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House leader orders investigation into seniors, PWDs being denied discounts

Speaker Martin Romualdez called for a motu proprio investigation into several instances where senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) are denied discounts and...

Bill mandates private firms to hire PWDs

A LEGISLATOR from Mindanao has filed a bill mandating private companies with more than 100 workers to allocate at least one percent of their...

Angara renews call on seniors, PWD voting

Sen. Sonny Angara has renewed his call for the approval of his bill on an early voting scheme for senior citizens and persons with...

Romualdez leads ‘Alagang Tingog Center’ Camiguin opening

MAMBAJAO, Camiguin — Tingog Party-list Rep. Yedda Marie K. Romualdez, in coordination with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), on Saturday led...

300 PWD QCitizens receive job opportunities from city gov’t

The Quezon City Government has launched a program to employ more persons with disabilities (PWDs) as part of the city’s commitment to ensure inclusivity...

Quest to Give: Quest Plus Clark donates livelihood package to PWD community

Quest Plus Conference Center, Clark has taken a significant initiative for the persons with disabilities in Mabalacat City. In 2022, the hotel pledged a...

Senate mulls pension for poor PWDs

A bill seeking to provide a P2,000 monthly pension to indigent persons with disabilities (PWDs) has hurdled the Senate’s committee discussion and will be...

Alagang Akay rolls out 200 wheelchairs for PWDs in Laguna

Independent non-profit and PWD-led Alagang AKAY donated wheelchairs for 200 Laguna-based Persons with Disabilities in ceremonies and festivities held in Laguna recently.  The donation drive...

House passport measure grants discount to senior citizens, PWDs

Voting 252-0, the House of Representatives approved on third and final reading House Bill 6510 or the New Passport Law, which gives a discount...

Navotas opens more scholarships, learning opportunities

The City Government of Navotas, under Mayor John Rey Tiangco’s leadership, granted more scholarships and learning opportunities to Navoteños. During Tiangco’s first 100 days in...

PWDs, seniors not exempt from number coding

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority on Wednesday said senior citizens and persons with disabilities are no longer exempted from the expanded number-coding scheme. “The exemption...

‘PH has no central database for persons with disabilities’

The Philippines still has no central database for persons with disabilities (PWDs), as indicated in yesterday’s hearing of the Senate Committee on Social Justice,...

Angara seeks lifetime validity of PWD cards

Senator Sonny Angara renewed his call to institute a lifetime validity for identification cards issued to select persons with disabilities (PWDs). For individuals with permanent...

DTI to enforce seniors, PWD discount online

The Department of Trade and Industry has warned establishments to honor the 20 percent discount on medicines and 5 percent special discount on basic...
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