WATCH: “LABOR TALKS" on the Magna Carta for Disabled Persons
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD Region VII) will hold a webinar on March 15, 2023, titled “LABOR TALKS: The Magna Carta for Disabled Persons”. The webinar aims to raise awareness and promote the rights and welfare of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the workplace and society.
The guest speaker for the webinar is Mr. Graeme Ferdinand Armecin, Training Center Superintendent II and Focal Person for Persons with Disability of DSWD Region VII. He will discuss the salient features of Republic Act No. 7277 or the Magna Carta for Disabled Persons²⁵, which provides for rehabilitation, self-development, self-reliance and integration of PWDs into the mainstream of society.
He will also talk about Republic Act No. 9442 or an act amending RA 7277⁶, which grants additional privileges and incentives to PWDs such as discounts on transportation, medicine, education, recreation and other basic services.
The webinar is open to all interested participants who want to learn more about the rights and benefits of PWDs under the law. To register for the webinar, please visit
https://dswd.gov.ph/labor-talks-magna-carta-for-disabled-persons/.
The webinar is part of DSWD Region VII's advocacy campaign to uphold the dignity and empowerment of PWDs in line with its vision of "Maagap at Mapagkalingang Serbisyo".⁵
Source: 3/11/2023(1) EXPLANATORY NOTE.
https://legacy.senate.gov.ph/lisdata/74466662!.pdf Accessed 3/11/2023.
(2) RA 7277 - National Council on Disability Affairs.
https://www.ncda.gov.ph/disability-laws/republic-acts/republic-act-7277/ Accessed 3/11/2023.
(3) RA 9442 - National Council on Disability Affairs.
https://www.ncda.gov.ph/disability-laws/republic-acts/republic-act-9442/ Accessed 3/11/2023.
(4) Magna Carta For Disabled Persons - Free Essay Example - Edubirdie.
https://edubirdie.com/examples/magna-carta-for-disabled-persons/ Accessed 3/11/2023.
(5) Lee: The Magna Carta for Persons with Disabilities - SUNSTAR.
https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/294835/lee-the-magna-carta-for-persons-with-disabilities Accessed 3/11/2023.
(6) Magna Carta For Disabled Persons - Free Essay Example - Edubirdie.
https://edubirdie.com/examples/magna-carta-for-disabled-persons/ Accessed 3/11/2023.
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