The first visually-impaired Bar passer in the Philippines is now employed at the Department of Social Welfare and Development central office. Anthony Mark Emocling is working as a legislative liaison specialist detailed under the Department Legislative Liaison Office (DLLO). He was hired on “cost of service” basis, which is usually 12 months but can renewed.
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Strained by billions of pesos spent by the previous administration to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, government appeårs to be financially incapable of supporting three bills seeking to give P2,000 monthly social pension for persons with disability (PWDs).
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For failure to provide basic information like the total number of persons with disabilities, Sen. Imee Marcos has threatened to deprive the National Council on Disability Affairs of its P20.4-million budget.
Senate of the Philippines building (File photo) MANILA - The first round of filing of bills in the Senate started on Monday hours before the 19th Congress opened at noon. Senator Loren Legarda, based on the principle of seniority or length of service, was the first to file bills following the guidelines issued by Senate Secretary Myra Marie Villarica. Each senator is allowed to initially file 10 bills or resolutions, which Legarda availed of. (See related story.) Senators Pia Cayetano, Lito Lapid, and Ramon Revilla Jr., in office for at least 15 years, were next. Lapid filed the Monthly Social Pension for Indigent Persons with Disability Act; Free Professional Examinations Act; Tourist Protection and Assistance Act; Climate Resilient Agriculture Act; and Medical Bill Transparency Act. "Makakaasa po kayo na patuloy ang serbisyong nasimulan natin sa nakaraang Kongreso, at higit pa po tayong magsisipag upang makapaghain at makapagpasa pa ng mga batas para sa masa (You can expect that