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Despite his inability to listen and speak fluently, 33-year-old Deven Verano was proud to say that he was worth listening to. Verano was introduced by his superior to the 25 hearing-impaired individuals, comprising the second batch of…
Senior citizens of Cebu City received the P1,000 cash assistance from the city government for this May yesterday. The cash distribution was made more than a month after the early distribution of P2,000 last April 12, which…
Anticipating the implementation of a second suspension order, Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama yesterday announced the early distribution of financial assistance for senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs). Senior citizens will each receive P2,000 today while…
Maybe it’s foresight, but Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama certainly knew what he was doing when he decided to increase the cash assistance given to senior citizens from P3,000 to P10,000 then to P12,000 a year. He…
Senior citizens in Cebu City will receive their P2,000 financial assistance from the city government on Thursday. City Treasurer Diwa Cuevas said they appropriated P120 million for the city’s 60,000 senior citizens. This is the fourth tranche…
White Cane Safety Day FORTY-TWO visually-impaired trainees of Area Vocational Rehabilitation Center (AVRC II) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in barangay Labangon, Cebu City recently joined the celebration of White Cane Safety Day.…
Finishing the Cobra Ironman 70.3 triathlon was just the start for 30-year-old Batangas-native Lester Lagos. Lagos visited deaf children at Zapatera Elementary School and high schools in Cebu to start an educational fitness program. “I was a…
An amputee, a former jeepney driver and a former security guard came out with more than memorable experiences of competing in the Cobra Ironman 70.3 Challenge yesterday. Raul Angoluam, who is an amputee, said his love for…
Justin Lascoña used to love to play on the piano and create music. He especially loved hearing his mother’s praises after he played his pieces. But his talent died after he lost his hearing at age 12.…
PROPOSED CEBU ORDINANCE A proposed provincial ordinance seeks to grant a 10-percent discount on real property tax to all private companies in Cebu that hire Persons with Disabilities (PWD) in at least five percent of their workforce.…
PERSONNEL of the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) and the extension office of the Provincial Governor’s Office (PGO) with some community organizers took the initiative to attend classes in sign language. This is for them…
Ramon Panganiban, a 34-year-old former taxi driver, recalled the accident in which his cab rammed a bus. His lower left leg had to be amputated. “I don’t understand how losing a leg would make employers believe that…
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