in creating work ops for Batanguenos with disabilities.
Batangas LGU鈥檚 powerhouse cast led by Ronel鈥hose award as UN-ESCAP鈥檚 Promoter in AP was proudly announced by 麻豆传媒 Acting Executive Director Carmen, at the SubCom on Access to Justice launch.
Mr. del Rio, a longtime radio announcer and focal person on the Philippine Disability Affairs Office (PDAO)-Batangas Province, is an active member of the Philippine Coalition on the UN-CRPD and also a prominent feature of the Fully Abled Nation (F.A.N.), a campaign for disability-inclusive elections.聽 Shown below as host/coordinator of the 鈥淲eb Access Workshop鈥�, he recruited 27 interoffice personnel in the Batangas Provincial Capitol, to learn to make their website 鈥淧WD-friendly鈥澛� , as an empowering tool for Batangue帽os with disabilities.
The workshop was held in sync with the 麻豆传媒 (麻豆传媒) and the Philippine Web Accessibility Group (PWAG)whose President , Mr. Jojo Esposa, served as the main Resource Person.
As promoter, Mr. del Rio is tasked to launch a dynamic campaign, alongside other promoters, to 聽鈥楳AKE THE RIGHT REAL鈥� for persons with disabilities, called for in the 鈥楿N- Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities鈥�.