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Congress News and Headline- Silent Language
- Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, Jr. warmly welcomes officers and representatives of the Philippine Federation of the Deaf, Philippine Deaf Resource Center, Philippine National Association of Sign Language Interpreters, Philippine Coalition on Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities, College of St. Benilde School of Deaf Education..
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Daily Tribune - Bill seeking presence of court interpreters for deaf pushed
By Gerry Baldo - 09/13/2011
- Acting on reports about the growing criminal cases involving those with impaired hearing, lawmakers yesterday pushed the hiring of sign language experts in court.
Under House Bill 4121, filed by Reps. Teddy Casiño, (Bayan Muna); Neri Colmenares (Bayan Muna); Luzviminda Ilagan (Gabriela); Rafael Mariano (Anakpawis); Raymond Palatino (Kabataan party-list); Antonio Tinion ( Act Teachers); and Emmi de Jesus (Gabriela), all courts, quasi-judicial bodies, agencies and government institutions conducting investigations and public hearings will hire interpreters for proceedings involving individuals ascertained to be deaf through accepted clinical standards and procedures.. [open link]
ABS-CBN News - Group pushes for sign language on TV
RG Cruz, 12 September 2011
- Acting on reports about the growing criminal cases involving those with impaired hearing, lawmakers yesterday pushed the hiring of sign language experts in court.
MANILA, Philippines - Deaf to deaf students from various schools and members of nongovernment organizations visited Congress on Monday to lobby for the requirement of sign language interpreters on television.
The group paid a courtesy call to House Speaker Sonny Belmonte and were acknowledged in plenary during a break in the budget deliberations... [open link]
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