PWDs taken to tours in three city malls

PR 08/08/2016

Thirty-two visually impaired trainees of the Area Vocational Rehabilitation Center (AVRC II) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development joined the celebration of White Cane Safety Day. White Cane Safety Day is celebrated on August 1…

Province marks PWD Month

07/22/2016

THE Cebu Provincial government, through the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO), has lined up a series of activities in observance of the Persons with Disability (PWD) Month this July. The activities are aimed at offering…

Hotel staff proves disability not a hindrance in finding job

07/08/2016

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…

Cebu City’s elderly receive P1K cash

James Nicole Franz R. Savellon 05/13/2016

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…

Seniors to get cash aid today; PWDs tomorrow

Michaela Jaycel L. Dolores 04/11/2016

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…

Cash aid on election season

04/04/2016

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…

Seniors, PWDs to receive cash aid this week

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/01/2015

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…

PWDs treated to mall tour

08/21/2015

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.…

Triathlete wants to spark deaf kids just like him

08/09/2015

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…

Amputee, ex-jeepney driver, former guard share stories

08/03/2015

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…

Cebu City PWDs hold talent show

Juli Ann M. Sibi 07/26/2015

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.…

Hire PWDs, get 10% cut on property tax

Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/26/2015

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.…

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