PWD from Cebu selected for PH Sitting Volleyball National Team

Immae Lachica 05/12/2023

  CEBU CITY, Philippines—Despite losing his leg three years ago, Cebuano Tonton Concepcion is still going to be able to represent the country in an international stint. This was after the Minglanilla, Cebu native was selected to…

A PWD athlete and his devotion to St. Joseph

Immae Lachica 05/06/2023

  CEBU CITY, Philippines—A Mandauehanon PWD athlete moves with confidence and grace as a devotee of St. Joseph.  Owen Loceño, 43, a paddler of the Philippines Accessible Disability Services, Inc (PADS), shared with CDN Digital that since…

PWDs in Mandaue receive first tranche of financial assistance

Mary Rose Sagarino 04/18/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu—Persons With Disability (PWDs) in Mandaue City received the first tranche of their financial assistance worth P3,000 on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. The distribution of the financial assistance for PWDs in some barangays was conducted…

Almost 13K PWDs in Cebu City to receive 1st quarter aid starting March 30

Wenilyn Sabalo 03/28/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A total of 12,953 persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Cebu City are set to receive the first tranche of their 2023 cash aid from the city government on Thursday, March 30. Dr. Ester…

Mayor Chan signs ordinance helping PWDs land jobs

Futch Anthony Inso 02/22/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan has signed the proposed ordinance which implements Republic Act no. 10524 and provide effective auditing, monitoring, capacity building, and placement program for persons with disabilities (PWD). Councilor Annabeth Cuizon,…

DSWD cash-for-work program benefits 32,000 PWDs in Central Visayas

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 02/14/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A total of 32,336 persons with disability (PWDs) in Central Visayas benefitted from the cash-for-work program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of…

150 children with disability join Cebu City’s ‘Hudyaka sa Bukid’ in Lusaran

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 12/10/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A total of 150 children with disability from eight mountain barangays of Cebu City were able to participate in the “Hudayaka sa Bukid sa mga PWD Children” held by the city government in…

More than 13,000 PWDs to receive P3,000 financial assistance this Friday

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 11/17/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A total of 13,339 persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Cebu City will receive P3,000 in financial assistance during the simultaneous distribution in the city’s 80 barangays on Friday, November 18, 2022. Dr. Ester…

PWD killed inside sari-sari store in Minglanilla, Cebu

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 07/23/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Minglanilla police are still trying to establish the identity of the gunman who killed a Person With Disability (PWD) who was sitting inside a family-owned sari-sari store past 7 a.m. on Saturday,…

Lapu-Lapu offers livelihood program to PWDs

Futch Anthony Inso 07/18/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu City government has celebrated the 44th National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (NDPR) Week. During its kick-off on Monday, July 18, 2022, at Hoops Dome in Barangay Gun-ob, several persons with disability…

Lapu-Lapu DRRMO to give tents to families, whose homes were destroyed by Odette

Futch Anthony Inso 12/27/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO) in Lapu-Lapu City will distribute tents to families, whose houses were destroyed by typhoon Odette.  Nagiel Bañacia, DRMMO head, said that this would serve as…

Cebu City to start house-to-house distribution of PWD cash aid on Aug. 15

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government will already start the distribution of the financial assistance for persons with disability (PWDs) in the city on Saturday, August 15, 2020. In an update on his page, Cebu…

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