The NOVA Foundation for Differently Abled Persons, Inc.

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	Accomplishment and Employment August 01, 2011
	The Foundation ICT Training Center Through its marketing & placement office have assisted its Graduates find Employment in various private and public corporations .........Read more...

	Diversity in Talent: A Panel Discussion with Managers May 2011 July 25, 2011
	Thomson Reuters is a corporation providing information solutions to financial and business professionals and institutions.........Read more...

	Nova Graduates Works at MISPC May 2011 July 25, 2011
	On May 6, 2011, Mercury International Security Printing Corporation (MISPC) officially hired three Deaf graduates of Nova Foundation: Saul Zumel, Agnes Eleda and Jordan Capulong (all from Batch 21) to fill in their manpower requirements in their Electronic Data Processing and Operations Departments.........Read more...

	Toon City Trains Nova Deaf Graduates May 2011 August 08, 2011
	Three deaf graduates of Nova ICT Training Center, Rea Tortugo, Mary Grace Poquiz and Michelle Musngi, were given opportunity for training by Toon City, Inc. after passing the evaluation and testing. The training started on May 9, 2011 assigned and hopefully will be hired as Animators to be assigned in its Digital Ink and Paint Department.........Read more...

	Batch 22 Orientation Day April 2011 July 26, 2011
	The Nova Foundation welcomes Batch 22 trainees comprising twenty-five soldiers disabled in the line of duty. This is the 4th Batch of disabled soldiers of the Department of National Defense under Project KAPAGDAKA who will undergo training in Computer Literacy to be provided by Nova Foundation.........Read more...

	A Triumphant Day for PWD Sector March 2011 July 26, 2011
	Based on reports, PWDs are experiencing difficulty in availing of the 20% discount on medicines. Finally, the PWD sector won the battle against Mercury Drug Corporation, a drugstore chain mandated by law to grant persons with disabilities (PWDs) a 20% discount on medicines.........Read more...

	DBP DEEP Scholar's Turnover Ceremony Feb 2011 July 25, 2011
	The scholars of the Development Bank of the Philippines Endowment for Education Program (DBP DEEP) organized a turnover Ceremony, with the assistance of Nova Foundation and InTouch Avail, on February 11, 2011 held at NOVA ICT Training Center, Sta. Mesa, Manila. These are the scholars who qualified for enrollment in the Skills Training Program offered by Nova Foundation and would like to give back their appreciation for the scholarship granted to them through this Ceremony.........Read more...

	Integration of Technology Available to NGOs July 22, 2011
	Microsoft Philippines aims for Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) to become aware of and integrate the technology that is available to them for an effective and responsive delivery of their programs and services........Read more...

	Attitude Matters By: Lynn Garcia, Editor In-Chief, within REACH Newsletter Posted on 31 December 2010
	Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, defines attitude as “a hypothetical construct that represents an individual's degree of like or dislike for something. Attitudes are generally positive or negative views of a person, place, thing, or event - this is often referred to as the attitude object”........Read more...

	Statistics: Training and Employment Posted on 31 December 2010
	As of December 30, 2010, we have a total of 588 graduates of which 374 are employed or 63.61%. Our trainees/graduates work in both the government and private sectors including both IT and non-IT such as hotels, service industries, and even commercial modeling.......Read more...

	“Remain Steadfast and Committed”, a Message to the Graduates By: Rodolfo LD Nolasco, Director for Admin and Finance Posted on 23 December 2010
	Your Graduation Day marks a very special day for some of you---for it is a celebration of another milestone in your lives, you’re finishing a skills training provided by Nova Foundation so that you can have more chances in life......Read more...

	21st Philippine Catholic Congress on Deafness Posted on 16 November 2010
	The 21st Philippine Catholic Congress on Deafness (PCCD) was celebrated on November 14-15, 2010 held at the Karel Hall of Paco Catholic School, Manila.......Read more...

	2nd National Disability Forum Posted on 12 November 2010
	The 2nd National Disability Forum on PWD participation in UNCRPD implementation towards “Making the Right Real” was held on November 8-10, 2010 at the Atrium Hotel, Pasay City......Read more...

	Full Circle: from Education to Employment 11 November 2010
	In response to the concerns of individuals and organizations during the meetings of MMFAD, Better Hearing Philippines Inc. and University of Santo Tomas in partnership with SM Foundation organized and conducted a lay forum on Deaf education and employment for parents, health professionals, support groups and the masses. This was held on November 10, 2010 at SM City Manila Event Activity.....Read more...

	2010 Deaf Awareness Week Celebration Posted on November 15, 2010
	In 1991, Proclamation 829 declaring the second week of November as Deaf Awareness Week was enacted by her Excellency Former Late President Corazon C. Aquino to enhance significant public awareness on the prevention, early detection and intervention, habilitation and education of the hearing impaired.... Read more...

	Still Great After 8 Posted on 25 October 2010
	OTPI-Outsource Transcription Philippines, Inc. has been defunct since 2002 but with the bond that this group has created, they planned a get together with the theme, “Still Great After 8”. During the planning, 2010 OTPI Bronze EB Committee decided to give a donation to a Foundation that caters to the ICT service needs and have chosen Nova Foundation.....Read more...

	Air 21 Hires Deaf Employees Posted 5 October 2010
	hired additional seven Deaf employees on October 4, 2010 as Data Entry Operators. Six of them are Alumni of MCCID Computer Technology (Owen Domagtoy, Maricris Siping, while John Victor Amos, Lycille Macairan, Rachel Ann Tapel, Jocel Caraballo are also graduates of Nova ICT Training Center) and one came from De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde SDEAS. ....Read more...

	ESPESYAL-ISTA 2010 Posted on 19 September 2010
	The University of the Philippines Special Education Council headed by Prof. Maripia Rabacal, Project Head and Sarah Jane Cas, Externals Committee Head, organized ESPESYAL-ISTA 2010 on September 18, 2010,... Read more...

	Project Orientation Posted on 24 July 2010
	With the initiative of the Training Department to orient Batch 20 trainees on the data encoding projects of Nova Foundation, Mr. Jaime Awa, Processing Supervisor and Ms. Rowena Jimenez, Production Supervisor conducted Orientations on July 21 and July 23, 2010, respectively....Read more...