Contact: Sarah Mamaril, Communications
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December 9, 2014, BAGUIO CITY – The NMS Cares team was proud to be part of the celebration
of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities last December 8, 2014.
As an internationally celebrated event, the theme for this year was, “Sustainable Development: The Promise of Technology”. Throughout the program, this theme had been embodied by the various performances that came from the PWD community in Benguet. Also there to grace the event and give his speech about the government’s current programs for the PWD was city mayor, Mauricio Domogan.
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| The NMSC team, with Committee on Employment, Livelihood and Cooperatives and Persons with Disabilities Chairperson, Isabelo Cosalan and visiting volunteer from Australia, Kelly Sparks |
Present at the event were various associations and schools
for Persons With Disabilities (PWD) from Baguio City and La Trinidad. It was
spearheaded by Caritas Baguio-Benguet, the Federation of Persons with
Disabilities (PWD) in Baguio City, and the Committee on Employment, Livelihood
and Cooperatives and Persons with Disabilities (PWD) as headed by Councilor
Isabelo Cosalan. The celebration kicked off with a parade that started at the
Baguio Cathedral at 8:00AM and ended at the Baguio Convention Center where the
program had ensued.
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| Participants from all over Baguio and La Trinidad came to participate at this year's celebration of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. |
As an internationally celebrated event, the theme for this year was, “Sustainable Development: The Promise of Technology”. Throughout the program, this theme had been embodied by the various performances that came from the PWD community in Benguet. Also there to grace the event and give his speech about the government’s current programs for the PWD was city mayor, Mauricio Domogan.
This year’s celebration had been a follow-up to the Public
Hearing and Consultation on Persons with Disabilities, which was held last
December 3, 2014. The aim of that public hearing had been to inform the PWD’s
in the city of several proposed laws and programs made specifically for the PWD
community. Among these proposed legislative measures was councilor Cosalan’s
proposed ordinance of institutionalizing the local celebration and observance
of the International Day of the People with Disabilities every third of
December each year, as promoted by the United Nations (UN) since 1991. If
approved, this celebration would be included in Baguio City’s yearly calendar
of activities, making this year’s celebration the first of many more to come.
(with reports from Briccio Cesar Domondon)
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About NMS CARES
NMS CARES, INC. is a Philippine SEC-registered non-stock, non-profit association with a vision for Deaf children to reach their dreams. The organization fully commits to advocating for the Deaf children of the community while looking forward to expanding its service all throughout the less privileged young Deaf individuals in the Asia Pacific.
To know more about NMS CARES, please visit http://nms-cares.org or email us at info@nms-cares.org.
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