The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints continues to be a partner of the Iloilo Provincial Government in providing wheelchairs and assistive devices to persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Iloilo province.
Today, Gov. Arthur Defensor, Jr. and the officials of the Latter-Day Saint Charities Philippines, Inc. (LDSC) signed anew a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the provision of wheelchairs and assistive devices.
LDSC has allotted 800 wheelchairs and 834 assistive devices for Iloilo province this year. It is LDSC’s second biggest provision for the said project in the country next to La Union.
The Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) is in charge of finding the recipients.
To note, LDSC has been a partner of the provincial government in the provision of wheelchairs and assistive devices for several years and thousands of PWDs have already benefited from the project.
Gov. Defensor wholeheartedly thanked The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints for helping the province in addressing the needs of PWDs.
“We really thank you for this project because this is a big help to our PWDs,” said Gov. Defensor. “We lack funds for this kind of project and we are happy that the Church of the Latter-Day Saints is our partner in this,” he added.
It was learned that aside from the provision of wheelchairs and assistive devices, the LDSC will also spearhead the conduct of trainings for assessors and technicians which will be identified by the PSWDO.
The MOA signing was led by Emelito Reymund Orencia, Wheelchair Technical Specialist, and James Garcia, LDS Stake President, for the LDSC and Gov. Defensor and PSWDO chief Sarah Barayuga for the Iloilo Provincial Government.
PSWDO’s PWD Focal Person Ann Rapunzel Ganzon and other Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints members witness the MOA signing held at the Governor’s Boardroom/OpCen.
