THE Bacolod City Council approved a resolution requesting the Commission on Elections (Comlec) to extend the registration week of persons with disabilities (PWDs) slated on June 18 to 23, 2011.
The resolution said the extension is necessary since most of the PWDs need to be assisted when they go to registration centers. It added that the scheduled timeframe for the registration of PWDs, which is June 18 to 23, is not enough to register a big number of the PWDs. Section 2, (a) of Republic Act 7277 or the Magna Carta for Disabled Persons, states that "the State should give full support to the improvement of the total well-being of disabled persons and their integration into the mainstream of society and the State shall adopt policies ensuring the rehabilitation, self-development and self-reliance of disabled persons." "Disabled persons' rights must never be perceived as welfare services by the government," the resolution stated. The resolution was sponsored City Councilors Caesar Distrito, El Cid Familiaran, Em Ang and Al Victor Espino. Carla N. Canet Sun Star Bacolod
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