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Holy Spirit, Diliman, Quezon City, 1127 Philippines. The Philippines ' National Council on Disability Affairs ( NCDA) (formerly National Council for the Welfare of Disabled Persons or NCWDP) is the national government agency mandated to formulate policies and coordinate the activities of all agencies, whether public or private, concerning ...
Liberal (1) Party-list (1) Website. Special Committee on Senior Citizens. The Philippine House Special Committee on Senior Citizens is a special committee of the Philippine House of Representatives .
Disability. Disability is defined as " (1) a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more psychological, physiological or anatomical function of an individual or activities of such individual; (2) a record of such an impairment; or (3) being regarded as having such an impairment." [ 1]
University of Michigan ( LL.M) Profession. Lawyer. Edgardo Javier Angara ( Tagalog pronunciation: [aŋˈɡara], September 24, 1934 – May 13, 2018) [ 1][ 2] was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as Senate President from 1993 to 1995. Angara had the second longest tenure in the history of the Senate, serving four terms and a total of ...
The Free Legal Assistance Group ( FLAG) is a nationwide organization of human rights lawyers in the Philippines. [ 5][ 6] It was founded in 1974 by Sen. Jose W. Diokno, [ 5] Lorenzo Tañada, [ 7] J.B.L. Reyes, [ 4] and Joker Arroyo [ 8] during the martial law era under former President Ferdinand Marcos. [ 9]
Jose W. Diokno. Jose Wright Diokno GCrL ( Tagalog: [ˈdʒɔknɔ]; February 26, 1922 – February 27, 1987), also known as "Ka Pepe", was a Filipino nationalist, lawyer, and statesman. [ 2] Regarded as the "Father of Human Rights," [ 3] he served as Senator of the Philippines, Secretary of Justice, founding chair of the Commission on Human ...
47. Virginia. Under the amended terms of the Senior Citizens Higher Education Act of 1974, Virginia residents over 60 years old who earn a taxable income of less than $23,850 annually can audit up ...
The activity coincides with the Philippine celebration of National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week (July 19–23, 2007). May 12, 2008 – After six years of deliberation and almost a year after its signing, the Philippines became the 23rd country that ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.