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Oct 29, 2013

Special polling place so near, yet so far for PWDs

By MELISSA LUZ LOPEZ LIGAYA Patañaga, 81, was the first voter to experience the relative comfort of voting at the accessible polling place (APP) at SM Manila for the barangay elections. She was all-praises for the voting center, which was very convenient for her compared to the Araullo High School, where she always had to

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Special polling place so near, yet so far for PWDs
Jul 19, 2012

PWD rights through sticker power

DAVAO CITY—The passing jeepneys barely notice the man standing under the shade of a tree along Magallanes Street here, even if he uses his crutch to grab their attention. But he is not trying to get a ride. He is merely offering jeepney drivers some stickers to remind them and other passengers of the rights of commuters who are persons with disability (PWDs).

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PWD rights through sticker power