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The Philippines' National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) (formerly National Council for the Welfare of Disabled Persons or NCWDP) is the national government agency mandated to formulate policies and coordinate the activities of all agencies, whether public or private, concerning disability issues and concerns. As such, the NCWDP is the ...
The Philippine Statistics Authority recorded a total of 1.443 million people in the Philippines (1.57% of the total population) has disability as of 2010 and categorized them according to age group, gender, and region. [2]
The Philippines' Department of Social Welfare and Development (abbreviated as DSWD) is the executive department of the Philippine Government responsible for the protection of the social welfare of rights of Filipinos and to promote social development.
As prescribed by House Rules, the committee's jurisdiction includes the following: [1] All actions to ensure the availability of and continuing access of Filipino children to affordable and appropriate programs and resources that facilitate and contribute to the attainment of their welfare
The Philippine House Special Committee on Persons with Disabilities is a special committee of the Philippine House of Representatives.
UNICEF Philippines is one of Philippine's offices of the United Nations Children’s Fund ().Being one of the first UNICEF offices established in Asia [citation needed], it works to uphold the rights of children in the Philippines, including their right to education, healthcare, protection from abuse and exploitation.
In addition, the total fertility rate for the richest quintile of the population is 2.0, which is about one third the TFR of the poorest quintile (5.9 children per woman). The TFR for women with college education is 2.3, about half that of women with only an elementary education (4.5 children per woman). [27]
As prescribed by House Rules, the committee's jurisdiction is on the rights and welfare of women and female children and youth, including their education, employment and working conditions, and their role in nation building, and all concerns relating to gender equality. [1]