Negros Occidental 5th district Rep. Ma. Lourdes “Marilou” T. Arroyo has sought to reorganize the National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) into a National Commission on Disability Affairs to further strengthen its mandate to address the concerns, and needs of persons with disabilities (PWDs).
The chairperson of the House Special Committee on Persons with Disability filed House Bill No. 6962, citing the need to establish a National Commission on Disability Affairs to formulate policies and coordinate activities for PWDs.
“It shall be the lead agency tasked to steer the course of program development for PWDs and the delivery of service to the sector,” she said. Sitting as ex-officio members are Secretaries of the Department of Health , Department of Social Welfare and Development , Department of Education ; Director General of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority ; and the Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education .
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