BACOLOD CITY BAGS 2005 APOLINARIO MABINI AWARD

     The Philippine Foundation for the Rehabilitation of the Disabled, Inc. (PFRD) awards Bacolod City the 2005 APOLINARIO MABINI AWARD for the Local Government Unit of the Year.

     In a letter of the Awards Committee Chairperson Milagros A. Drilon to Bacolod City Mayor Evelio R. Leonardia, PFRD said that they have decided to award Bacolod City after a careful review of the work of Leonardia’s office has done for the welfare of persons with disabilities or PWDs in his area.  PFRD further added that Bacolod’s program can be a model for other LGUs.

     When Leonardia assumed office in July 2004, the Association of Disabled Persons Bacolod was organized.  One its projects are the institution of access ramps for persons with disability in strategic areas in the city including the Bacolod Public Plaza, the only public plaza with access ramps in the region. Around 30 access ramps were set up to date by the City Engineers.

     The City Council for the Welfare of the Disabled Persons has been active in its programs for the PWDs.  Five talking computers for the blind donated by the Rotary Club of California were set up at the Bacolod City Library.

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