38TH NATIONAL DISABILITY PREVENTION AND REHABILITATION (NDPR) WEEK

Theme: Karapatan ng Maykapansanan, Isakatuparan Now na!

GOVERNMENT PARTNERS FORUM ON ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT

OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (PWDs)
20 July 2016, 9:30 am 3:30 pm
Eurotel Hotel, North EDSA, Quezon City

DRAFT
9:30 10:00
10:00 10:30

PROGRAMME

Registration
Opening Prayer
Philippine National Anthem
Introduction of Guests and Participants
Welcome Remarks

Atty. Jose F. Racela IV

President, LCDPFI

Message

Ms. Lourdes L. Reyes

Founding Chairperson
LCDPFI

Guest Speaker

Hon. Alfred D. Vargas III

Congressman
5th District, Quezon City

Objectives of the Forum

Ms. Hazel Joy D. Borja

Programs Manager, LCDPFI

AVP: LCDPFI Programs for PWDs

10:30 11:15

Overview on Disability, Laws

and Legal Mandates (30 mins)

Mr. Dandy Victa

Assistant Chief,
Technical Cooperation Division
National Council on Disability Affairs

Q & A (15 mins)

11:15 12:00

Research on Employment
Mainstreaming of Workers
with Disabilities (30 mins)

Q & A (15 mins)

Ms. Maria Celeste Valderama

OIC Executive Director
Institute for Labor Studies,
DOLE
(for confirmation)

12:00 1:00

Lunch Break

1:00 1:30

Benefits and Tax Incentives

in Employing PWDs (20 mins)

Atty. William P. Manzanares Jr.

Revenue Lawyer
Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)

Q & A (10 mins)

1:30 2:30

Sharing of Good Practices on Disability Inclusive Workplace

Employer Perspective (10 mins)

Dept. of Foreign Affairs (DFA)

(for confirmation)

Employee Perspective(10 mins)

Mr. Alvin Gatbonton

Dept. of Environment
and Natural Resources (DENR)

Local Government Unit (LGU)

(10 mins)

Hon. Mayor Dahlia Loyola

Carmona, Cavite

Local Government Unit (LGU)

(10 mins)

Mr. Ronel Del Rio

Batangas City

Open Forum (20 mins)

2:30 2:45

Partnering with LCDPFI on

PWD Employment

2:45 3:00

Pledge of Commitment
Response from participants
Acknowledgements

Ms. Hazel Joy D. Borja

Mr. Ming Barapantao & Ms. Maf Cimafranca

Masters of Ceremonies