Arturo borjal biography pdf

Take the case of the late Atty. Art A. Despite the odds his disability carried, was able to master each field that he ventured into. Through all these, his bottom-line was constant — fighting for the dignity and rights of fellow Filipinos with disabilities.

Full name: Nicholas Vujicic (pronounced voo-yi-chich).

His mother carried him on her back just so he could go to school. In Ateneo de Manila University, he was the bespectacled brainy guy with leg braces and crutches. As a journalist, he won an array of awards from distinctive award-giving bodies. This was in when he took the place of the late Congresswoman Estelita Juco.

2) Arturo Acosta Borjal graduated at the top of his class from Ateneo de Manila University and had a successful career as a journalist and advocate for the.

That year, he also got elected as the President of the City College of Manila which ran quality education and scholarships for low income but deserving students. As a legislator, he worked non-stop for high-impact laws beneficial to millions of citizens with disabilities. This milestone law grants the rights and privileges of persons with disabilities, as the first attempt to mainstream the sector in major government agencies programs and services.

This later led to its amendment as R. While serving as Sectoral Representative in , he founded Abilympics Philippines to boost work excellence of PWDs and a disability-inclusive workforce. No doubt, work generation was his biggest pitch to empower the sector. This task, he fondly turned over to respected friends he called his holy trinity before he succumbed to cancer.

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