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Category: Filipino Person With Disability
Brief background and description of famous Filipino person with disability
Jose Dela Cruz
Jose and Mr. Good Samaritan A local businessman-artist birthday gifted himself as a sudden inspiration, by inviting deaf teacher-artist and 2-time International Abilympics gold medallist Jose dela Cruz, to sketch friends and show his works in his party. As his wish, Jose’s genius easily got noticed, but in a big way, by one man in continue reading : Jose Dela Cruz
Maria Gilda Quintua-Nakahara
In every business, we know that communications is crucial to make it in today’s cutting edge competition. Maria Gilda Quintua-Nakahara who was born deaf was able to break in and create a niche uniquely her own, in the field of tourism. As in Tom Peter’s Pursuit of WOW, Gilda started her travel and tour business, continue reading : Maria Gilda Quintua-Nakahara
Estelita G. Juco
“A life well lived” best describes the life of Estelita Guinto Juco. The devastating World War II totally changed this young and classy debutante’s life. A bomb explosion caused her damage in one eye and loss of an arm. But even then, she was unfazed and driven to succeed. Esty remained unassuming even as a continue reading : Estelita G. Juco
Fe Buangin Carranza
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 : Fe Buangin Carranza
Fatima Soriano
Seeing through the eyes of Fatima. “Hello father”, a girl’s voice was heard over ZNN Radio Veritas’ broadcast of Fr. Jerry Orbos’s radio show one July 2003 night. The voice, nervy but resolute, talked about trusting in God’s grace and to be hopeful and joyful in spite of sufferings. The voice came from a very continue reading : Fatima Soriano
Arturo A. Borjal
The person’s willpower can help him ride through tough journeys in life. Take the case of the late Atty. Art A. Borjal. Despite the odds his disability carried, was able to master each field that he ventured into. Through all these, his bottom-line was constant – fighting for the dignity and rights of fellow Filipinos continue reading : Arturo A. Borjal
Apolinario Mabini
Disability struck in the life of Apolinario Mabini when he was in his 30’s at the prime of his life. But disability did not stop him to show his courage in the midst of revolutionary exigency during his time. With his physical limitations in the actual battlefield, Mabini armed himself with impressive mind, soul, and continue reading : Apolinario Mabini