Employees who are Persons with Disability (PWDs) and who have long been with the Postal Service for long, have been recognized for their outstanding contributions in the development and progress in the postal service.
The Post Office said it has long been supporting the employment of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), which is a program by the National Government. The project aims to enhance employability and increase employment opportunities for PWDs.
Those employed at the Post Office are deaf and physically-impaired individuals who have been in the postal service for more than 30 years as mail sorters, clerks and operations supervisors. The Post Office has helped them hire and have integrated PWDs to their organization.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. has declared July 17 to 23 of every year as the “National Disability Rights Week.” The move is part of the commitment of the government to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD).
In connection, a stunning display of old and collectible stamps that recorded the history and culture in society were sold and exhibited at the Philippine Postal Corporation (The Post Office) Stamps booth for the Philippine Disability Convention and Expo held at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City from July 15-17.
With the theme “Promoting Inclusion: Celebrating Abilities and Advocating Access,” along with the Philippine Postal Corporation (Post Office), “Exhibitors from government agencies, NGOs, and the private sector are also present, which provides services, products and job opportunities for persons with disabilities.
Head Executive Assistant Randy O. Remonte presented the Special Stamps Frame to National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) Executive Director Ms. Glenda Relova for their successful celebration of the convention and their support to the welfare of the PWDs.
The Postage stamps attracted crowds and visitors into a nostalgic journey through history. Stamp enthusiasts and curious onlookers alike couldn’t resist stopping by to marvel at these timeless treasures. Participants and attendees have taken a piece of history along with them. One of the attractions is the Philippines’ longest Postage Stamps, the sheetlet strip of three measures 200 mm. by 35 mm. the first of its kind to be issued by the Philippine Post Office.
Titled “Philippines: First Republic in Asia,” the remarkable stamp vividly illustrates the Philippines’ nationhood from the historic proclamation of Philippine Independence on June 12, 1898 to the declaration of the First Philippine Republic in 1901.
The commemorative stamp features historical vignettes that transpired from the declaration of Philippine Independence in 1898, the arrival of Aguinaldo in Malolos Bulacan, the inauguration of the first Philippine Republic at the Barasoain Church in 1899, the Philippine American War, Aguinaldo’s odyssey in Northern Luzon with women nursing the wounded, Apolinario Mabini in Pangasinan, and Aguinaldo’s capture in Isabela but others continued to fight for liberty in 1901.
