TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte, March 16, 2016 - Every
differently-abled residents of Tagumenyos will finally have free movie access
in the city’s movie houses on the occasion of the signing of the Memorandum of
Agreement (MOA) between the City Government of Tagum and Gaisano Mall Cinemas
last March 3, 2016 at Gaisano Mall, Tagum City.
The MOA Signing was hinged on the enactment by the 6th City
Council of City Ordinance No. 709, series of 2015 which provides that the scope
and coverage of the granting of free movie access to Persons with Disability
(PWD) shall be enforceable in all movie theaters in the territorial
jurisdiction of the City of Tagum.
Under the ordinance, a Person with Disability is defined as
suffering from restriction or different abilities, as a result of a mental,
physical or sensory impairment to perform an activity in a manner or within the
range considered normal for a human being, and states that disability shall
mean (1) a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more
psychological, physiological or anatomical function of an individual or
activities of such individual; (2) a record of such an impairment; or (3) being
regarded as having such an impairment.
It is also provided further that the free movie access of the
PWDs, as a privilege, shall not be transferrable and may only be availed of on
Thursdays by beneficiaries who are carrying Identification Cards issued by the
City Social Welfare Development Office.
The privilege granted to PWDs under the social legislation shall
be deemed as part of the Movie Theater’s Corporate Social Responsibility and
may be used as an allowable discount/deduction in the computation of Amusement
Tax payable to the City Government of Tagum. (Richi Gulle/ CIO-Tagum)
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