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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 ...
Person With Disability (PWD) identification card: Social Welfare Development Office: People with disabilities with long-term physical, mental, intellectual and sensory impairments and cancer patients/survivors [11] [12] Senior citizen card: Office of Senior Citizens Affairs: Individuals of at least 60 years of age [13] Right to Care card
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 Philippine Paralympic Committee (PPC), formerly known as Philippine Sports Association for the Differently Abled—National Paralympic Committee of the Philippines, is the national sports association for physically impaired athletes, tasked to spearhead developing sport competency for Filipino persons with disabilities.
The activity coincides with the Philippine celebration of National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week (July 19–23, 2007). May 12, 2008 – After six years of deliberation and almost a year after its signing, the Philippines became the 23rd country that ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
The Philippine House Special Committee on Persons with Disabilities is a special committee of the Philippine House of Representatives.
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Philippine Accessible Disability Service Dragon Boat Team, also known as PADS Dragon Boat Team, is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that aims to enable persons with disability (PWDs) to grow and develop as independent, integrated, and empowered citizens of society. [1] [2] [3]