Manila, Philippines: A 27-year-old woman who was born without legs due to a congenital disorder was barred from entering the Bureau of Internal Revenue office in Calbayog, Samar, for wearing “shorts”.

On August 5, 2019, Nancy Torellino Boroc decided to share her experience when she went to a local Bureau of Internal Revenue office.

Nancy said she was visiting BIR to process a document request for her sister but was stopped by a security officer for allegedly wearing “shorts”.

In the post that was made by Nancy on Facebook, she said she was being accompanied by Xander, her boyfriend, who was also wearing shorts.

The security officer who stopped the couple said they were following a new memorandum that was implemented recently by the local government.

The Facebook post that was made by Nancy went viral, it currently has over 10,000 likes and over 5000 shares.

Nancy Boroc was born with an Orthopedic Disability.

During her interview with Inquirer, Nancy said she is used to the discrimination.

Nancy added that she gets discriminated a lot in school, local markets, and sometimes in her own neighborhood, but Nancy said this was her first time to have such an experience at a government office.

Nancy said she has no intentions to humiliate the security officer or the government of the Philippines.

Nancy added she just wants to shine a light on what people with disabilities have to deal with and go through each day.

In her Facebook post, Nancy said, “I’m not posting to rant but to let people know about our daily life struggles and situations. We are PWDs, [we are the] same as normal people, we have rights and privileges and exemptions.”

On her second attempt to enter the Bureau of Internal Revenue office in her locality, Nancy was allowed to enter the building by the same security officer who did not allow her to enter the building.