By VERA Files UMINGAN, Pangasinan – This town posted the highest turnout of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the province’s special voters registration, thanks to the efficient coordination of municipal government agencies, local leaders and PWD organizations.
By LEILANIE ADRIANO LAOAG CITY— Ilocanos here are rooting for Roger Tapia, a person with disability (PWD) competing in the 200-meter run event of the 2012 London Paralympic Games.
Text and photos by MARIO IGNACIO IV THE Philippine delegation to the 2012 London Paralympic Games promised to do their best during their send off party hosted by the National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) at the Bayview Hotel in Manila Thursday.
By RICHARD FALCATAN ISABELA CITY—The election officer here was killed on his way home from supervising the special registration of persons with disabilities (PWD) held nationwide on Saturday.
Text, photos and video by VINCENT GO Not even the threat of rain around the Quezon Memorial Circle and the water puddles from a downpour the night before stopped the 100 or so persons with disabilities (PWDs) from running and racing in wheelchairs at the recently concluded M.O.V.E. Manila Run 2012.
THE Philippines is fielding its largest delegation of persons with disability (PWD) to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Philippine Sports Association for the Differently Abled—National Paralympic Committee of the Philippines (Philspada-NPC) said the nine athletes comprise the largest PWD delegation since the country first started joining in 2000.
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).
CEBU CITY—A nongovernmental organization working to prevent sexual abuse among Deaf children has recorded six cases of rape in June, the highest incidence on a per-month basis since it started documenting the problem last year.
By CONG B. CORRALES CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY— As a young dentist who just passed the board exams in 1983, Enrique “Ike” Ampo lived life in the fast lane. He had a booming dental practice in Makati City, was a fabulous, chic yuppie like his clients, and was headed for the top of his field. Until it all came crashing down, literally.
by DESIREE CALUZA BAGUIO CITY—Avelino Tomas was five years old when he was first exposed to the realities of poverty. It was at that age that Tomas, who was born without lower limbs, was thrust into the limelight of carnivals in Zambales in the early 70s to help his family make ends meet.