Community-led innovations build disaster resilience
Communities often step in where the government falls short to push resilience, stop-gap solutions, and address systemic gaps.
Tag Archives: PWDs
FACT CHECK: GAWANG-AI and video na nagsasabing may ₱100K ayuda para sa PWDs
Peke ito. Hindi totoong may P100,000 taunang cash assistance ang gobyerno para sa mga batang may kapansanan.
FACT CHECK: No P100K annual cash aid for PWDs, video AI-GENERATED
A video circulating on Facebook claims that parents of children with disabilities can claim a P100,000 yearly cash assistance. This is fake.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: ‘FB post’ of Renato Reyes bad-mouthing PWDs FAKE
The Bayan secretary-general said he “never made such comments.”
Accessibility, Sensitivity toward PWD commuters
The country’s roads and transport system are far from being PWD-friendly due in part to issues of accessibility, but efforts are being made to improve the situation.
Evacuation centers, relief goods not PWD-inclusive
Some of the PWDs would rather stay with relatives or generous neighbors due to inaccessible shelters
PWDs left behind in Marikina’s disaster preparedness efforts
For a disaster resilience model, Marikina City falls behind the ideal in preparing people with disabilities (PWDs) for disasters.
PWDs in conflict areas in Mindanao lack access to humanitarian aid
The forlorn look on Haron Arisa’s face, his stooped frame and the bony remnants of his once sturdy legs seem to echo the heavy burden that has been weighing him down for about four years now.
Deaf and bisexual and loud and proud
By FEONA IMPERIAL SEVEN o’clock on a Monday morning, the train station is swarming with commuters. After hours of queueing, it is Bibo Lee Perey’s turn to board the train’s first coach, squeezing himself in amid a bunch of women, children and elderly people. A guard blows his whistle at Perey. The man is singled
Survey: Teachers take the lead in helping voters with disabilities
By DANIEL ABUNALES THE disability sector still faces a host of challenges, but at least when it comes to voting, persons with disabilities (PWDs) are getting some help. In a recent survey, Alyansa ng may Kapanansanang Pinoy (AKAP-Pinoy) said the Board of Election Inspectors (BEIs) in the May 9 polls were sensitive enough to the