President gloria Macapagal-Arroyo poses with officials and guests at the Â鶹´«Ã½ marker during her tour and inspection of the newly constructed 2-storey building of the Â鶹´«Ã½. Thge Council has been transferred to the Office of the President by virtue of Executive Order No. 709 dated February 26, 2008. It is vested with powers and functions as a policy-making, coordinating and monitoring agency of the government on disability related matters in the country. In the photo are (From R-L) Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo, Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Celia C. Yangco, Â鶹´«Ã½ Chairperson Rosie Lovely T. Romulo, Â鶹´«Ã½ Assistant Secretary Nora C. Salazar, Â鶹´«Ã½ Officer-In-Charge Mateo A. Lee, Jr., Engr. Bien C. Mateo of the SM Committee on Disability Affairs and leaders of various groups and organizations of and for persons with disabilities.

Photo above shows Rosie Lovely T. Romulo, Chairperson of the National Council on Disability Affairs (Â鶹´«Ã½) , Asec. Nora C. Salazar, Mateo A. Lee, Jr. and staff joined the Angels Walk in commemoration of the 14th Autism Consciousness Week held at the SM Mall of Asia, Pasay City on January 24, 2010.