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.
They were the guests of Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casiño.
Casiño has been lobbying for the requirement of sign language interpreters in broadcast media, after he earlier sought to lobby for sign language interpreters in courts.
Party-list group Bayan Muna claims it has been able to gather 110,000 signatures for the 2 bills espousing the 2 causes.
The proposals are House Bill 4121 (Sign Language for TV Inset) and House Bill 4631 (Interpreters for Courts).
The group paid a courtesy call to House Speaker Sonny Belmonte and were acknowledged in plenary during a break in the budget deliberations.
They were the guests of Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casiño.
Casiño has been lobbying for the requirement of sign language interpreters in broadcast media, after he earlier sought to lobby for sign language interpreters in courts.
Party-list group Bayan Muna claims it has been able to gather 110,000 signatures for the 2 bills espousing the 2 causes.
The proposals are House Bill 4121 (Sign Language for TV Inset) and House Bill 4631 (Interpreters for Courts).
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