REGISTRATION. Edison Sta. Romana, Provincial Disability Affairs Office assistant head (standing right,) coaches a Person with Disability (PWD) focal person (second from left) on how to register with the Philippine Registry for PWD on June 29, 2022. Sta. Romana said on Wednesday (July 13) that at least 7,452 PWDs will soon be covered by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation.(PDAO Antique ) SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique - The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) will soon cover at least 7,452 persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Antique once they receive their Member Data Record (MDR), according to the Provincial Disability Affairs Office (PDAO) on Wednesday. PDAO assistant head, Edison Sta. Romana, said in an interview that for the first time, the PWDs in the province have registered with the Philippine Registry for PWD (PRPWD), the online database of PWDs in the country. They will receive their MDR on July 22 at the Museo Antiqueno, which will be the highlight of
The Anti-Crime and Terrorism Community Involvement and Support (ACT-CIS) Party-list group filed a bill proposing a P1,000 monthly allowance to indigent persons with disabilities (PWDs) to augment their financial capacities.
Cora Clarin, a Person with Orthopedic Disability, is head of the Persons
Quezon City hall (PNA file photo) MANILA - The Quezon City government has collared a fixer who submitted falsified and forged documents in order to obtain a number of identification cards for Persons with Disability (PWD). QC Vice Mayor Gian Sotto on Friday confirmed the arrest made on June 8 and reminded residents not to transact with fixers. Sotto said a staff of the Persons with Disability Affairs Office (PDAO) flagged the application for four PWD IDs after noticing that the applications were filed by just one person. After checking the documents, they also found out that the signatures of the medical professionals on the medical certificates were forged. Through the help of the City Legal Department, the PDAO staff requested the assistance of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) in arresting the alleged fixer. The suspect is now detained at the QCPD headquarters and is set to undergo inquest proceedings. "To our residents, do not transact with fixers because the city governm
The Quezon City government has apprehended a fixer who reportedly submitted falsified documents to acquire persons with disability identification cards for several individuals.
ASSISTANCE. Food packs are being prepared for persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Antique affected by Typhoon Odette in 2021. Edison Sta. Romana, Disability Affairs Office (PDAO) assistant head, in an interview Thursday (May 19, 2022) said the food packs and assistive devices from the Las Pinas PWD Federation, Inc. of Las Pinas City will be released to recipients on Friday (May 20).(Photo courtesy of Antique PDAO-PSWDO) SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique - A total of 328 persons with disabilities (PWDs) affected by Typhoon Odette are recipients of either food packs or assistive devices from the Las Pinas PWD Federation, Inc. of Las Pinas City that will be distributed at the Provincial Disability Affairs Office this Friday. "The assistance is in the amount of PHP250,000 which was used to buy grocery items for the food packs and assistive devices," said Edison Sta. Romana, assistant head of the Provincial Disability Affairs Office (PDAO) under the Provincial Social Welfare and Dev