APOLINARIO MABINI AWARDS 

   
The Awards
 

The  Apolinario  Mabini Awards was launched  by the Philippine Foundation for the
Rehabilitation  of   the Disabled, Inc.  (PFRD)  in 1974 on the occasion of its Silver
Anniversary.  Since then, it has been a major biennial program of  the PFRD. The
Awards  was named  after one  of the country’s foremost heroes, Apolinario Mabini,
also  known as  the Sublime Paralytic.  His disability was not a hindrance to  his
creative genius that provided inspiration to the Philippine revolution.
 

Objectives :
 

     * 
To recognize individuals, groups and agencies that have made
outstanding contributions to persons with disabilities.
     *  To promote wider recognition of disabled persons as self-respecting,
self-reliant and productive members of society.
    

Awards Categories :
 

A. PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES FILIPINO OF THE YEAR

 Nominee shall be a disabled Filipino who has been able to surmount his/her
handicap and has served as a role model to other individuals with
disabilities.         
                          

 
B. PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES GROUP FIL. OF THE YEAR

Nominee shall be a group composed of disabled Filipino citizen who have

surmounted handicap and together attained note worthy achievements in a
cultural, educational, vocational,  spiritual,  athletic or economic activity.
                           

 
C. EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR

Nominee shall be 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.
                      

D, DISABLED FRIENDLY ESTABLISHMENT

Nominee shall be an establishment, government or private, which has been

most responsive to the needs of persons with disabilities by providing the
facilities and services which make their access to, exit out, and stay in the
establishment safer, more pleasant and convenient.
                          
E. WEBSITE ACCESSIBILITY

Nominee shall have designed and instituted a website that is easily accessible
to and in service of persons with various disabilities (visually-impaired,
orthopedically-impaired, etc.) for whom more opportunities for growth have
been presented and whose communication skills were enhanced accordingly.
                           

F. LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT OF THE YEAR

Nominee shall be a recognized local government unit which has rendered

exceptional services to the mass of citizens with disabilities within its
jurisdiction in the last two year.
                          
G. REHABILITATION VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR

Nominee shall be a person, office, firm or organization with outstanding direct

involvement of a voluntary nature for the rehabilitation of persons with
disabilities.  Nominee shall have made this achievement within the last two
years.
                          

H. MEDIA ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR

Nominee shall be a personalities/groups/institutions in the media

(radio/print/TV) who have made considerable inroads in advocating for the
rights & welfare of the disabled.

                                                      
I. MABINI PRESIDENTIAL AWARD

For the person who has made exceptional contributions to the rehabilitation of
persons with disabilities in the last two years.
 

                           
 
Downloadable  Nomination Form

List of Apolinario Mabini Past Awardees

Retrieved from: https://pfrd.org.ph/apolinario-mabini-awards