Disabled Pinoy Congressional Party Launched

As the 2010 national elections is fast approaching, the Alyansa ng may Kapansanang Pinoy, Inc. (Alliance of Filipinos with Disabilities) launched the Disabled Pinoy Party (DPP), a political party list of Filipinos with disabilities, last February 16. Alyansa ng may Kapansanang Pinoy, Inc. (AKAP-Pinoy) is a 415-strong federation of local and national organizations and 900...

Yay! First 35,000 Visits!

After reaching my 130th post, 273rd comment and 267th tag, I have now reached another milestone of 35,000 visits! It was less than a month after the first 30,000th visitor read my blog (January 26). I was also able to attain it by posting only six times. Hooray for me! 🙂 Aside from those feats,...

How successful is a deaf marrying a hearing person?

After reading this blog post about a romantic relationship between a hearing and a deaf that works, I started to ponder on it based on what I observed here in the Philippines. This post is very timely because sweet smelling love is in the air during this Valentine's day. 🙂 A few days ago, I...

List of cities and provinces issuing IDs for persons with disabilities

Republic Act 9442 or the amendment of Magna Carta for the Disabled Persons and for Other Purposes (RA 7277) states that a Person with Disability shall be entitled to the following: Twenty percent (20%) discount from all establishments like hotels, restaurants, etc.; 20% discount on admission fees charged by theaters, concert halls, amusements, etc.; 20%...

My Sandi Patty Philippine concert frustration

Aside from her heavenly brand of gospel music, Sandi Patty sometimes use sign language on her songs. I read in one of her biographies that she often include a sign language interpreter in all of her concerts. She has a soft heart for the deaf people. One example is her wonderful rendition of "We Shall Behold Him" (see YouTube video).