THE Supreme Court (SC) has approved the Rules on Filipino Sign Language Interpreting in the Judiciary (FSL Rules), a landmark measure that will give deaf litigants and witnesses effective ...

Actress Janine Gutierrez hailed the use of Filipino Sign Language (FSL) in television newscasts following the inclusion of interpreters for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. “So good that there’s FSL/sign ...

CEBU, Philippines — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-7 is pushing for Filipino Sign Language (FSL) in order to gain more advocates, learners, and practitioners to ensure that no ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court (SC) has approved the rules institutionalizing the use of Filipino sign language (FSL) in court proceedings. In its session held last Oct. 28, the high tribunal ...

Almost three months after the Senate passed the Filipino Sign Language (FSL) Bill in a bid to “promote the rights of the deaf to identity, expression, and communication,” President Rodrigo Duterte ...

You can now clearly understand the gospel in the language of your heart. After toiling for nine months, Jehovah’s Witnesses (JWs) completed the translation of the New Testament book of Matthew in ...

[This is the first in a series of INQUIRER.net’s special reports on the Philippine Deaf community and Filipino Sign Language.] On the International Day of Sign Languages, Sept. 23, we celebrate the ...

MANILA, Philippines – In a nod to the Filipino Sign Language Law, the Department of Health (DOH) in Calabarzon hosted the first FSL training for health workers in the region in San Mateo, Rizal. A ...

Every now and then, a feel-good story about a person picking up a phrase or two in sign language to make someone deaf or hard of hearing feel better will pop up on my Facebook or Twitter feeds. One of ...