To usher the observance of the 2025 National Disability Rights Week (formerly National Disability Rehabilitation and Prevention Week), the City Social Welfare and Development Office led by CSWDO Nor-Aina Asmara, and City Persons with Disabilities Affairs Office headed by PDAO Focal Gemma Casas-Paculio sponsored the Regular Monday Flag-Raising Ceremony, July 14.
The activity saw the meaningful participation of Special Education teachers from Isabela East Central Elementary School, along with a heartfelt performance from the officers and members of the Isabela City PWD Federation.
To further promote awareness about the significance of the NDRW, a brief Q&A segment was held during the event, where lucky participants won 10-kilogram rice packs and cash prizes.
Anchored on Proclamation No. 597, this year’s celebration of National Disability Rights Week, from July 17 to 23, adopts the theme: “Innovation for Inclusion: Building Inclusive Communities Together.” The theme underscores how innovation plays a vital role in fostering accessible, inclusive communities and calls for collective action to enable persons with disabilities to thrive and participate fully in society. (Words by M. Guerrero/Photos by M. Santos, CIO)
