THE House of Representatives (HRep) on Monday held its first outreach program for persons with disabilities (PWDs) at the National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA).
The program involved the distribution of wheel chairs, quad cane, cane, stroller-walkers, crutches and grocery food packs with toiletries to PWDs beneficiaries.
Guest speaker Rep. Ralph Wendel Tulfo (2nd District, Quezon City) described the activity as “historic, because this is the first time (the HRep) conducted this outreach program for our fellow Filipinos with disabilities.”
Addressing the PWDs present in the outreach program, Tulfo said, “Hindi po kami nakakalimot sa inyong mga natatanging issues and concerns kaya naman narito po kami ngayong araw upang bigyang ng pansin ang inyong pangunahing pangangailangan naniniwala po ako na ang kapansanan ay hindi hadlang upang mamuhay ng masaya at matiwasay. Nakakasisiguro po kayo ang buong House of Representatives ay kakampi niyo sa labang ito.”
Part of the efforts to support the PWDs sector is House Bill (HB) 9467, which Tulfo principally authored, seeking to make Disability Identification Cards valid for lifetime.
Tulfo acknowledged Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez for the ongoing efforts at the HRep to prioritize the passage of bills for the benefit of PWDs and other disadvantaged sectors.
“Nagpapasalamat po ako at napili ninyo ang NCDA, gayun na rin po ang sektor ng may kapansanan para bigyan ng ganitong klaseng inisyatiba,,” NCDA Executive Director Glenda Relova said.
The HRep outreach program s part of the various events organized in the month-long celebration of the HRep’s 117th year anniversary held every October of the year.
