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Philippine Institute for Development Studies conducts the Socioeconomic Survey of Persons with
Disabilities in Cebu, Philippines

Reference Number:

2016-111

Release Date:

Friday, July 22, 2016

In line with the world-wide effort to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, one of which aims to
address disability issues, the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) in cooperation with the
Institute of Developing Economies (IDE) will conduct the Socioeconomic Survey of Persons with
Disabilities (PWDs) in Cebu province. This is the third PIDS survey that focuses on the socioeconomic
activities of PWDs. The first survey was conducted in selected areas in Metro Manila in 2008 while the
second was conducted in Rosario, Batangas in 2010.

The survey seeks to understand the disability-poverty relationship in the Philippines by comparing
situations of women and children with disabilities in one rural and one urban area. The survey will be
conducted in Mandaue City and municipality of San Remegio in Cebu. A total of 200 respondents will be
selected and will be asked about their economic activities, personal and household income, membership
in disability self-help organizations, and awareness of the various policies intended for PWDs.
In March 2013. a discussion paper published by Mr. Christian D. Mina of PIDS entitled "Employment of
Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in the Philippines: The Case of Metro Manila and Rosario, Batangas"
revealed the following major findings:

The proportion of employed PWDs in the urban area was slightly higher (58.3%) than that in the rural
area (41.9%);

Among PWD groups, those who were hearing-impaired recorded the highest employment rate (40.6%)
in the rural area among the PWD groups, followed closely by those who were mobility-impaired (28.1%);

40.6% of employed PWDs in the rural area were at least high school graduates whereas more than half
(53.2%) of employed PWDs in the urban area were at least high school graduates;

The leading occupation among PWDs in the urban area was being a masseur while in the rural area.
PWDs were more engaged in farming and livestock and poultry raising. although many respondents in
both areas were also involved in entrepreneurial activities and reported to be working as helpers/utility
workers or laborers;

The visually-impaired group was composed mainly (62.8%) of masseurs; and

The majority (97.8%) of employed respondents in both areas were considered as vulnerable workers-
self-employed and unpaid family workers.

This year, the total cost of the survey is Php 1.2 million which will cover for personal, travel,
communication and training expenses. Results of the survey is expected to be released in September
2016.

The Socio-economic Survey of Persons with Disabilities was cleared for conduct on 13 June 2016 under
the SSRCS, a mechanism being implemented by the PSA by virtue of Rule 28 of Implementing Rules and
Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act NO.10625 to:

ensure sound design for data collection;

minimize the burden placed upon respondents;

effect economy in statistical data collection;

eliminate unnecessary duplication of statistical data collection; and

achieve better coordination of government statistical activities.

To improve the accuracy of disability statistics in the country, PWD residents of Mandaue City and
municipality of San Remegio are thus enjoined to respond accordingly and support the conduct of the
survey.

For further information on the SSRCS, please contact the Statistical Standards Division (SSD) of the
Standards Service (SS) with telephone numbers (02) 376-1928 and (02) 376-1931, and email
address:p.rivera@psa.gov.ph.

FOR THE NATIONAL STATISTICIAN:

JOSIE B. PEREZ

(Deputy National Statistician)

Officer-in-Charge

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Filipino employers’ attitudes toward persons with disabilities

Ederlyn Marie Gatchalian Cortes - 6 years ago

Will you hire a person with disability (PWD)?

Despite numerous local and international decrees on the acceptance of PWDs in mainstream
employment, they still experience various forms of discrimination. Considered as a minority, the
treatment they receive results from the attitude employers hold toward them.

Who are PWDs?

The Philippine Magna Carta for Disabled Persons defines disabled persons as “those suffering from
restriction or 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.”

Many PWDs belong to the poorest sector of the society and their poverty and disability severely limits
their entry into formal employment.

According to separate reports released by the Philippine National Statistics Office and the Asian
Development Bank in 2005, only about 10 to 30 percent of employable PWDs in the country are engaged
in regularly paid work. A sizeable 50 percent work in the informal sector, and the rest are homemakers or
are dependent on other family members, government aid, and even begging for economic survival.
The study

A survey was conducted in 2011 among 210 employers from various industries in the three regions in
Northern Luzon and Central Luzon. The research sought to find factors influencing employment
opportunities for PWDs. Results show that employers’ perception of what PWDs can (or cannot) do for
the company greatly determines hiring decisions.

The perception of Filipino employers toward PWDs in the workplace can be classified into four
categories:

“Negative Stereotype” (low productivity, frequent absenteeism and turnover), “Added Business Value”
(image as having positive work ethics, morale booster, company prestige), “Added Cost and Efforts at
Management” (additional safety measures, needs closer training and supervision) and

“Social Cost” (negative reactions from customers and co-workers).

Statistical analysis showed that the factor “Added Business Value” proved to be the best predictor for
hiring PWDs. The primary and often only consideration of Philippine employers is the positive company
image that decisions to hire PWDs will bring to the company.

Organizations that will hire PWDs

Service industries such as hotels, restaurants, spas and salons are most likely to hire PWDs. Small-scale
enterprises also showed the most favorable attitude towards employing PWDs. Those with a history of
employing PWDs will most likely hire them again; with many of these employers agreeing that PWDs
have consistently shown satisfactory work performance in their companies. They also claim to be less
worried about the usual cost and management issues associated with hiring PWDs.
It is surprising to note that the education sector, ideally tasked to form the consciousness and attitude of
our youth, appeared to be the most apprehensive about the social cost of hiring PWDs. Although schools
are expected to be forerunners and advocates of inclusion, there seems to be a need for school owners
and leaders to consider exposing its different stakeholders to PWDs. It may help to provide avenues for
adequate and appropriate interaction among PWDs and their employees, students, parents and other
members of the school community.

Employer preferences

Filipino employers prefer PWDs who are males, are non-college degree holders, have motor disability,
and with previous related work experience for “blue-collar” jobs. The work arena for PWDs is largely
male-dominated like in mainstream employment, where female PWDs suffer double discrimination
because of their gender and because of their handicap. Apparently, businesses in the Philippines also
favor PWDs applying for nonprofessional jobs which may explain why employers choose noncollege
degree holders over those who have finished higher studies. Moreover, PWDs who have restricted
physical movements and prior work experience may find it easier to get jobs in most companies.

What can be done?

The Philippine government guarantees the capacitating and inclusion of PWDs into the mainstream
society by stressing the importance of their rehabilitation, self-development and self-reliance as
stipulated in the Constitution and the Magna Carta for Disabled Persons.

Some of its noteworthy efforts in improving the employment opportunities of PWDs include the
development and implementation of training programs in support or in preparation for employment, the
allocation of jobs in many government agencies, and the provision of attractive incentives to private
entities who will hire PWDs.

In the light of the survey results, organizations are encouraged to engage in efforts to help strengthen
the “labor market value” of PWDs by providing training on technical skills, work ethics and socialization
skills as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives; ensure that PWDs will be hired in
jobs that are commensurate to their qualifications; increase the work prospects for PWDs regardless of
gender; and initiate efforts to help improve the attitudes and behaviors of people in the workplace
towards PWDs.

(The author is an HR practitioner and part-time faculty at the Psychology Department of Saint Louis
University in Baguio City. She and the following HRDM students of SLU completed this study in 2011:
James Peign N. Bulahao, Filam Grace G. Boyayao, Michelle M. Cataina, Janice S. Cumilang, Jovie Ann G.
Dulnuan and Patricia Paola V. Salaguban. For comments and queries, contact ateneocord@ateneo.edu.)

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Barangays required to maintain PWD committee, desk

The City Council approved on first reading a proposed ordinance authored by Councilor Arthur Allad-iw
mandating all barangays in the city to a Persons With Disabilities (PWD) desk or committee in their
respective barangay to uphold the rights of differently-abled persons in the different parts of the city.

The ordinance stated the PWD desk or committee in the barangays will be under the supervision and
control of the Punong Barangay who shall designate the Barangay Kagawad who will chair the committee
relative to PWDs or any other official who shall likewise be named as the PWD desk officer.

The PWD desk or committee shall coordinate with the PWD Affairs Office (PWDAO) under the City
Mayor’s Office and the City Social Welfare and Development Office and distribute information relative to
programs and activities for PWDs in their respective barangays, gather, compile and keep pertinent data
such as, but not limited to, the nature and history of their disabilities and their potentials, including
those that can be possibly honed for livelihood purposes and their ethnic affiliation, identify their
residence location and adopt an evaluation system for evacuation during calamities and possible
assistance, and ensure that policies, plans, programs and services for the promotion of the welfare of
PWDs, are funded.

Further, the PWD desk or committee is also tasked to monitor and report discriminatory acts committed
against PWDs, report to the PWDAO non-complying establishments to the accessibility law, ensure that
PWDs are assisted by persons of their choice during national or local elections, facilitate the issuance of
identification cards to PWDs, represent PWDs in meetings of local development councils and other
special bodies, recommend and enjoin the participation of non-government organizations and civil
society in the implementation of all disability-related laws and policies, submit report to the PWDAO on
the implementation of the programs and services for the promotion of the welfare of PWDs, monitor
fund raising activities being conducted for the benefit of PWDs and perform such other functions as may
be necessary for the protection of PWDs.

Allad-iw said the improvement of the total well-being of PWDs and their integration to mainstream
society are among the institutionalized policies under international law, particularly the United Nations
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

He added that the Magna Carta for Disabled Persons, the law aims for similar policies to be implemented
up to the grassroots level in order to improve the general welfare of PWDs, one of the marginalized
sectors of our society. According to him, the local legislative measure will help strengthen the PWDAO,
systematize programs and services for PWDs, encourage the active participation of PWDs in various
activities and programs, and more particularly, empower the barangays and other local government
units which are most knowledgeable of the conditions of PWDs on the ground. - Dexter A. See

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@ 40TH NATIONAL DISABILITY PREVENTION AND REHABILITATION WEEK: PWDs are “Persons with
Different Abilities,” “Persons with Dreams,” “Persons with Determination”

Posted on Wednesday August 1 2018

LGU-Bayambang scores another first on the occasion of the 40th National Disabilities Prevention and
Rehabilitation Week on August 1, 2018 with the awarding of wheelchairs and other assistive devices plus
medical-dental services and other surprise treats to the town’s persons with disabilities (PWDs) at the
Balon Bayambang Events Center.

The program, originally scheduled on July 19, was postponed twice due to the bad weather. But the LGU
is keen on giving PWDs the help and attention they deserve, so the event finally pushed through and the
outcome was even better than expected, with participants enjoying a whole day filled with meaningful
activities on top of the freebies.

“I believe that this is the first time that we are going to do something this big for our PWDs,” Municipal
Administrator Atty. Rodelynn Rajini A. Sagarino-Vidad said. “This is our way of saying na mahalaga po
kayo sa LGU-Bayambang,” she continued.

Region 1 and Pangasinan PWD Federation President David P. Bulario shared his experience as a person
who was born with an apparent disability and encouraged the participants to not let their disability
hinder them from living a normal life and being successful. “Hindi po sagabal ang ating kapansanan
tungo sa ikauunlad ng ating buhay,” he said. Bulario also explained the different rights of PWDs.
Municipal Social Welfare and Development Officer Lerma Padagas discussed the contents of the Magna
Carta for Disabled Persons. “Ang batas natin na Republic Act 7277 ang nagbibigay ng karapatan o
privilege sa mga may kapansanan,” Padagas explained. “Ito yung batas na magbibigay sa atin ng
kalakasan para makatayo po tayo sa ating sarili,” she added.

Mayor Cezar T. Quiambao encouraged the participants to create an organization for faster and easier
communication with the LGU regarding their needs. “Huwag na huwag tayong mawalan ng pag-asa.
Nandito po ang munisipyo na tutulong sa inyo,” Mayor Quiambao stated. “Sana this project will start a
series of similar initiatives in the future,” he added, as he encouraged blind children to go to the SPED
classroom in Buayaen where he donated a computer for blind people.

Councilor Benjamin Francisco de Vera likewise assured the PWDs that the assistance of the Quiambao-
Sabangan administration would always reach them.

True enough, wheelchairs and assistive devices were awarded during the event to those suffering from
immobilization to help them move more easily. 50 adult wheelchairs, 20 adult walkers, 19 crutches, 10
pediatric walkers, 10 canes, 10 quad canes, and 4 pediatric wheelchairs were given to indigent PWDs.
Aside from those, participants were treated to free medical and dental services, massage, and haircut,
among other services. There were also dedicated booths where Community Service Cards and PWD IDs
were issued, and the Commission on Election was there to give the participants a chance to register and
vote.

“Starting today, we are changing what PWD means. It’s no longer persons with disability, but persons
with dreams, persons with determination,” Atty. Sagarino-Vidad stated.

Atty. Sagarino-Vidad, who is also the Chairperson of the Bayambang Poverty Reduction Action Team
(BPRAT), announced that there are many more activities lined up in the future, including the creation of
a PWD Affairs Office, to cater to the needs of the members of the sector.

The event, which became possible through the joint effort of the BPRAT and the MSWDO and the help of
the Rural Health Units, Public Order and Safety Office, Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management
Office, COMELEC, Office of the Local Civil Registrar, Municipal Nutrition Action Office and the different
offices and departments, is just one proof that the LGU aims to create an inclusive society where no
member of the community feels left out.
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