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National Council on Disability Affairs

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On June 12, 2025, DOTr Sec. Dizon immediately commenced an investigation upon seeing the viral video showing a person with disability being mercilessly beaten up inside a Precious Grace Transport, a public utility bus operating along the EDSA busway carousel on June 09. This immediate action led to call for the bus company officials, followed continue reading : STATEMENT OF SUPPORT | On Department of Transportation’s (DOTr’s) Immediate Investigation in Addressing a Viral Video Showing Physical Injury and Maltreatment Against a Person with Disability Inside a Public Utility Bus

NCDA ACCESS Newsletter 2024 Issue  

𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗢𝗙 STRONG 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗠𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 | 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 | 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟴, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 It has come to the attention of the Council of a viral reel post circulating on social media showing physical injury/maltreatment and potential public ridicule against a man with physical disability. In the reel, a continue reading : 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗢𝗙 STRONG 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗠𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 | 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮

𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗜𝗟 𝗢𝗡 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗔𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗔𝗙𝗙𝗔𝗜𝗥𝗦 | 𝗢𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗩𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 ‘𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗴’ 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 | 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟬𝟴, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 The National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) issues this firm call to all political candidates, parties, and campaign teams: stop using persons with continue reading : 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗜𝗟 𝗢𝗡 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗔𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗔𝗙𝗙𝗔𝗜𝗥𝗦 | 𝗢𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗩𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 ‘𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗴’ 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀

𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗠𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 | 𝗢𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗥𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗼 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 | 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟳, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 The National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) expresses its deep outrage and strongest condemnation over the recent viral video circulating on social media, which shows a group of four men mocking and ridiculing an continue reading : 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗠𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 | 𝗢𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗥𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗼 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆

𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗠𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 | 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 | 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟴, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 It has come to the attention of the Council of a viral reel post circulating on social media showing physical injury/maltreatment and potential public ridicule against a man with physical disability. In the reel, a man with continue reading : 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗠𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 | 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮

STATEMENT OF CONDEMNATION Against the Degrading Portrayal of Persons with Disabilities on Social Media February 17, 2025 The National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) unequivocally condemns the alarming and reprehensible trend of mocking portrayals of persons with disabilities on social media. Such acts are not only deeply offensive but also constitute a direct violation of continue reading : Statement of Condemnation Against the Degrading Portrayal of Persons with Disabilities on Social Media

NCDA Lauds Arrest of Fake PWD ID Producers, Calls for Stricter Regulations February 12, 2025 The National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) has lauded the recent arrest of two women in Sta. Cruz, Manila, on February 5, 2025, for producing and distributing fraudulent Persons with Disabilities (PWD) identification cards. NCDA emphasized that counterfeit PWD IDs continue reading : NCDA Lauds Arrest of Fake PWD ID Producers, Calls for Stricter Regulations

STATEMENT OF CONDEMNATION Against the Proliferation of Fake Persons with Disability Identification Cards (PWD IDs) February 11, 2025 We, the National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA), strongly condemn the widespread production and deliberate misuse of fake Persons with Disabilities Identification Cards (PWD IDs). The use of fraudulent PWD IDs is a blatant act of dishonesty continue reading : Statement of Condemnation Against the Proliferation of Fake Persons with Disability Identification Cards (PWD IDs)