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Jun 11, 2013

Comelec failure shuts PWD out of 2013 polls, but volunteers fill the gap

By VERA Files Correspondents THE Commission on Elections failed to make the 2013 elections friendly to persons with disabilities, despite its own resolution and a massive civil society campaign to make the elections more inclusive, pro-PWD groups said in their assessment. This led to voter disenfranchisement in some areas, according to the Legal Network for

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Comelec failure shuts PWD out of 2013 polls, but volunteers fill the gap
May 29, 2013

Respect, instead of pity, for PWDs – Padaca

By DARLENE CAY THE measures taken by the Commission on Elections to make voting this year more accessible to people with disabilities are just the initial steps of a challenging endeavor and should not be seen as something that would immediately remove the PWDs’ discomfort during elections. Election Commissioner Grace Padaca made these remarks in response

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Respect, instead of pity, for PWDs – Padaca