The local government of Taguig City has recently launched the first local government unit-operated Disability Resource and Development Center in the country.
Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano said that the development center was opened at Barangay North Signal last 9 January as she stressed the local government’s “dedication to inclusivity and empowerment for persons with disabilities.”
The six-story facility was a hub for information dissemination, program and policy development, and capacity building, catering to all disability stakeholders in Taguig City.
It also offers speech therapy as part of its comprehensive range of free services, alongside adult and pediatric physical therapy, occupational therapy, and consultations with a rehabilitation medical doctor and developmental pediatrician.
The center is seen to facilitates the application, processing, and issuance of PWD IDs and hosts free livelihood and developmental training programs and will be the new home for the Persons with Disability Affairs Office and the Philippine Registry for Persons with Disability Services.
It has specialized rooms, therapy rooms, consultation rooms, a multi-sensory integration room, training rooms, conference rooms and even pantries and houses an E-library accessible to all Taguigueño residents, serving as a valuable learning and research hub.