Search is On for “2011 Apolinario Mabini Awards”
August 31, 2010
The Philippine Foundation for the Rehabilitation of the Disabled (PFRD) Inc., has launched its search for the “2011 Apolinario Mabini Awards” with culmination rites slated in July 2011. This event was named after the Sublime Paralytic Apolinario Mabini, whose disability has not stopped him to become a national icon and creative genius of the Philippine Revolution.
The Apolinario Mabini Awards aims to recognize individual persons with disabilities (PWDs), groups, organizations and professionals who have made remarkable marks in their chosen fields or have rendered outstanding services with impact on citizens with disabilities on a national scale.
The different categories that are up for grabs are as follows:
1. Disabled Filipino of the Year;
2. Disabled Group of the Year;
3. Employer of the Year;
4. Disabled-Friendly Establishment;
5. Local Government Unit of the Year;
6. Rehabilitation Volunteer of the Year;
7. Mabini Presidential Award; and
8. Media Advocate of the Year- this is a new category for personalities/groups/institutions in the tri-media who have made significant advocacy for the rights and welfare of PWDs. This is in conjunction with the “UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability” (UN CRPD).
Interested parties can get nomination forms at PFRD, which can be contacted for details at telephone number 725-0093 or through their email address nova@pfrd.org.ph.
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NCDA Endorses a PWD Rights Advocate to the UN Committee on the Rights of PWDs
August 27, 2010
A person with disability has been endorsed by the National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) and consequently nominated by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) as the Philippine representative to the “Third Session of the United Nations Conference of State Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities’ (UN-CRPD) slated on September 1-3 this year in New York, USA.
Mrs. Rosie Lovely T. Romulo, NCDA Chairperson, personally endorsed the nomination of Mr. Lauro D. Purcil, Jr. to the DFA, from among other local contenders who formally signified interest to participate as a nominee for a slot in the “UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities”. Referred to as ‘the Committee’’, this body is tasked to monitor the member states’ implementation of the Convention. If Mr. Purcil wins his bid in the UN, he will be among the 18 experts/members of the Committee. As called for in the Convention’s Article 34, the Committee started with 12 experts at the time of its entry into force in 2008. This membership shall increase by six (6), attaining a maximum number of 18 members, which is the UN Thirsd Session’s agenda.
Mr. Purcil is a visually cum speech impaired person currently working at the Special Education (SPED) Division of the Bureau of the Elementary Education, Department of Education as Education Program Specialist I. Concurrently, he serves as the Director of the Education, Training and Research Bureau of Alyansa ng May Kapansanang Pinoy, Inc. (AKAP-PINOY), a national organization of persons with cross disabilities. His nomination to the UN was endorsed by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to represent the Philippines which is among the 87-UN member countries which ratified the UN-CRPD. NCDA submitted his endorsement on July 16, 2010, way ahead of the deadline set by the United Nations.
As the government’s focal agency on disability matters, NCDA adheres to the principles of rights-based approach among persons with disabilities to make them more independent on an equal basis with other members of society, as provided for under the UN-CRPD. More importantly, it religiously acts in accordance with its mandate prescribed under Executive Order No. 709 issued on February 26, 2008, which accords dignity and respect to persons with disabilities in the country, following its obligations under existing human rights treaties.
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NCDA Posts Profiles from its Latest Publication on Disability Achievers
August 26, 2010
The Council has just completed its “Journey Beyond disability – Success Stories of a Disability Icon and Achievers “’ publication. It aims to launch the country’s evidence-sharing in line with the UN-Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities’’ (CRPD). In particular, it top bills work excellence of 42 Filipino men and women with disabilities for starters, whose success stories have indelibly marked our country’s history and development.
This segment kicks off with a feature on our national icon, the ”Sublime Paralytic” and “”Brains of the Revolution” Apolinario M. Mabini.
The Magazine comes in six segments: 1) posthumous recognition of outstanding disability icon and achievers; 2) International Abilympics (Olympics of Work Skills of Persons with Disabilities) Champions; 3) GO-NEGOSYO PWD Awardees; 4) DOLE’s Best Practices of 3 Self-help Groups of PWDs from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao 5) Special Features ; and 6) AFS-YES Scholars.
Work excellence as its theme, this project is in collaboration with the Department of Labor and Employment, led by former Secretary Marianito D. Roque, and envisions to trigger a continuous recording of success stories and best practices in various disability fields.
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PNoy’s SONA Reaches Thousands of Deaf Pinoys Nationwide!
August 9, 2010
NCDA lauds GMA7 for its ”history making” streaming news on President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) with sign language interpretation, last June 26, 2010. The Council cheered with thousands of deaf viewers this country’s “first” ever SONA, heard “live” by thousands of deaf citizens through a sign language interpreter, thanks to GMA7’s “kapuso” network.
Excited MCCID Training Director and PWAG President Remberto “Jojo” Esposa Jr. tipped off the Council day before the President’s SONA, that GMA7 News tapped him to interpret the event, most awaited by every Filipino here and in many parts of the world. For the first time, deaf Pinoys, felt one with fellow Filipinos with and without disabilities everywhere in the world, the same great pride over the new President’s humble but noble pronouncements. Loud and clear through the interpreter, they too applauded his marching orders to ban undue use of “wang wangs” (sirens) and his call to fight corruption in his inaugural speech. Most of all, his “Kayo ang Boss ko” (You, the Filipino people, are my Boss), got the biggest public cheer of all.
Mr. Esposa, is a member of the NCDA SubCommittee on ICT and President of the Philippine Web Accessibility Group (PWAG), an online advocacy group created by NCDA from its workshop series on Web Accessibilty, in 2005. As Training Director of the Manila Christian Computer Institute for the Deaf, he has the interest of deaf Filipinos nationwide, and was obviously the best man for the milestone job.
No less than deaf artist/advocate Ms.Myra Medrano also interviewed on the same news, confirmed the impact of the interpreted SONA on her, and on thousands like her, who for the very first time, felt attuned with millions of Filipino viewers.
This brings to mind, DOJ’s Secretary Leila de Lima’s most applauded line at the Opening of the “32nd National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (NDPR) Week last July 17, 2010 in Sky Dome SM City. And we quote “ Justice for All would not be possible, without Justice for Persons with Disabilities!”. In the July 26 SONA, there was indeed a unified feeling of a new hope for every Filipino, when the language barrier was knocked down.
NCDA salutes GMA7 and those who pitched in, to make our new President’s SONA a “world hour” for every Filipino, here and in many parts of the world.
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A Joint Circular on Web Accessibility Passed
August 9, 2010
At the “Web Accessibility Forum” launched by the NCDA SubCommittee on ICT last July 20, 2010, National Computer Center Information Technology Officer Angelita Nicolas announced the issuance of an NCDA-NCC Joint Circular No.1 Series of 2010, enjoining all government instrumentalities concerned, to implement accessible website design using the technical guidelines recommended by the Web Design Accessibility Recommendation (WDAR) Checkpoints of the PWAG.
PWAG or the Philippine Web Accessibility Group, is a non-profit advocacy group of Filipino web designers organized by the Council after its web accessibility workshop series from 2004-to 2007. Tasked by NCDA to monitor compliance by participating GO/NGOs through an NCDA Board Resolution, PWAG reported that only 11 GOs complied, compared to triple number in NGOs, which greatly concerns the sector.
To address this low compliance, the SubCommittee on ICT chaired by he Department of Transportation and Communications pooled resources to hold the forum for NCDA member agencies, in time for the NDPR Week. Forum Resource Persons include PWAG President Remberto “Jojo” Esposa Jr., ATRIEV’s Executive Director Antonio Llanes, Jr. and Web Designer Rene Orense. To ensure full compliance in his Department, being a member of the SubCommittee, DOTC Representative Architect Rizal Morales would soon have a similar forum exclusively for all his Department’s bureaus.
Inspirational messages from NCC Managing Director Juliana Sudario, Philippine DAISY Network President Lauro Purcil, DOTC Architect Rizal Morales and NCDA OIC Matt Lee, Jr. jointly urged the participants to adopt web accessibility to create digital opportunities for all, including PWDs, from the potential offered by ICTs for development.
See full text of the Joint Circular.
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AFS-YES Scholars with Disabilities Join in the Screening of 14 Aspirants
August 3, 2010
Returning PWD scholars led the screening of 14 hopefuls for school year 2011-2012 last June 25, 2010 hosted by NCDA. AFS Philippines Program Manager Miss Tisha Lee Eduave, in tandem with NCDA Project Evaluation Officer Fatima Garon, gave returnees Carla dela Cruz (batch 1) and Maria Adisa Nahil (batch 3) full backup as interview panelists. Qualified contenders will live with foster parents and study under the AFS exchange student program for one year in America.
In a meeting earlier, AFS Philippines officials Ms. Bonnie B. Guerra and Ms. Elizabeth Eduave, welcomed the request of PWD AFS-YES returnees to actively take part in the screening of PWD contenders. This led to a whole day workshop to brief returnees on the scoring system, as a prelude to their actual screening the next day, of 14 applicants from Metro Manila and nearby regions. As the PWD returnees’ leader Marlon Celso said, “Who could best choose the PWD bets with the x-factor, but their fellow PWDs returning scholar themselves?”
The screening happened in 2 parts, 1st, the panel interview of individual applicants, followed by a cultural talent show by groups. For this, the students were divided into 2 teams. Team A composed of 9 deaf students gave a presentation depicting the Filipinos’ religious’ customs, Team B made up of 4 visually impaired and 1 Cerebral Palsied student, gave a song rendition.
Since the opening of the program in 2004, AFS Philippines has sent 11 scholars with disabilities who left impressive marks in their various school placements in the US. For this school year 2010-2011, three scholars are set to leave the country for the school opening this fall. They are Jeremiah Bartolome, Jennessey Empang and Mark Kevin Carandang.
AFS-Philippines will release the results and notify the applicants as soon as the official results are available. For more details on the AFS-YES program, check out AFS Philippines website www.afs.ph
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YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES RECOGNIZED IN THE “PALIGSAHAN NG MAY ‘K’ SA KASAYSAYAN AT KULTURA NG PILIPINAS”
August 3, 2010
“Youth with disabilities today are potential modern-day heroes like Apolinario Mabini, the sublime paralytic who can lead in protecting their rights in various aspects of societal life,” thus the remarks of Mr. Mateo A. Lee, Jr., Officer-in-Charge of the National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) before high school students with disabilities, teachers/trainors, and parents who participated in the recently concluded “Paligsahan ng May ‘K’ sa Kasaysayan at Kultura” held last July 20, 2010 in celebration of the 32nd National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (NDPR) Week.
Mr. Lee, who serves as the inspirational speaker, underscored the importance of such competition in enhancing the intellects and various talents and skills of youth with disabilities. He also said that the NCDA will continue to conduct similar undertakings to develop more persons with disabilities as productive members of the society.
Ezekiel S. Gerona of Quirino High School, Quezon City; Angelita Abenojar of Philippine National School for the Blind, Pasay City and Irish Charles Eden A. Satorre of Jose Fabella Memorial School, Mandaluyong CIty emerged as top winners after three rounds (easy, average, and difficult) of competition. Each received P5,000.00 cash prize from NCDA and Certificates and various tokens from the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP), Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), and SM SuperMalls.
The other major winners include Louis Christian B. Decara, Mark Kevin Carandang, Raven Ralph Regala, Adrian G. Rongalerios, Mylin de la Cruz, and Richard L. Lorida. They also received cash prizes and tokens from the Contest organizers and sponsors.
The Competition was jointly conducted by NCDA, NHCP, DepEd, DPWH, TESDA, DSWD, and other partner agencies. The Board of Judges was composed of Dr. Celestina P. Boncan, Philippine Historical Association (Chair); Mr. Rizalio R. Sanchez, NCDA (member); Arch. Veronica A. Dado, NHCP (member), and Ms. Chita Singayan, Special Education Division, Bureau of Elementary Education, DepEd (member).
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Show Cause Order for Mercury Drug Corporation, Wilson Street, San Juan, Metro Manila
July 29, 2010
In re: Letter –complaint of Ms. Agnes Atienza
Filed through the Office of the National Council
On Disability Affairs
FDA CASE NO. CMP-DP-2010-032
For: Violation of Chapter 8, Section 32 (a) of
RA 7277, as amended by RA 9442 in relation
to AO 2009-0011
The Branch Manager
MERCURY DRUG CORPORATION
Wilson Street, San Juan, Metro Manila
Respondent
SHOW CAUSE ORDER
Before this Office is a complaint of a certain Agnes Atienza filed through the office of the National Council on Disability Affairs against your establishing for the alleged refusal of your establishment on March 27, 2010 to grant her two (2) children, both with disabilities, the twenty (20) percent discount in the purchase of medicines entitled to persons with disabilities.
Chapter 8, Section 32 [c] of Republic Act No. 7277, as amended by Republic Act No. 9442 otherwise known as the “Magna Carta for Disabled Persons and For Other Purposes” in relation to Section V [5] as implemented by Section VI [4] of Administrative Order No. 2009-0011 provides that persons with disabilities shall be entitled to at least twenty (20) percent discount in the purchase of branded and unbranded medicines from all establishments dispensing medicines for their exclusive use or enjoyment.
IN VIEW THEREOF, you are ordered to show valid cause in writing and present your evidence in support thereof within fifteen (15) days from receipt hereof as to why no legal or administrative action should be taken against you and your establishment for the aforesaid violation. In the event of failure to do so, judgement by default will be rendered against you and the case shall be decided based on the evidence on record.
The Regulation Division I is hereby directed to cause the service of this Order and to submit a report thereof to the Legal, Information and Compliance Division.
SO ORDERED. 24 May 2010, FDA, Alabang, Muntinlupa City.
ORIGINAL PRESIDENT
NAZARITA T. TACANDONG, RPh, MPA
Acting Director
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Show Cause Order for Mercury Drug Corporation, Q-Plaza Branch, Cainta Rizal
July 29, 2010
Ref: LICD No. 10-1926
In Re: Letter Complaint of Mr. Bernard M.
Peralta dated 06 April 2010 filed at National
Council on Disability Affairs
BFAD CASE NO. CMP-PD-2010-031
For: Violation of Chapter 8, Sec. 32 [a]
of RA 7277 as amended by RA 9442 in
relation to AO 2009-0011
The General Manager;
MERCURY DRUG CORPORATION,
Q-Plaza Branch, Cainta Rizal
Respondent
SHOW CAUSE ORDER
This refers to the letter complaint of Bernard M. Peralta received by this Office from the National Council on Disability Affairs on 18 May 2010 against your establishment for the alleged refusal to grant 20% discount to persons with disability for the purchase of medicines.
Chapter 8, Section 32 [c] of RA 7277 as amended by RA 9442 in relation to Section V (5) as implemented by Section VI (4) of AO 2009-0011 provides that persons with disability shall be entitled to at least twenty percent [20%] discount for the purchase of medicines in all drugstores for the exclusive use or enjoyment of persons with disability.
IN VIEW THEREOF, you are a given a period of (15) days from receipt hereof to show valid cause in writing as to why no administrative action should be taken against you and your establishment for the aforesaid violation. In the event of your failure to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you and the case shall be decided based on the evidence on record.
The DOH-Center for Health Development No. IV-A, QMMC Compound, Project 4, Quezon City, is hereby requested to cause the service of this Order and to submit a report thereof to the FDA-LICD.
SO ORDERED. 24 May 2010, FDA, Alabang, Muntinlupa City.
ORIGINAL SIGNED
NAZARITA T. TACANDONG, RPh, MPA
Acting Director IV
Encl: copy of complaint
Copy furnished:
Mr. Bernard M. Peralta
c/o National Council on Disability Affairs
NCDA Building, Isidora Street
Brgy. Holy Spirit, Quezon City
Mr. Mateo A. Lee, Jr.
Officer-In-Charge
NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY AFFAIRS
NCDA Building, Isidora Street
Brgy. Holy Spirit, Quezon City
-Ms. Nemia T. Getes
Chief Regulation Division I
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Letter of Food and Drug Administration on the Implementation of 20% Discount on Purchase of Medicine
July 28, 2010
FDA
Food and Drug Administration, Philippines
Ref. LICD No. 10-123
10 June 2010-07-28
MATEO A. LEE, JR.
Officer-In-Charge
National Council on Disability Affairs
NCDA Building, Isidora Street, Brgy. Holy Spirit
Quezon City
Dear Mr. Lee,
This is in reference to your letter dated 01 February 2010 addressed to the Honorable Secretary of Health Esperanza I. Cabral, M.D., which the same was endorsed to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with respect to implementation of the availment of 20% discount on purchase of medicines from drug establishments for the exclusive use of persons with disability (PWD).
As you have raised in the said letter, persons with disability experience difficulty in availing the said 20% discount pursuant to Section 32 of Republic Act No. 9442 amending Republic Act No. 7277 of the Magna Carta for Disabled Persons.
In response thereto, and for this FDA to take appropriate legal actions to the erring drugstores which allegedly refuse to grant the said 20% discount to PWD be lodged with this Office.
Rest assured that FDA is committed in promoting the welfare of our disabled Filipino citizens and as such, FDA shall, as part of our routine inspection to all drugstores, strictly monitor and audit the record of books of PWD maintained by drugstore to ensure compliance with Republic Act No. 9442 and Department of Health Administrative Order No. 2009-0011.
Thank you for your time and for bringing to our attention your concerns
More power and our warmest regards.
Very truly yours,
ORIGINAL SIGNED
NAZARITA T. TACANDONG, RPh, MPA
Acting Director IV
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