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๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—ง๐—˜๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—ข๐—™ STRONG ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐——๐—˜๐— ๐—ก๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก | ๐—”๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ

๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—ง๐—˜๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—ข๐—™ STRONG ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐——๐—˜๐— ๐—ก๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก | ๐—”๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ | ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—น ๐Ÿด, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ It has come to the attention of the Council of a viral reel post circulating on social media showing physical injury/maltreatment and potential public ridicule against a man with physical disability. In the reel, a continue reading : ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—ง๐—˜๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—ข๐—™ STRONG ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐——๐—˜๐— ๐—ก๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก | ๐—”๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ

๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—ง๐—˜๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—ข๐—™ ๐—ก๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—–๐—ข๐—จ๐—ก๐—–๐—œ๐—Ÿ ๐—ข๐—ก ๐——๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—•๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ง๐—ฌ ๐—”๐—™๐—™๐—”๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—ฆ | ๐—ข๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ผ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ‘๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด’ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€

๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—ง๐—˜๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—ข๐—™ ๐—ก๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—–๐—ข๐—จ๐—ก๐—–๐—œ๐—Ÿ ๐—ข๐—ก ๐——๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—•๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ง๐—ฌ ๐—”๐—™๐—™๐—”๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—ฆ | ๐—ข๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ผ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ‘๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด’ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€ | ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—น ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿด, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ The National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) issues this firm call to all political candidates, parties, and campaign teams: stop using persons with continue reading : ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—ง๐—˜๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—ข๐—™ ๐—ก๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—–๐—ข๐—จ๐—ก๐—–๐—œ๐—Ÿ ๐—ข๐—ก ๐——๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—•๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ง๐—ฌ ๐—”๐—™๐—™๐—”๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—ฆ | ๐—ข๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ผ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ‘๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด’ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€

๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—ง๐—˜๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—ข๐—™ ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐——๐—˜๐— ๐—ก๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก | ๐—ข๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†

๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—ง๐—˜๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—ข๐—™ ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐——๐—˜๐— ๐—ก๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก | ๐—ข๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† | ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—น ๐Ÿณ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ The National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) expresses its deep outrage and strongest condemnation over the recent viral video circulating on social media, which shows a group of four men mocking and ridiculing an continue reading : ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—ง๐—˜๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—ข๐—™ ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐——๐—˜๐— ๐—ก๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก | ๐—ข๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†

๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—ง๐—˜๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—ข๐—™ ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐——๐—˜๐— ๐—ก๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก | ๐—”๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ย ๐—–๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ

๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—ง๐—˜๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—ข๐—™ ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐——๐—˜๐— ๐—ก๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก | ๐—”๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ย ๐—–๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ | ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—น ๐Ÿด, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ It has come to the attention of the Council of a viral reel post circulating on social media showing physical injury/maltreatment and potential public ridicule against a man with physical disability. In the reel, a man with continue reading : ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—ง๐—˜๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—ข๐—™ ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐——๐—˜๐— ๐—ก๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก | ๐—”๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ย ๐—–๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ

“๐—ก๐—–๐——๐—” ๐—”๐——๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ฌ: The National Council on Disability Affairs has received reports about the unauthorized use of the NCDA logo

“๐—ก๐—–๐——๐—” ๐—”๐——๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ฌ: The National Council on Disability Affairs has received reports about the unauthorized use of the NCDA logo for solicitation which misleads the public and undermines the integrity of our services. We strongly condemn such actions and warn the public that individuals and groups using the Councilโ€™s name and logo without authority may face continue reading : “๐—ก๐—–๐——๐—” ๐—”๐——๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ฌ: The National Council on Disability Affairs has received reports about the unauthorized use of the NCDA logo

Statement of Condemnation Against the Degrading Portrayal of Persons with Disabilities on Social Media

STATEMENT OF CONDEMNATION Against the Degrading Portrayal of Persons with Disabilities on Social Media February 17, 2025 The National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) unequivocally condemns the alarming and reprehensible trend of mocking portrayals of persons with disabilities on social media. Such acts are not only deeply offensive but also constitute a direct violation of continue reading : Statement of Condemnation Against the Degrading Portrayal of Persons with Disabilities on Social Media

NCDA Lauds Arrest of Fake PWD ID Producers, Calls for Stricter Regulations

NCDA Lauds Arrest of Fake PWD ID Producers, Calls for Stricter Regulations February 12, 2025 The National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) has lauded the recent arrest of two women in Sta. Cruz, Manila, on February 5, 2025, for producing and distributing fraudulent Persons with Disabilities (PWD) identification cards. NCDA emphasized that counterfeit PWD IDs continue reading : NCDA Lauds Arrest of Fake PWD ID Producers, Calls for Stricter Regulations

Statement of Condemnation Against the Proliferation of Fake Persons with Disability Identification Cards (PWD IDs)

STATEMENT OF CONDEMNATION Against the Proliferation of Fake Persons with Disability Identification Cards (PWD IDs) February 11, 2025 We, the National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA), strongly condemn the widespread production and deliberate misuse of fake Persons with Disabilities Identification Cards (PWD IDs). The use of fraudulent PWD IDs is a blatant act of dishonesty continue reading : Statement of Condemnation Against the Proliferation of Fake Persons with Disability Identification Cards (PWD IDs)

NCDA participated in PCWโ€™s National Womenโ€™s Month Celebration Kick-off 2025

NCDA participated in PCWโ€™s National Womenโ€™s Month Celebration Kick-off 2025 by setting up a booth, providing disability manuals, brochures, and informational materials to promote the inclusion of women with disabilities. It was a vibrant space highlighting our commitment to empowering women of all the sector, with this year’s theme, โ€œBabae sa Lahat ng Sektor, Aangat continue reading : NCDA participated in PCWโ€™s National Womenโ€™s Month Celebration Kick-off 2025

๐—ก๐—–๐——๐—” ๐—๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—”๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—”๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—š๐—˜๐——๐—ฆ๐—œ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—น๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ

๐—ก๐—–๐——๐—” ๐—๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—”๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—”๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—š๐—˜๐——๐—ฆ๐—œ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—น๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ

๐—ก๐—–๐——๐—” ๐—๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—”๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—”๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—š๐—˜๐——๐—ฆ๐—œ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—น๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ The National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) took part in the launch of the Australia Awards Philippines short course, Improving Competencies in GEDSI and Climate Resilience Planning and Change Management, held in Manila this January. The program, led by Dr. Prue Brown from continue reading : ๐—ก๐—–๐——๐—” ๐—๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—”๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—”๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—š๐—˜๐——๐—ฆ๐—œ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—น๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ

NCDA Pushes for Disability Inclusion in Bangsamoro GAD Code

NCDA Pushes for Disability Inclusion in Bangsamoro GAD Code Taguig City, January 31, 2025 โ€“ The National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA), represented by Planning Officer III Mojaira I. Dela Cruz, participated in the final public hearing for the Bangsamoro Gender and Development (GAD) Code, advocating for stronger disability inclusion in policies affecting women and continue reading : NCDA Pushes for Disability Inclusion in Bangsamoro GAD Code

๐—ก๐—–๐——๐—” ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ (๐—š๐—”๐——) ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ

๐—ก๐—–๐——๐—” ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ (๐—š๐—”๐——) ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ The National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) inaugurated its Gender and Development (GAD) Corner on Monday, December 2, 2024. The ribbon-cutting ceremony was led by Executive Director Glenda D. Relova and OIC-Deputy Executive Director Dandy C. Victa, with contributions from Dr. Mark Anthony B. Inocencio, NCDA Information, Communication, continue reading : ๐—ก๐—–๐——๐—” ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ (๐—š๐—”๐——) ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ

Top officials from both the NCDA and the Civil Service Commission meets at the NCDA Board room to discuss about collaboration.

NCDA and CSC collaborate to enhance access to Persons with Disabilities in Civil Service Examinations

The NCDA led by ED Glenda Relova and the Civil Service Commission are joining forces to ensure equal opportunities for persons with disabilities in civil service exams. They’re exploring measures, including a dedicated exam day for PWDs, to remove barriers, and to promote inclusivity. This initiative underscores their commitment to fostering a more accessible and continue reading : NCDA and CSC collaborate to enhance access to Persons with Disabilities in Civil Service Examinations

NCDA ED Relova addresses the Second Senior Officials Meeting representing the Philippines.

NCDA ED Relova urges APEC Economies to empower Persons with Disabilities for Inclusive Carers

During the 49th Human Resources Development Working Group (HRDWG) plenary meeting, NCDA Executive Director Glenda Relova shared with APEC economies the need to empower persons with disabilities, including advancing their carers, to achieve inclusion. Executive Director Relova also recommended the development of a multisectoral disability framework within the APEC framework to promote empowerment and inclusion continue reading : NCDA ED Relova urges APEC Economies to empower Persons with Disabilities for Inclusive Carers

Attendees of the Trainers' Training on the Use of Gender Equality Focusing on Women with Disabilities

NCDA commences Trainer’s Training on Gender Equality focusing on Women with Disabilities

The National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) has commenced its Trainers’ Training on the Use of Gender Equality Focusing on Women with Disabilities, running from October 3rd to 5th, 2023 at Microtel Davao City, Davao Del Sur. This training is about empowering Trainers on the use of Gender Equality Focusing on Women with Disabilities to continue reading : NCDA commences Trainer’s Training on Gender Equality focusing on Women with Disabilities

Rehabilataion International Korea meets with NCDA officers for possible Global IT Challenge venue

NCDA meets with the organizing committee of Rehabilitation International Korea

The NCDA team, led by Executive Director Joniro F. Fradejas and Chief of Technical Cooperation Division Mr. Dandy C. Victa, met with Mr. Sungmin Jo, Secretary General of RI Korea, and Ms. Reena Lee, Director of RI Korea, both members of the Organizing Committee of Rehabilitation International Korea on September 28. 2023. The purpose of continue reading : NCDA meets with the organizing committee of Rehabilitation International Korea

Calapan personnel assists person in wheelchair

NCDA Evaluates Accessibility for People With Disabilities In Calapan City Port and Vessel

Various government agencies collaborated in evaluating Accessibility for people with disabilities in Calapan City Port and Vessel. It was led by NCDA Director Don Fradejas and Accessibility Consultant Architect Armand Michael Eustaquio with the help of MARINA, PPA, Philippine Coast Guard, DOT, and Accessibility Advocate Ms. Veneranda Mateo The purpose of this project is to continue reading : NCDA Evaluates Accessibility for People With Disabilities In Calapan City Port and Vessel

Prosthesis was measured to the Person with Disability

Measurement Of Prosthesis And Braces For Persons With Disabilities

The NCDA team headed by Executive Director Joniro “Don” Fradejas with the assistance of the PBF Team led byย  Mr. Francisco Santos, conducted the measurement of Prosthesis and braces for persons with disabilities. The undertaking was held in Romblon, Romblon on September 26, 2023.

Recipients of free hearing assessment pose together with Sir Don

Free Hearing Assessment

The National Council on Disability Affairs in collaboration with Barangay 171 Bagumbong Person with Disability Association Inc. conducted the Free Hearing Assessment held on September 23, 2023 in Barangay 171 Bagumbong, Zoneย  15, District 1, Caloocan City. According to NCDA Executive Director Joniro F. Fradejas, aside from creating Policies and Programs for the benefit of continue reading : Free Hearing Assessment