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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
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...
Continue ReadingCebu Province declares JULY as “Persons with Disabilities Month”.
The Cebu Province has passed Ordinance NO.2011-02 declaring the month of July of every year as “Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) Month” in Cebu. Authored by Board Member Arleigh Sitoy, the...
Continue ReadingSeeing through Fatima’s Eyes
“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...
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Prince Salman Awards
The General Secretariat of the “Prince Salman Award for Disability Research” has extended the nomination for noted researchers who have accumulated an exceptional record in advancing the field of disabilities...
Continue ReadingNCDA Philippine Wataboshi Music Festival for Persons with Disabilities
The National Council on Disability Affairs in partnership with Ambassadors of Light, Inc. the Department of Social Welfare and Development-National Vocational and Rehabilitation Center, Department of Education, National Commission for...
Continue ReadingNumber of Poor Households (HHs) by Type of Disability
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction DATA RELEASE FORM Date : 13 May 2011 Data Description : Number of Poor Households (HHs) by...
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Filipino ‘Fellows’ of QUT-ALAF complete Training in Australia.
Filipino ‘Fellows’ (scholars) of AusAID’s Australian Leadership Awards Fellowship had just completed their training program on Policy Development, Implementation, Advocacy, Monitoring and Evaluation of Disability-Inclusive Programs and Legislations in the...
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DFA-Office of Consular Affairs implements RA. 9442 in all their offices.
In a response letter dated April 29, 2011, the DFA Office of Consular Affairs informed the National Council on Disability Affairs that their office has established a “Special Lane” for...
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PAD Thanks NCDA for being recognized as among its NGO partners
NCDA recognizes the Philippine Association of the Deaf, (PAD) Inc. as one of its partners in promoting and protecting the rights of persons with disabilities, particularly deaf citizens. After a...
Continue ReadingNCDA Spearheads Provincial Disability Forums
The National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) in collaboration with the Provincial Governments, Liliane Foundation Philippines, Plan International and Terre des Hommes held a series of Provincial Disability Forum on...
Continue ReadingPersons with Disabilities finally get 20% discount from Mercury Drugstores
Starting May 1, 2011, Persons with Disabilities can already use their Discount ID cards to avail of the 20% discount pursuant to RA 9442 on the purchase of medicines and...
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