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Senator Win Gatchalian wants to investigate tax leakages caused by the proliferation and unscrupulous use of fake Person With Disability (PWD) identification cards so holders can avail of a 20% PWD discount and value added tax (VAT) exemption. Gatchalian revealed reports of individuals selling fake PWD IDs in certain areas as he filed proposed Senate […]
Speaker Martin Romualdez bared that senior citizens and persons with disabilities will soon be able to enjoy the increase to P500 per month in discounts on groceries and other prime commodities before the end of March.Officials of the Department of Trade and Industry, led by Undersecretary Carolina Sanchez, met with Romualdez recently and informed him […]
National Unity Party (NUP) president LRay Villafuerte has thrown support behind the commitment of Speaker Martin Romualdez for the House of Representatives to wield its oversight power to compel establishments to abide by laws granting discounts and other benefits to an estimated 35 million senior citizens, solo parents and persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the […]
In a testament to the power of collaboration, the Senate Public Assistance Office (SPAO) and Mabuhay Shriners International joined hands in providing vital mobility devices, such as wheelchairs, walkers and crutches for persons with disability in the City of Calapan, Oriental Mindoro. In a turnover ceremony recently, Director General Lino Ong, Calapan City Mayor Marilou […]
Persons with disability (PWDs) in Davao City can soon watch free movies in all cinemas in the city after the Sangguniang Panlungsod passed and approved an ordinance on the third and final reading. Committee on Games and Amusement chairperson Councilor Jessica Bonguyan, in an interview with the Davao City Information Office (CIO), said she expects the ordinance […]
The Angeles City government has started the COVID-19 home vaccinations of bedridden persons with disabilities (PWDs). Angeles City Mayor Carmelo Lazatin Jr. said they target to vaccinate a total of 200 bedridden PWDs in the city through the measure. “Tayo na po mismo ang pumupunta sa kanila upang masiguro na matatanggap nila agad ang bakuna […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources, through the Strategic Communication and Initiatives Service (DENR-SCIS), conducted a virtual art workshop for persons with disabilities (PWDs) in observance of the 43rd National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week. Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu emphasized that “PWDs who use art as a medium of expression would have a more […]
A panel of the House of Representatives approved a measure which provides for an annual P750 emergency grant to persons with disabilities (PWDs) during the COVID-19 pandemic. During its virtual hearing, the House Special Committee on Persons with Disabilities, chaired by Negros Occidental Representative Ma. Lourdes Arroyo, approved House Bill 7180, otherwise known as the […]
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has started an online trade fair featuring products of entrepreneurs who are persons with disabilities (PWDs) in line with the celebration of the 42nd National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week. The Biz-Ability Online Trade Fair, which runs from July 30 to August 12, will introduce the products of […]
With persons with disabilities among the sectors hardest hit by the economic effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) will be giving cash aid to the most vulnerable of persons with disabilities (PWDs) to help them cope. Senator Dick Gordon, PRC chairman and CEO, said a number of PWDs […]