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Mga PWD, naglalakbay mula Pangasinan hanggang Cainta gamit ang wheelchair

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 06 10:35 PM

Dahil walang gustong magpasakay, nagtiyaga ang mga PWD na maglakbay gamit ang kanilang mga wheelchair. Read more »

'Challenge accepted': Mga personalidad nakiisa sa pagkilos para sa women empowerment

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 29 08:20 PM

Tumugon ang maraming personalidad mula sa showbiz at politika sa global trend na 'challenge accepted' sa social media.  Read more »

DepEd still needs to shore up learning needs of students with disabilities: Gatchalian

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 10:23 PM

MANILA - School divisions are now “70 percent” ready for the opening of the upcoming academic year this August 24, but the Department of Education (DepEd) still needs to beef up preparations in delivering the learning needs of students with disabilities, which number to almost 230,000 in the Philippines. Read more »

21 anyos na putol ang kamay, binti nagpinta para sa tatay na maysakit

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 29 08:02 PM

CEBU - Gamit ang imahinasyon at color-combination nabuo ag mga obra na naglalaman ng mas malalim na kuwento mula sa mga obra na nabuhay dahil sa angking galing ng 21 anyos na si Eric Muaña.  Read more »

'Pantawid ng Pag-ibig': Mga pamilya ng ilang PWD sa Caloocan hinatiran ng tulong

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 20 07:41 PM

Hinatiran ng tulong ng Pantawid ng Pag-ibig ang isang grupo ng mga person with disability sa Caloocan City na namemeligrong mawalan ng kabuhayan. Read more »

Tulong hatid sa PWD, kinakasama na sinubukang magpadyak mula Caloocan hanggang Sorsogon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 03 08:58 PM

Dahil sa kabutihang loob ng ating mga kababayan, ligtas na naihatid sa kanilang probinsya ang isang PWD at kanyang kinakasama. Pero bago yan, ilang araw din silang nagpadyak mula Caloocan. Read more »

Supporters of PWDs speak: It’s real PWDs who suffer when people abuse PWD discount cards

ANCX
Posted at Jul 01 02:43 PM

The abuse of PWD discount privileges may detract from the larger issue at hand—how to make sure persons with disabilities are accepted, accommodated, and appreciated by the public at large. By NANA OZAETA  Read more »

In going after the fakes, let not the real PWDs suffer

Aneth Ng-Lim
Updated as of Jun 29 08:30 AM

MANILA -- On one of my rare visits to City Hall, I was offered a PWD (person with disabilities) card. The fixer’s elevator pitch was quite convincing. For a one-time fee of P4,500, the card would avail me of 20 percent discount on necessities and even some luxuries. I would be exempted from paying value added tax or VAT on most purchases. I could also skip queues almost anywhere, from MRT lines to bank tellers. Read more »

Bagong guidelines sa pagkuha ng PWD ID, inilabas ng QC

Fred Cipres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 27 10:14 AM

MAYNILA - Naglabas ng bagong guidelines para sa pagkuha ng person with disability o PWD ID ang lokal na pamahalaan ng Quezon City.    Read more »

Pag-iisyu ng PWD ID pinahihigpitan ng DILG

Raya Capulong, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 26 12:59 PM

MAYNILA - Inatasan ng Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) ang lahat ng mga local government unit na maging istrikto at higpitan ang proseso ng pagbibigay ng Person with Disability (PWD) card.    Read more »

Angara wants probe on fake PWD cards

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 26 12:07 PM

Sen. Sonny Angara on Thursday pushed for an investigation on the alleged proliferation of "fake" identification cards for persons with disabilities (PWD). Read more »

PWD ID application sa QC tigil muna dahil sa 'pang-aabuso' ng ilang cardholder

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 25 04:11 PM

Kasunod ito ng ulat na may anim na miyembro umano ng isang pamilya na gumamit ng sinasabing cards, at lumabas sa kanilang imbestigasyon na nakakuha sila ng nasabing card nang hindi nagbibigay ng mga kaukulang requirement.  Read more »

QC probes PWD cards issued to 'unqualified' family

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 24 10:17 PM

MANILA - The Quezon City government said Wednesday it is investigating the issuance of persons with disability (PWD) identification cards to 6 members of a well-off family. Read more »

A family tries to use six PWD cards to order food from a QC restaurant—and gets cyberbullied

ANCX
Updated as of Jun 24 09:14 PM

Are they gaming the system, or has cancel culture gone too far? BY JACS T. SAMPAYAN Read more »

'Na-waitlist': Ilang PWDs umaasang maaayudahan sa ika-2 bugso ng cash aid

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 24 08:04 PM

Ngayong panahon ng lockdown at sarado pa ang mga bar, umaasa ang ilang persons with disability na mabigyan ng ayuda matapos ma-waitlist sa social amelioration program (SAP) ng pamahalaan.  Read more »

DTI says probing alleged abuse of PWD discount cards

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 21 11:00 PM

Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said that a group of restaurant owners has reached out to DTI regarding multiple fraudulent usages of PWD identification cards. Read more »

Exclusive: Restaurant owners reveal horror stories of abuse of senior and PWD cards

ANCX
Updated as of Jun 20 07:36 PM

Philippine restaurateurs have come together to expose abuses and inconsistencies to the discount privileges of senior citizens and PWDs, with the goal of continuing to extend their support, but without losing their livelihoods in the process. By NANA OZAETA Read more »

Picture of resilience: PWD defies pandemic, transport woes to still earn a living

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 10 12:15 AM

Willie Ogaro, 42, continues to sell various goods to small stores around Barangay Pansol using a wheelchair while coming from Barangay Bagong Silangan in Quezon City, even under community quarantine. Read more »

Triplets na bulag mula Amerika gumaling sa COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 24 07:32 PM

Gumaling sa COVID-19 ang bulag na triplets sa Virginia, United States.  Read more »

We rely on visuals: Pinoy deaf community nanawagan ng mas mabilis na internet

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 21 08:27 PM

"Hindi lahat ng mga deaf, may access sa internet. Hindi lang internet access, but the speed is important for us kasi sa wikang senyas, we’re depending on visual. Kung nagfi-freeze nang konti, wala na," ani Liza Martinez ng UP FSL Task Force.  Read more »