Publisher’s Note: This write-up was first published on the first of October, 2022 in http://princesaeiya.tumblr.com, the website where I write about the mundane and the extraordinary going ons in my life.

Today, we celebrate the first anniversary of the enactment of this law.

The bill on inclusive education for learners with disabilities was the first major bill I primarily handled as a young legislative staffer—from assisting in the Committee hearing to chairing the Technical Working Group (TWG) meetings of the Committee to drafting the committee report.

But we—those in the legislature, and more importantly, the disability sector—did not give up. It took years until we finally got the compromise that would allow a progressive realization of inclusive education. There shall be a multi-year plan coupled with appropriate funding to the framework as written in the law.