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Around 200 students with disabilities from Rizal’s 2nd District received digital tablets to help fulfill their distance learning needs.Rep. Fidel Nograles personally handed over the gadgets on Monday. “Kaya patuloy tayong nakaagapay sa ating mga PWD upang masigurado ang kanilang patuloy na pagaaral.” “Alam natin na napakaraming pagsubok ngayon na hinaharap ng mga batang may […]
Reelectionist Senator Sonny Angara urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to strengthen its efforts to fully implement a law providing accessible polling places for voters with disability and senior citizens to ensure that they will be able to conveniently exercise their right to vote in the May 13 midterm election. Despite the enactment of Republic […]
Senior citizens and Persons with Disability (PWD) may soon avail of a 20% discount when booking a domestic flight online. The Department of Transportation (DOTr) – Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) approved a Resolution requiring local airlines to give a 20% discount on tickets purchased via the carrier’s website or a mobile application. Prior to […]
Aware of the difficulties senior citizens and persons with disabilities have to face during elections, Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez wants to ease their woes by allowing them to vote under the local absentee voting system. Absentee voting is meant to increase participation by citizens who are in situations, which prevent them to vote, like government officials […]