Sol Aragones emphasizes that no one requires a government position to benefit the community and society. After 9 years as a lawmaker, she was defeated in the 2022 elections after competing for Governor. Sol Aragones did not see it as a sign to abandon her goal and vision for our compatriots. Instead of abandoning her desire to serve others, Sol Aragones established her own charity, Alagang Sol. Aragones continues to serve individuals through her own charity.
Recently, the Sol Aragones Foundation joined forces with the Alagang Akay Foundation, which shares the same objective, to assist PWD people in Sta. Rosa, Laguna and Lucena City, Quezon. In honor of International Day for People with Disabilities 2022, the PWD-founded non-profit Alagang AKAY, in collaboration with the Sol Aragones Foundation, distributed a total of 1000 wheelchairs to PWDs and families in back-to-back activities conducted on December 4 at the Sta. Sta. Rosa Sports Complex Rosa, Laguna, and on December 6 in Lucena City, Quezon, at the Quezon Convention Center.
Aragones: “Napakahalaga ng araw na ito para sa mga PWD at kanilang mga pamilya na bahagi ng Alagang Akay community. Nais namin ng Akay Foundation na tuparin ang pangarap ng mga PWD na magkaroon ng wheelchair at saklay sa abot ng aming makakaya.”
Sol Aragones
“Gusto din namin sila bigyan ng inspirasyon na piliin na maging masaya kaysa malungkot. May pag- asang naghihintay sa PWD – aakayin namin sila,”
Alagang AKAY Ambassadors: Quality of Life, Dignity, Passion for Service
The celebrations were led by AKAY Ambassadors Dwight Bayona, a leg amputee and multi-sport
athlete who wears a mechanical leg and “Chef with No Hands” Marcel Apatan.
“Alagang AKAY is PWD-led and founded on a mission to uplift the quality of life and uphold the dignity of PWDs through a holistic approach that includes, direct care, education, livelihood, employment as well as opportunities for community service,”
Dwight Bayona
Bayona whose leg was crushed in an accident when he was 24 years old. The accident happened when he himself stopped to aid an earlier crash victim.
“Nagtapos po ako ng HRM at nagpatuloy sa Culinary Arts. Sinundan ko lang po ang aking puso.”
Chef with No Hands Maricel Apatan
Apatan added: “Ang letrang A po sa A.K.A.Y ay para sa Aral o Education. Kung susundan po natin ang ating puso o passion sa anumang bagay, kailangan pong aralin natin ang larangang iyon. Nagpapasalamat ako sa pagkakataon na makapag-aral at sundan ang puso ko.
About Alagang Akay Inc
Alagang Akay Inc., is a non-profit organization on a mission to uplift the quality of life, and promote
the dignity of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) and those of their families.
Its holistic approach to this mission includes:
• Tapping medical and other professionals in assisting PWDs and making medical technologies
and other innovations accessible to PWDs, Tapping community leaders to help identify, screen and prioritize those who will immediately benefit from specific assistance and interventions,
• Collaborating with organizations, both government and private, who are able to provide education, training and work opportunities for PWDs so as to afford them the dignity of a productive life; one that contributes to their families, communities, society, and humanity indeed.
