To seal the recently concluded 鈥樷�橮hilippine Disability Affairs Office (PDAO) Congress鈥�, held in Bayview Plaza Hotel on August 15-17, 2012, PDAO Officers/focal persons 聽signed the Manifesto of Commitment/鈥漞-PDAO Network鈥�, to spur and serve as hub in rolling out national disability programs most effectively. “Manifesto Signing of 鈥渆-PDAO Network鈥�
Category: Central and Eastern Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula and Northern Mindanao
Regional News in Central and Eastern Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula and Northern Mindanao covering Regions VII, VIII, IX and X
Mary Jane Villanueva, Opol鈥檚 Most Outstanding PWD 2012
Proud Mayor Dexter Yasay recently awarded Mary Jane Villanueva, Opol Federation of PWDs鈥� Vice President, as the 鈥淢ost Outstanding PWD鈥� for 2012.聽 Launched to kick off Opol鈥檚 2012 NDPR Week with a motorcade,聽 this aims to raise awareness on the beauty and potentials of PWDs as productive citizens of Opol. Besting 9 other candidates, Ms. continue reading : Mary Jane Villanueva, Opol鈥檚 Most Outstanding PWD 2012
CHEDROD on Program Accessibility
CHEDRO 9 is an active member-agency of the Regional Council on Disability Affairs which is mandated as the governments鈥� focal agency on disability-related concerns at the regional level. As part of its commitment the office regularly attend the quarterly meetings of the RCDA, which is the working body to promote, implement and monitor various programs continue reading : CHEDROD on Program Accessibility
2011 Outstanding Micro-entrepreneur of Naga City
In one of the training on results-based management, monitoring and evaluation I conducted for the GREAT Women Project of the Philippine Commission on Women, I met one extraordinary woman entrepreneur by the name of Fe Buangin Carranza, 50, a polio victim since the age of 3, who has been awarded 2011 Outstanding Micro-entrepreneur of Naga continue reading : 2011 Outstanding Micro-entrepreneur of Naga City
Cebu Province declares JULY as 鈥淧ersons with Disabilities Month鈥�.
The Cebu Province has passed Ordinance NO.2011-02 declaring the month of July of every year as 鈥淧ersons with Disabilities (PWDs) Month鈥� in Cebu. Authored by Board Member Arleigh Sitoy, the ordinance seeks to advocate the triumphs as well as the plight of our Filipino PWD brethren. The City Council in partnership with the Cultural, Historical, continue reading : Cebu Province declares JULY as 鈥淧ersons with Disabilities Month鈥�.