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Children’s Art Festival
As part of the National Children’s Month celebration, the Council for the Welfare of Children led the Children’s Art Festival which kicked off at around 2PM of October 29, 2014...
Continue ReadingCall for Nominations for the 2015 Apolinario Mabini Awards
Nominations for the 2015 Apolinario Mabini Awards has been extended to March 31, 2015. Categories for nomination are: Presidential A. Mabini Award, Person With Disability (PWD) of the Year, PWD...
Continue ReadingFEEDBACK ON HUMAN RIGHTS POLICY SERVICES (Downloadable Form)
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Continue ReadingREGION XI PROSECUTORS AND PAO LAWYERS SENSITIZED ON GIVING ACCESS TO JUSTICE OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) recently conducted a “Disability Awareness and Sensitivity Workshop on Access to Justice for Persons with Disabilities” for...
Continue ReadingJust 1: Multi-Sectoral Convergence for the Sustainable Livelihood and Employment of Persons with Disabilities
In celebration of the “International Day of Persons with Disabilities” (IDPD) the National Council on Disability Affairs and the Bigay Buhay Multipurpose Cooperative (BBMC) in partnership with private, government and...
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GONZALES FAMILY BAGS THE 4TH JFVA
From 1,723 entries worldwide, the Gonzales Family was recently hailed as one of the six families who received the prestigious 4th Jollibee Family Values Awards (JFVA). The Gonzales Family was...
Continue ReadingCBR Congress 4th Announcement
Thank you for your submission of Accomplished Registration Form to the 2nd Philippine CBR Congress to be held on September 29 to October 2, 2014 at the Heritage Hotel. May...
Continue ReadingACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES REACHES CENTRAL VISAYAS
Forty-four (44) prosecutors and public attorneys from 17 cities and 4 provinces of the Visayas Region recently passed a resolution recommending for program development on “disability access to justice agenda”...
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NCDA Joins Training in “Developing a Disability-Inclusive Technical Vocational Education Training Framework” in Brisbane, Australia
The National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) in sync with the Department of Technical Education, Skills and Development Authority (TESDA), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and other non-government organizations...
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AFS KL-YES Program 2015-2016 is now accepting Young PWD Applicants!
The AFS Intercultural Programs Philippines (AFS-IPP) is now accepting applications for the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (KL-YES) Program for Batch 2015-2016. This cultural exchange scholarship program offers a full...
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DISABILITY AWARENESS AND SENSITIVITY WORKSHOP ON ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES HELD
Atty. Raul Pangalangan, publisher of Inquirer and Dean of the University of the Philippines College of Law led the pool of speakers and presenters during the Disability Awareness and Sensitivity...
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