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Nationwide online voters’ registration for PWDs pushed
By JAKE SORIANO LAST week’s launch of an online voters’ registration platform is a significant step towards assisting persons with disabilities (PWD) in the capital and will go a long way if coverage...
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Teaching in silence
Michelle Gabisan, seen here with the writer, attends the oath taking ceremony for new teachers in 2012. Photo by JOHN PAUL ECARMA MAUNES By JOHN PAUL ECARMA MAUNES CEBU CITY— It is a typical morning...
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IREGISTRO (FIL) AKP/nov-4-2014 Pwede nang mag-rehistro ang mga may kapansanang botante o P-W-D na naninirahan sa Metro Manila sa pamamagitan ng iRegistro Project ng Comelec. Sa iRegistro, maaaring...
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IREGISTRO (ENG) AKP/nov-4-2014 Persons with disabilities in Metro Manila may now fill up voter registration forms online through the Comelec’s iRegistro Project. The portal, launched last October 20,...
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GABISAN (ENG) AKP/nov-6-2014 Volunteer teacher Michelle Gabisan silently teaches her class at the Bulacao Community SPED Center in Cebu. Inside her classroom, all 15 multi-grade students speak using...
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GABISAN (FIL) AKP/nov-6-2014 Tahimik na nagtuturo ang gurong si Michelle Gabisan sa kanyang klase sa Bulacao Community SPED Center sa Cebu. Sa loob ng kanyang klase, labing-limang mga estudyante na may...
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On Deaf Awareness Week, advocates seek passage of laws toward inclusivity
Ana Arce, Benilde School of Deaf and Applied Studies alumna and magna cum laude, talks during the “Celebrating Diversity Towards Inclusion” workshop. (Photo by JAKE SORIANO) BY JAKE SORIANO WHEN...
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DAW2014 (FIL) AKP/nov-15-2014 Isinusulong ng mga tagasuporta ng karapatan ng mga Bingi na isabatas ang pagkakaroon ng Filipino sign language o F-S-L insets sa telebisyon. Isinusulong din ng mga taga De...
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DAW2014 (ENG) AKP/nov-15-2014 Deaf-rights advocates are lobbying for the passage of laws mandating television stations to provide Filipino sign language or F-S-L insets. Advocates from the De La...
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Bangsamoro law to address human trafficking, PWD issues
By JAKE SORIANO HUMAN trafficking is a “big concern” in Mindanao, and will be firmly addressed by the proposed Bangsamoro in the south, one of the drafters of the law creating the autonomous political...
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BBL (FIL) AKP/dec-4-2014 Ang mga may kapansanan o persons with disabilities ay may proteksyon sa ilalim ng Bangsamoro Basic Law. Ito ang isinaad ng abugadong si Raissa Jajurie ng Bangsamoro Transition...
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BBL (ENG) AKP/dec-4-2014 Persons with disabilities or P-W-Ds are protected under the Bangsamoro Basic Law. This was one of the issues addressed by lawyer Raissa Jajurie of the Bangsamoro Transition...
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PWD-inclusive ARMM polls sought
By JAKE SORIANO COTABATO CITY- Lack of information dissemination, accessibility of polling centers, and security are some of the major issues raised by groups promoting the rights of voters with...
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ARMM PWD (ENG) AKP/dec-8-2014 Lack of information dissemination, inaccessible voting centers and security concerns… These are the usual struggles of voters with disabilities in the Autonomous Region in...
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ARMM PWD (FIL) AKP/dec-8-2014 Kakulangan ng impormasyon, mga botohan na mahirap puntahan at seguridad… Ito ang mga karaniwang suliranin ng mga botanteng may kapansanan sa Autonomous Region in Muslim...
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ARMM PWD 2 (ENG) AKP/dec-8-2014 The campaign to encourage persons with disabilities or P-W-Ds to vote will now go beyond schools, communities and the media. Information dissemination programs will also...
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ARMM PWD 2 (FIL) AKP/dec-8-2014 Paiigtiin ang kampanyang naghihikayat sa mga may kapansanan sa Muslim Mindanao na bumoto. Maliban sa mga eskwelahan, komunidad at media, ang kampanya ay magaganap na rin...
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Include chronic illness in PWD ID – study
By JAKE SORIANO JULIET Lara has dystonia, a chronic neurological illness that affects her muscle movement. “Nanginginig yung katawan ko pag hindi ako nakakainom ng gamot (My body shakes when I fail to...
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PWD ID (FIL) AKP/dec-29-2014 Ang mga taong may chronic illness o sakit na walang lunas ay dapat ding mabigyan ng P-W-D I-D cards. Ito ay isa sa mga rekomendasyon ng isang masusing pag-aaral na...
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PWD ID (ENG) AKP/dec-29-2014 People with chronic illness should also be issued persons with disabilities identification cards. This is among the recommendations of a 2014 study commissioned by the...
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