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WINNERS OF 26th APOLINARIO MABINI AWARDS ANNOUNCED

          Amb. Cristina C. Ponce-Enrile, Committee Chairperson of the 2011 Mabini Awards, a biennial program of the Philippine Foundation for the Rehabilitation of the Disabled (PFRD)...
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Canon Donates Camera for Philippine Photography Bet in the 8th Global Work Skills Contest

Canon Donates Camera for Philippine Photography Bet in the 8th Global Work Skills Contest

Canon President and CEO Alan Chng hands over camera to Raph Torralba, hard of hearing member of “Visual Shot Club”, a group of deaf photographers, who recently teamed up with...
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AFS-KL-YES APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED!

The deadline for the submission of American Field Service-Kennedy Lugar-Youth Exchange Scholarship (AFS-KL-YES) application was extended from July 15, 2011 to Friday, August 12, 2011. This is to give applicants...
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Accessibility Audit in Butuan City

Accessibility Audit in Butuan City

Accessibility Audit in Butuan City June 13, 2011. The National Council for Disability Affairs (NCDA) Regional Program Coordinator Flerida Labanon, together with focal persons from The Regional Council for Disability...
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CBR and Research: Pre-Congress Workshop

On the occasion of second Asia Pacific CBR Congress that will be held in Manila (Philippines) from 29 November to 1 December 2011,  (AIFO/Italy in collaboration with WHO/DAR and CBM)...
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33rd NDPR Week Schedule of Activities

ANNOUNCEMENT The general public is hereby informed of the commemoration of the  33rd National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (NDPR) Week  on July 17 – 23, 2011 with the theme “Making...
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Comelec launches PWD Registration for NDPR Week Celebration

Comelec launches PWD Registration for NDPR Week Celebration

ANNOUNCEMENT The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announces A PWD National Registration Week where persons with disabilities (PWD) will be given priority during voter registration from July 18 to 23, 2011...
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LA-based “Joy Missions for the Disabled” Team Meets with NCDA  and Holds Field Visits to Local SPED Centers

LA-based “Joy Missions for the Disabled” Team Meets with NCDA and Holds Field Visits to Local SPED Centers

A 10-man group from the ”Joy Missions for the Disabled” (JMD)met with NCDA Team of TCD Chief Nelia R. De Jesus,  RPCs Flerida  Labanon and Ruth Tacujan, for a briefing...
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CALL FOR EXHIBITORS FOR THE 2ND ASIA PACIFIC COMMUNITY-BASED REHABILITATION (CBR) CONGRESS

CALL FOR EXHIBITORS FOR THE 2ND ASIA PACIFIC COMMUNITY-BASED REHABILITATION (CBR) CONGRESS

Inviting all interested exhibitors and sponsors to the 2nd Asia Pacific CBR Congress to be held on November 29, 2011 to December 1, 2011 at the Lobby of the Grand...
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NCDA Philippine Wataboshi Music Festival for Persons with Disabilities – EXTENDED!

The National Council on Disability Affairs in partnership with Ambassadors of Light, Inc. would like to announce that the submission of entries for the   “”NCDA Philippine Wataboshi Music Festival for...
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AFS International President Cites Impact of NCDA-AFS-IPP Partnership

AFS International President Cites Impact of NCDA-AFS-IPP Partnership

American Field Service International President  Francisco “Tachi” Cazal, shows off AFS-KL-YES poster produced by NCDA,  in sync with AFS-IPP and DepEd last June 15 AFS Intercultural Evening at the Manila...
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