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The town of Mulanay in Quezon province has come a long way from the underserved rural community portrayed in the 1996 award-winning film  Mulanay: Sa Pusod ng Paraiso , directed by Gil Portes. While the movie depicted a village lacking in infrastructure and a community deeply rooted in tradition and reluctant to embrace modern medicine, present-day Mulanay is now a first-class municipality where diversity and inclusion thrive, opening opportunities for  residents in challenging circumstances such as persons with disabilities. These opportunities pave the way for programs that uplift Mulanay’s most vulnerable sectors, including a partnership that the local government, through the Municipal Social Welfare and Development (MSWD) office, forged with ATRIEV, PLDT, and Smart to train residents with disabilities on the basics of entrepreneurship and the use of digital innovations to grow their businesses. This partnership aligns with the P...

  Tech for inclusion just got smarter. PLDT and Smart are harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enable more persons with disabilities to access digital innovations. The move expands the PLDT Group’s efforts to reduce inequality and narrow the digital divide.   “Technology is the great equalizer,” said Stephanie V. Orlino, AVP and Head of Stakeholder Engagement at PLDT and Smart. Through AI, we’re creating a future where persons in challenging circumstances can participate in a digitally powered economy, and where ‘All are Included’.”   To mark the 14th Global Accessibility Awareness Day, the PLDT Group partnered with long-time ally ATRIEV (Adaptive Technology for Rehabilitation, Integration, and Empowerment of the Visually Impaired) to launch an AI for Accessibility training module tailored for persons with disabilities. ATRIEV is a pioneer in ICT-based solutions for persons with disabilities, those affected by chronic illness, as well as stakeholders wo...