PFRD now accepting entries for 30th Apolinario Mabini Awards
The Philippine Foundation for
the Rehabilitation of the Disabled (PFRD) will launch the 30th Apolinario Mabini Awards (AMA) on Friday, July 26 at Club Filipino in
San Juan City, and will start accepting entries for the 2020 AMA ceremonies.
The Apolinario Mabini Awards
honors persons with disabilities (PWDs) who have made lasting positive impact in
their fields of specialization. The AMA ceremonies also recognizes organizations
and individuals who have implemented sustainable tools and programs to improve the quality of life for the disabled.
Launched
in 1974 by the PFRD, the biennial event is named after Apolinario Mabini, the Filipino
revolutionary who fulfilled his role as the brain of the revolution despite his
disabilities. Because of his contributions to the revolution, he became known as
“the Sublime Paralytic.” Today, he is a shining exemplar for PWDs who can overcome their disabilities
and succeed in any endeavour.
Among
the many categories for consideration are the Mabini Presidential Award for exceptional contributions to the
rehabilitation of persons with disabilities in the last two years, and the PWD Filipino of the Year, awarded to a
disabled Filipino citizen who has been able to surmount his/her handicap and
can serve as a role model to other individuals with disabilities.
Another category is Disabled Group of the Year, to be
given to a group composed of disabled Filipino citizen who have surmounted
disabilities and together attained noteworthy achievements in a cultural,
educational, vocational, spiritual, athletic or economic activity, as well as Employer of the Year, awarded to an
employer of any nationality in business or industry, government or private,
that has an outstanding record of hiring, employing or promoting persons with
disabilities for at least three years.
Other
categories include Disabled-Friendly
Establishment, Local Government
Unit of the Year, Rehabilitation
Volunteer of the Year, Media
Advocate of the Year, and Website
Accessibility Award.
The 30th Apolinario Mabini
Awards ceremony will take place next year on a date to be announced during the
launch event. To learn more about the awards or to stay updated about news and
events related to PFRD, visit the website at http://pfrd.org.ph/amabini.html.
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