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Text by XIANNE ARCANGEL Photos by MARIO IGNACIO IV
THE Commission on Elections has promised to make voting precincts more accessible to persons with disabilities, even if Congress fails to pass the proposed the Polling Center Accessibility Act in time for the May 2013 midterm elections.
By WALTER BALANE
MindaNews
MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon—Only seven out of at least 200 persons with disability in this city were able to register as voters during the special registration held earlier this month, illustrating the obstacles PWDs face just to be able to exercise their right to suffrage.
By ELLEN TORDESILLAS
Elections Commissioner Rene Sarmiento is urging President Aquino to make history by appointing state solicitor Jessica S. Magbanua, a person with disability, to the Commission on Elections, replacing Augusto C. Lagman who was bypassed by the Commission on Appointments.
Text and Photos by KARLOS MANLUPIG
DAVAO CITY – The special registration for persons with disabilities held here Wednesday may have been more accessible compared to last year, but the condition of public schools used as voting precincts still remain a concern, the president of a PWD organization here said.
By GIAN C. GERONIMO AND VINCENT GO
THE Department of Interior and Local Government is encouraging the passage of local laws that will put a premium on the welfare and rights of persons with disabilities, Secretary Jesse Robredo said Wednesday.
By GIAN C. GERONIMO
LEARNING from the special registration of persons with disabilities (PWD) last year, the Commission on Election in Davao’s first district and in Kadilingan town in Bukidnon said they are more prepared this time than they were in 2011.
The month-long special Comelec registration of PWDs in Mindanao will officially kick off in Davao on Wednesday, April 18, although registrations have been ongoing since April 1.
Text, photos, and video by VINCENT GO
This year, five men and a woman were crucified, among them 51-year-old Sonny Bautista who has been mute since childhood. Bautista hails from Hagonoy town and has been coming to Kapitangan to be crucified for 14 years now.
By CARLO FIGUEROA
CAN one marginalized group be more marginalized than the others? Yes, say persons with disabilities (PWDs) who live with this assumption every day.
By KARLON N. RAMA
THE provincial government of Cebu pledged to encourage more persons with disability to take part in the 2013 elections when it signed a commitment to support the Fully Abled Nation campaign that upholds PWDs’ right to suffrage.
By PATRICK KING PASCUAL
LESBIAN, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons with disabilities (LGBT PWDs) experience double discrimination in their daily life.