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The recognition of PWDs is stated in the 1987 Philippine Constitution. Article XIII, Section 13 states that "[t]he State shall establish a special agency for disabled person for their rehabilitation, self-development, and self-reliance, and their integration into the mainstream of society."
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 disability issues and concerns.
The Philippine House Special Committee on Persons with Disabilities is a special committee of the Philippine ... rights and welfare of persons with disabilities (PWD)
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, like the other United Nations human rights conventions, (such as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women) resulted from decades of activity during which group rights standards developed from aspirations to binding treaties.
The Constitution also contains several other provisions enumerating various state policies including, i.e., the affirmation of labor "as a primary social economic force" (Section 14, Article II); the equal protection of "the life of the mother and the life of the unborn from conception" (Section 12, Article II); the "Filipino family as the ...
The Philippines' Department of Social Welfare and Development (abbreviated as DSWD) is the executive department of the Philippine Government responsible for the protection of the social welfare of rights of Filipinos and to promote social development.
Under Section 18, Article XIII of the Philippine Constitution, the government has a duty to protect civil and political rights of citizens in the Philippines. Based on the Philippine Constitution, the commission has a broad mandate, which can be categorized into three major functional areas:
COMELEC on Precincts for PWD and Senior Citizens: 2013-02-15: 10367: Mandatory Biometrics in Voter Registration: 2013-02-25: 10368: Reparation and Recognition of Victims of Human Rights Violations During the Marcos Regime: 2013-02-28: 10369: Reconstituting a District Engineering Office into Two District Offices: Kalinga 2013-02-28: 10370