Jun 082016
Based on a 2010 census, about 1,443,000 or 1.57% of the total population in the Philippines are disabled. Republic Act No. 7277, or the Magna Carta for Disabled Persons, defined persons with disability or PWDs as “those suffering from restriction of different abilities, as a result of a mental, physical or sensory impairment, to perform an activity in the manner or within the range considered normal for a human being.” In an effort to achieve social equalization, the government is constantly pursuing measures to improve the quality of life of every Filipino in different sectors, particularly the PWDs.