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                    [Title] => Two provinces, five towns get DILG Seal
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Two provinces and five towns in Eastern Visayas earned the 2014 Seal of Good Local Governance of the Department of the Interior and Local Government.

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After series of deliberations by the Cebu City Council, “monumental” piece of  legislation Barrier-Free Tourism (BFT) is finally a law.

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The City Council is set to discuss this month a proposed legislation that would require the city to adopt the so-called standard Barrier-Free Tourism (BFT), which would benefit mobility-impaired individuals such as persons with disabilities (PWDs), people of short stature, the elderly, pregnant women, and children.

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Makati Tourism Foundation Inc. (MTFI), United Architects of the Philippines (UAP) and Makati Social Welfare Development joined forces to call on all Makati tourist establishments – from hotels, apartelles, Inns and resorts – to create PWD (persons with disability)-friendly zones in their respective areas.

[DatePublished] => 2013-12-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1261755 [Title] => Council bats for accessible tourism for PWDs, seniors [Summary] =>

Industry stakeholders here are urged to adopt accessible and barrier-free tourism in order to accommodate the potential market of both local and international tourists with disabilities.

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The Cebu Provincial Board is requesting all component cities and municipalities of the province to come up with sports activities for persons with disabilities (PWDs).

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The Philippine Association of Building Administrators, Inc. (PABA), an internationally recognized organization affiliated with the Building Owners and Managers Association International (BOMA) based in Washington D.C., has announced that all systems are go for the whole-day celebration in the observance of the Presidential Proclamation No. 12, declaring the Third Week of September of every year as the “National Building Management Industry Week.”

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Organizations of persons with disabilities (PWDs) urged yesterday the Aquino government to make all public roads and buildings accessible to PWDs.

[DatePublished] => 2011-07-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097338 [AuthorName] => Mayen Jaymalin [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 708111 [Title] => Wanted: A barrier free access for PWDs! [Summary] => It’s right smack the 33rd National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (NDPR) Week (from July 17-23rd) and this is celebrated annually, but in truth, there is really nothing much to crow about because many Local Government Units (LGU) officials just don’t give a damn about the Persons with Disabilities (PWD) sector. [DatePublished] => 2011-07-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135522 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805274 [AuthorName] => Bobit S. Avila [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 699852 [Title] => DSWD is protecting the welfare of PWDs [Summary] =>

Dear Ms. De Guzman:

This refers to your column item entitled, “The disabled-ignored and discriminated” which was published on June 6, 2011.

[DatePublished] => 2011-06-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1659424 [AuthorName] => Prescila R. Villa, Director Social Marketing Service, DSWD [SectionName] => Letters to the Editor [SectionUrl] => letters-to-the-editor [URL] => ) ) )
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                    [ArticleID] => 1493224
                    [Title] => Two provinces, five towns get DILG Seal
                    [Summary] => 

Two provinces and five towns in Eastern Visayas earned the 2014 Seal of Good Local Governance of the Department of the Interior and Local Government.

[DatePublished] => 2015-08-27 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1447313 [AuthorName] => Lalaine Jimenea [SectionName] => Freeman Metro Cebu [SectionUrl] => metro-cebu [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1324817 [Title] => ‘Barrier-free’ establishments in 3 years legislated [Summary] =>

After series of deliberations by the Cebu City Council, “monumental” piece of  legislation Barrier-Free Tourism (BFT) is finally a law.

[DatePublished] => 2014-05-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1445164 [AuthorName] => Kristine B. Quintas with Evelyn Espinosa [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1274139 [Title] => Barrier-free tourism pushed in Cebu City [Summary] =>

The City Council is set to discuss this month a proposed legislation that would require the city to adopt the so-called standard Barrier-Free Tourism (BFT), which would benefit mobility-impaired individuals such as persons with disabilities (PWDs), people of short stature, the elderly, pregnant women, and children.

[DatePublished] => 2014-01-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1445210 [AuthorName] => Kristine B. Quintas, JMO [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1266552 [Title] => Makati moves to establish PWD-friendly zones [Summary] =>

Makati Tourism Foundation Inc. (MTFI), United Architects of the Philippines (UAP) and Makati Social Welfare Development joined forces to call on all Makati tourist establishments – from hotels, apartelles, Inns and resorts – to create PWD (persons with disability)-friendly zones in their respective areas.

[DatePublished] => 2013-12-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1261755 [Title] => Council bats for accessible tourism for PWDs, seniors [Summary] =>

Industry stakeholders here are urged to adopt accessible and barrier-free tourism in order to accommodate the potential market of both local and international tourists with disabilities.

[DatePublished] => 2013-11-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1342554 [AuthorName] => Grace Melanie L. Lacamiento [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Business [SectionUrl] => cebu-business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 804478 [Title] => PB pushes for sports activities for PWDs [Summary] =>

The Cebu Provincial Board is requesting all component cities and municipalities of the province to come up with sports activities for persons with disabilities (PWDs).

[DatePublished] => 2012-05-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1623449 [AuthorName] => Niña G. Sumacot-Abenoja [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 727232 [Title] => PABA national summit on Sept. 22 [Summary] =>

The Philippine Association of Building Administrators, Inc. (PABA), an internationally recognized organization affiliated with the Building Owners and Managers Association International (BOMA) based in Washington D.C., has announced that all systems are go for the whole-day celebration in the observance of the Presidential Proclamation No. 12, declaring the Third Week of September of every year as the “National Building Management Industry Week.”

[DatePublished] => 2011-09-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Real Estate [SectionUrl] => real-estate [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 708673 [Title] => PWDs call on Noy to make roads accessible to them [Summary] =>

Organizations of persons with disabilities (PWDs) urged yesterday the Aquino government to make all public roads and buildings accessible to PWDs.

[DatePublished] => 2011-07-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097338 [AuthorName] => Mayen Jaymalin [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 708111 [Title] => Wanted: A barrier free access for PWDs! [Summary] => It’s right smack the 33rd National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (NDPR) Week (from July 17-23rd) and this is celebrated annually, but in truth, there is really nothing much to crow about because many Local Government Units (LGU) officials just don’t give a damn about the Persons with Disabilities (PWD) sector. [DatePublished] => 2011-07-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135522 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805274 [AuthorName] => Bobit S. Avila [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 699852 [Title] => DSWD is protecting the welfare of PWDs [Summary] =>

Dear Ms. De Guzman:

This refers to your column item entitled, “The disabled-ignored and discriminated” which was published on June 6, 2011.

[DatePublished] => 2011-06-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1659424 [AuthorName] => Prescila R. Villa, Director Social Marketing Service, DSWD [SectionName] => Letters to the Editor [SectionUrl] => letters-to-the-editor [URL] => ) ) )
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