PIKIT, BARMM SPECIAL GEOGRAPHIC AREA โ As the simultaneous ongoing activities in line with the week-long celebration of the 44th National Disability, Prevention, and Rehabilitation (NDPR) continues, MSSD extended social interventions to indigent persons with disability (PWDs) during the opening ceremony at the covered court of Barangay Batulawan, earlier today, 20 July 2022.
Among the highlights of the program include the distribution of assistive devices to nine (9) case-managed PWD clients, the provision of financial subsidies, and the ceremonial launching of the official PWD identification cards (IDs) for assessed clients.
โ๐ข๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐น๐, ๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ด๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ช๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐-๐๐ฝ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐น๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐, ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ช๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ,โ said Sandra Macacua, Older Persons and Persons With Disability Welfare Program (OPPWDWP) Regional Focal Person.
Starting today, all PWDs in the BARMM SGA will receive their PWD IDs, which they can use to avail the privileges and benefits that they are entitled to. Similar to the senior citizen ID and solo parent ID, the PWD ID can also be presented by the beneficiaries to avail the 20% discount for medicine and transportation; and a 5% discount for grocery and restaurants.
Meanwhile, on this day also, a total of 513 qualified PWDs all over the BARMM SGA received financial subsidies under the Kalinga Para sa May Kapansanan Program wherein 167 were from Midsayap, 163 were from Pikit, 65 from Carmen, 60 from Kabacan, and 58 from Pigcawayan
Kalinga Para sa May Kapansanan Program is a landmark program of the Ministry which seeks to improve the living condition of eligible persons with severe disabilities and reduce the negative impact of disability on poor and low-income households. Each qualified beneficiary is entitled to a PHP 500 monthly assistance under this program, which they can use in buying their medicine and daily necessities.
Another 1, 760 indigent PWD clients will also receive similar financial assistance in the other BARMM SGA clusters tomorrow, 21 July 2022. There are also 22 remaining assistive devices which will also be distributed to eligible beneficiaries.
The PWDs are among the most vulnerable sectors in BARMM. Thus, in partnership with MOSEP, Inc. and The Asia Foundation, MSSD Minister Atty. Raissa H. Jajurie has drafted a bill on Magna Carta for PWDs, which is now on the stage of consultation with the other ministries and provincial offices. Once it becomes a law, the indigent PWDs in BARMM will be able to benefit from all the possible assistance that they can avail themselves of to enhance the quality of their lives.
Present during the activity were MSSD Minister Atty. Raissa H. Jajurie, Haron D. Amer MSSD BARMM SGA Coordinator, Mariam S. Ali, Executive Director of MOSEP, Inc., Bangsamoro Information Office (BIO) personnel, and other MSSD fieldworkers.
