ZAMBOANA CITY - Recognizing the “special needs” of “special children”, the city government’s Gender and Development (GAD) focal point recently conducted a training for members of the Zamboanga City Federation of Parents of Children with Special Needs (ZCFPCSN) at the Centro Pastoral, Paseo del Mar, this city.
Public Information Officer Sheila Covarrubias said the activity was aimed at ensuring protection, rights and privileges of children with special needs.
“Children with special needs, like any other children, have the right to live freely through quality education with the support and guidance of their parents and relatives.”
During the training, topics discussed include Republic Act 9442 or the Magna Carta for Disabled Persons and LTO provisions for PWDs specifically the allocation of a special reservation space for PWDs in every public utility vehicle in the city and throughout Zamboanga Peninsula.
Speakers were Commission on Human Rights (CHR) -9 PWD focal person Atty. Cristina Jimenez and Abdelshan Amilassan, acting chief of the Operations Division, Land Transportation Office (LTO)-9.
The training was successfully carried out in collaboration with the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) through the Persons with Disabilities Affairs Unit (PDAU).