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In the Philippines, disability is one of the social issues affecting a portion of the Philippines' population. To ensure the equality and rights of disabled persons, there are Philippine laws and policies that were passed regarding persons with disabilities (PWDs).
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 ...
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Filipino people. It includes Filipino people that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Disabled people from the Philippines .
Filipino people with disabilities (3 C, 14 P) S. ... Pages in category "Disability in the Philippines" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
The Philippine House Special Committee on Persons with Disabilities is a special committee of the Philippine House of ... House of Representatives of the Philippines
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 formation of the national sports association that focuses on sports played for Persons with Disabilities or PWDs started as an idea by Michael Barredo, then-former board member of the National Council for the Welfare of Disabled Persons (NCWDP) appointed by former president Fidel V. Ramos in December 1996, after the series of consultations between stakeholders of the sport together with ...
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