(Program of Activities
National Disability Forum and General Assembly
November 27-29, 2009
Atrium Hotel, Taft-Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., Pasay City
November 27, Friday – Day 1
A.M. – Arrival and Registration
12.00 Lunch
13.30 – AKAP-Pinoy General Assembly
Assembly Proper to include reports, approval of resolutions and
elections of key national officers and the six clusters.
Facilitator: Mr. Octavio Gonzales
19.00 – Welcome Dinner and Fellowship
November 28, Saturday – Day 2
06.30 – Breakfast
08.00 - Registration
08.30 – National Disability Forum
* Opening Ceremonies
National Anthem:
Blind singer with dancing interpretation by the Deaf
Invocation:
Persons Affected by Leprosy participant
Welcome and Opening Remarks: Mr. Manuel V. Agcaoili,
Chairman of the BOT, AKAP-Pinoy
Introduction of Guests: Mr. Richard Arceno, Chairman NDFGA 2009
Messages:
*Ambassador Henrietta de Villa, PPCRV Chairperson (to be
confirmed)
*USec Rosie Lovely Romulo, NCDA Chairperson (to be
confirmed)
*Atty. Leila M. De Lima, CHR Chairperson (to be confirmed)
*Atty. Jose AR Melo, COMELEC Chairman (to be confirmed)
Intermission:
Introduction of the Guest of Honor and Speaker:
By Capt Oscar J. Taleon PN(Ret) AKAP-Pinoy President
Keynote Address: Honorable Eduardo R. Ermita (confirmed)
Executive Secretary, OP
Chairman, Presidential Human Rights Committee
10.15 - Coffee Break
10.30 - Revisiting the UNCRPD : Ms. Geraldine P. Ruiz, Executive Director, NCDA
11.00 - Demonstration of Automated Voting, Counting, Canvassing and Transporting
of Election Returns – by COMELEC
12.00 – Lunch Break
13.30 – SESSION I on Reasonable Accommodation under Article 29 of UNCRPD
Resource Speakers:
Commission on Human Rights
Commission on Election
Guest from Sudan
National Council on Disability Affairs
Department of Justice
Q & A:
Moderator: Mr. Richard Arceno
15.30 Coffee break
15.45 –SESSION II on PWD participation for greater engagement on electoral process
Resource Speakers
PPCRV
Guest from Mexico
Guest from Bosnia
NAMFREL
COMELEC
Q & A:
Moderator: Ms Carmen Zubiaga
17.15 – Synthesis by Mr. Richard Arceno
17.30 - Handing over of the Resolution of Acceptance of Persons Affected by Leprosy
(PAL) as allies of AKAP-Pinoy
* Response from PAL
17.45 - Launching and Demonstration of AKAP-Pinoy On-Line Registry at
www.pwdregistry.org - Mr. Manuel V. Agcaoili , Chair, Special Projects
19.00 – Dinner
Facilitators of the Day: Mr. Michael Barredo and Ms Carmen Zubiaga
November 29, Sunday – Day 3
06.30 – Breakfast
08.00 – Ecumenical Service
08.30 – SESSION III - PWD Participation in Governance
Guest Speaker : Hon. Grace Padaca, Governor, Isabela Province
(to be onfirmed)
Resource Speakers: DILG
Congress
PWD Leaders in Governance :
From Sudan, Mexico, Bosnia, Philippines
Moderator : Mr. Michael Barredo
10.30 - Coffee break
10.45 - Continue Session III
11.30 – Closing Ceremonies
12.00 – Lunch break
13.00 – Check-out & Departure
Facilitator - Ms. Joy Garcia
Officer of the Day : Carlos ‘Boots’ Weber
*You are Right, We Have Rights!
*Together We Can Do More!
*Disabled Pinoys for CHAMP(Clean Honest Accurate Meaningful Peaceful) election!
*Assembly Ends … Advocacy Begins!