page_title: Disability in the Philippines
hierarchical_section_title: Disability in the Philippines
caption_attribution_description: English: Mabini Bridge interconnecting with and from the A. Lacson Avenue-Mabini Bridge Fly-Over (Load Limit 20 metric Tons KM 10+367 to Mabini Bridge upon the Pasig River (Mabini Bridge - Paco-Pandacan-Sampaloc-San Miguel, Manila section) formerly Nagtahan Bridge Load Limit 20 metric Tons, KM 10+892 and KM 10+445.8 along Nagtahan Street was re-named Mabini Bridge on July 22, 1967 on the 103rd birthday of Apolinario Mabini from Lacson Avenue corner España Boulevard corners M. Earnshaw Street, Fajardo Street, Loyola Street, Extremadura Street to Guazon Street into Jesus Street in the Legislative districts of Manila 4th District, in List of barangays of Metro Manila, Barangays 419, Zone 43, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, Zone 44, 461, Zone 44, 634, 635, 636, Zone 64, District VI, Sampaloc, Manila 830, 831, Zone 90, District VI, Pandacan, Manila, San Miguel, Manila, Sampaloc, Manila, Pandacan, Manila, City of Manila (Note: Judge Florentino Floro, the owner, to repeat, Donor Florentino Floro of all these photos hereby donate gratuitously, freely and unconditionally all these photos to and for Wikimedia Commons, exclusively, for public use of the public domain, and again without any condition whatsoever).
context_page_description: In the Philippines, disability is one of the social issues affecting a portion of the Philippines' population. To ensure the equality and rights of disabled persons, there are Philippine laws and policies that were passed regarding persons with disabilities. There are also numerous non-government associations that seeks to encourage and help improve the wellbeing of people with disabilities.
  The National Council on Disability Affairs, formerly National Council for the Welfare of Disabled Persons or NCWDP, is the government body which focuses on the activities, issues, and concerns that are related to PWDs in the country. Their priority is to track and perform laws to ensure the protection of PWDs' political and civil rights. They also handle the annual "International Day of Persons with Disabilities in the Philippines" held on December 3 to advocate the rights and privileges of PWDs.
context_section_description: In the Philippines, disability is one of the social issues affecting a portion of the Philippines' population. To ensure the equality and rights of disabled persons, there are Philippine laws and policies that were passed regarding persons with disabilities (PWDs). There are also numerous non-government associations that seeks to encourage and help improve the wellbeing of people with disabilities.
  The National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA), formerly National Council for the Welfare of Disabled Persons or NCWDP, is the government body which focuses on the activities, issues, and concerns that are related to PWDs in the country. Their priority is to track and perform laws to ensure the protection of PWDs' political and civil rights. They also handle the annual "International Day of Persons with Disabilities in the Philippines" held on December 3 to advocate the rights and privileges of PWDs.
caption: Advertisement in Metro Manila promoting services of an elementary school catering to deaf people.
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