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Difference between ASL and FSL
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Now that we are still under the topic of sign language, let me explain further to you the difference between American Sign Language and Filipino Sign Language. I have already shown this image on my previous blog post. But this time, I would like to elaborate more on how each letter came about from the... Continue Reading →
Thu, Aug 03 2017

Can we compare a hard-of-hearing from a deaf?
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Or if I may rephrase my title, is it better to be a hard-of-hearing than to be a deaf person? Erasmus, a famous Latin scholar during the Reformation once said, in regione caecorum rex est luscus, or in English in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king Is the proverb also applicable to... Continue Reading →
Tue, Aug 01 2017

Ignorance about Filipino Sign Language
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers The issue about sign language and the deaf community has sparked renewed attention recently in the Philippines. This was after viewing the second State of the Nation Address of our very controversial and unorthodox (talk about all the badmouth words) yet very popular President Rodrigo Duterte last Monday, July 24. I was assigned by PNASLI, […]
Sun, Jul 30 2017

Yay! First 400,000th Visits
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Yehey! I reached another milestone in my blogging career! I reached my first 400,000th visits! Actually, it’s already 400,344 based on WordPress Stats. I have now published 400 blog posts which was shared 1,859 times. I also accumulated 392 blog followers, 280 email followers, 45 wordpress.com followers, 981 comments and 55 comment followers. To my […]
Wed, Jan 25 2017

1st Deaf Festival in Baguio City
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers To all the Deaf Community and their family, Deaf Schools, Deaf Organizations and its members, other NGOs, NGAs, LGUs; the New Media Services Cares (NMS-Cares) invites everyone to come join them. It will be held in Baguio City from May 19-21, 2017. The 1st NMS-Cares Deaf Festival will kick-off with a grand parade by festival […]
Wed, Jan 25 2017

Join us! Bring Filipino Sign Language to the public schools!
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers *PLEASE SHARE / FORWARD / POST as widely as possible. Thanks! To: Videographers / Editors / Animators / Storytellers / Writers / Actors / Artists / Producers / Designers / TV / Mass Comm students, networks Fine Arts students, alumni & organizations / Teachers / education students / language or culture students / Web designers […]
Sun, Feb 07 2016

Consultative Forum of SL Interpreters on January 9
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers To all my Filipino Sign Language Interpreters, here is your chance to air our concerns and at the same time have a good bonding time with our fellow terps. You are cordially invited to “Sign-On” A consultative forum with World Association of Sign Language Interpreters (WASLI) Asia-Representative Etsuko Umemoto. The forum will be held at […]
Wed, Dec 23 2015

Philippine Census Leaves PWD Count
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers I count myself as one of those who affirmed with the sentiments of the disability council. MCCID was one of the fortunate places where the National Statistics Office handed over a census questionnaire. I personally read the form and was very disappointed that there was no question there about the number of PWDs residing in […]
Sun, Dec 13 2015

Survey for Filipino Interpreters
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers To all my Filipino sign language interpreters, may I encourage you to answer this Interpreting survey form? This survey is being conducted by the Philippine National Association of Sign Language Interpreters (PNASLI). The group would like to get in touch with with all its members soon for the next General Assembly meeting. You may click […]
Mon, Nov 09 2015

Yay! First 350,000th Visits!
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Yehey! I reached another milestone in my blogging career! I reached my first 350,000th visits! Actually, it’s already 350,254 based on WordPress Stats. I have now published 393 blog posts which was shared 1,859 times. I also accumulated 392 blog followers, 981 comments and 55 comment followers. To my faithful readers, thank you thank you […]
Sun, Nov 08 2015

Deaf People and MRT
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers A little over a week ago, I was invited together with one of the deaf trainors of our college for the deaf and my deaf idol Moises Libot, by the HR Personnel of the Manila Light Rail Transit Corporation (MRT) as one of their resource speakers. We lectured about the needs and concerns of deaf […]
Sat, Nov 07 2015

Empowered Deaf Tricycle Driver!
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Empowering! This photo of a tricycle driven by a deaf man in Mexico, Pampanga is currently making rounds in social media. It already has more than 10,000 likes and nearly 2,500 shares in Facebook courtesy of Philippine Star as of this writing. Passengers can point to the location where he/she wants to drop off. “Having […]
Wed, Aug 05 2015

Perils of being a sign language interpreter in the PH
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers This article really touched my heart. Not because I personally experienced this, but because in spite of the difficulties and almost thankless job of giving voice to the deaf, we are still here serving them. It’s really hard to interpret for the deaf here in the Philippines! The process of converting spoken words into signs […]
Tue, Aug 04 2015

Filipina Deaf Passes the National Teacher’s Exam
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Good news to all our Filipino Deaf friends out there. The very elusive board examination for teachers has been conquered by a lady! Her name is Mary Catherine Dela Torre. Most of the deaf after graduating from a bachelors degree in education, will land as teacher aide without any assurance of becoming a regular teacher, unless they […]
Tue, May 26 2015

Deaf teen deemed ‘medically inadmissible’ to join...
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers So, even in a rich country like Canada, discrimination against the deaf still exists. Their main reason is that it would be costly, $91,500 to be exact, for them to shoulder her “disability”. Would the discrimination also be because she is a foreigner, specifically, a Filipino? This action is what we Filipinos termed as “Pera […]
Mon, May 18 2015

MCCID scholarship exam on March 24
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Attention all deaf high school graduates! Do you want to study Information Technology courses in the “Home of the Filipino Deaf World IT Champions” but are having difficulty financially? Now is your chance to study at MCCID! We are offering up to 100% scholarship grants on your fees. All you need to do is take […]
Tue, Mar 03 2015

Yay! First 320,000 Visits!
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Yehey! I reached another milestone in my blogging career! I reached my first 320,000th visits! Last week, I also gained another first; reaching 921 visits in one day alone, on February 20! And within that week, I also had three straight days of nearly 1000 visits! What’s unique about this sudden surge of visitors is […]
Tue, Mar 03 2015

Filipino Deaf Candidate asked to resign from Beauty Contest
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers This is again another act of discrimination against the deaf! Binibining Pilipinas is a national organization which holds the annual search for Filipina beauties who will represent the country in international contests such as Ms. Universe, Ms. International, Ms. Tourism and Ms. Supranational. According to their website’s FAQ, here are their requirements: A single l...
Sun, Feb 15 2015

On Deaf and Relationships
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers But what surprised me was that majority of my male deaf students were already separated from their deaf wives! These situations among deaf couples are truly alarming!
Sat, Feb 14 2015

Yes the Philippines can become a deaf-inclusive country
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers 'There is a worldwide movement viewing deafness as a culture beyond hearing impairment, and the community of the deaf as a cultural and linguistic minority has become visibly accepted in global circles of advocacy'
Thu, Feb 12 2015
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Cebu Pacific Airlines, the Filipino Deaf and Me
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Last Wednesday (January 21), I was one of the invited resource speakers of Cebu Pacific Airlines. I have never imagined that I would be doing it! You see, I did many blog posts highlighting their blunders and blatant disregard about the welfare of Persons With Disabilities most especially the Filipino Deaf. To refresh everyone’s memory, I […]
Sun, Jan 25 2015

Philippine Revolution with Deaf Actors
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers MCCID College students led by Thenejon Del Mundo and directed by Sir Moises Libot made a simple 6-minute video (with background sounds) about the heroes of Philippine Revolution. This is part of their Digital Video Editing Subject.  Film shooting was done at the hillside area of the campus. Enjoy! :-)Filed under: Anything Filipino, Deaf Video […]
Tue, Jan 20 2015

Pope Francis and the Filipino Deaf
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers I am not a Catholic. But I’m one with the entire Filipino nation in welcoming the leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis! He is such a charismatic and modern yet down-to-earth person. He advocates for openness and respect to others’ beliefs. He connects with everybody. I even made a Facebook post about his statement […]
Sat, Jan 17 2015

16 things Deaf People are tired of hearing
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Loved this article! Nicely written and so very true. That’s why I gladly shared it here. Thanks Alexis! :-) 16 things Deaf People are tired of hearing  Filed under: Deaf Experiences
Thu, Jan 08 2015

Yay! First 300,000 Visits!
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers I was supposed to celebrate my 300,000th visits with a happy bang with this 380th post. But tragedy struck my family this month. My beloved sister passed away due to complications of breast cancer. So I really don’t feel like celebrating. :-( I’ll just post this to remember the date when I reached the number. […]
Thu, Jan 08 2015

College student crowned first deaf beauty queen in PH
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers A college student makes history as the country’s first deaf beauty queen. 17-year-old Princess Pura was crowned among the top three winners in the ‘Queen of the Philippines’ in Subic, Zambales. Being deaf since birth, the Hotel and Restaurant Management student says winning a beauty pageant is a dream come true. Princess will represent the […]
Thu, Jan 08 2015

16 things Deaf People are tired of hearing
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Loved this article! Nicely written and so very true. That’s why I gladly shared it here. Thanks Alexis! :-) 16 things Deaf People are tired of hearing  Filed under: Deaf Experiences
Thu, Nov 27 2014
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Yay! First 300,000 Visits!
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers I was supposed to celebrate my 300,000th visits with a happy bang with this 380th post. But tragedy struck my family this month. My beloved sister passed away due to complications of breast cancer. So I really don’t feel like celebrating. :-( I’ll just post this to remember the date when I reached the number. […]
Wed, Nov 19 2014

College student crowned first deaf beauty queen in PH
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers A college student makes history as the country’s first deaf beauty queen. 17-year-old Princess Pura was crowned among the top three winners in the ‘Queen of the Philippines’ in Subic, Zambales. Being deaf since birth, the Hotel and Restaurant Management student says winning a beauty pageant is a dream come true. Princess will represent the […]
Sat, Aug 09 2014

The Deaf, the Bullies and the Defender
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Facebook has been a perfect place for people to mingle without being physically present. It gives them (me included) a chance to be or stay informed about the whereabouts of everyone. However, this is also a place where some people tend to show off to others that they are better and had experienced the finer […]
Sat, Aug 09 2014

Deaf VS Hearing, anyone?
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Although some hearing people have been occasionally bully deaf people because they feel that they are more superior than them. Deaf people on the other hand tend to exhibit their “pity-me” effect to the hearing people in order to get concessions. But pitting them against each other is counter-productive and does not promote rights-based approach. […]
Thu, Apr 03 2014
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Yay! First 280,000 Visits!
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers I admit. I haven’t been blogging for more than a quarter of a year.  I had been busy. Although it’s not an excuse. But I was pleasantly distracted by other equally important matters… matters that have not deviated from my primary mission of helping the deaf. :-) We were able to put up a new […]
Thu, Apr 03 2014

Why is right sign language interpreting important?
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Here is a link on the interview in Filipino langauge of Luchi Cruz-Valdes to Dr. Liza Martinez of Philippine Deaf Resource Center and Rowena Rivera, Deaf Officer of Support and Empower Abused Deaf Children (SEADC) about the importance of right sign language interpreting. This is in connection with the interpreting fiasco during the funeral of […]
Fri, Dec 20 2013

Why is right sign language interpreting important?
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Here is a link on the interview in Filipino langauge of Luchi Cruz-Valdes to Dr. Liza Martinez of Philippine Deaf Resource Center and Rowena Rivera, Deaf Officer of Support and Empower Abused Deaf Children (SEADC) about the importance of right sign language interpreting. This is in connection with the interpreting fiasco during the funeral of […]
Fri, Dec 20 2013

To all my Filipino friends who were asking about the sign...
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers To all my Filipino friends who were asking about the sign language interpreter‘s fiasco in Nelson Mandela‘s memorial service, here is a a video link to a very clear explanation in Tagalog language from my interpreter idol Ms. Liza S. Presnillo, resident interpreter of TV5. [link] under: Deaf Video, Filipino Sign Language, Sign Language Tagged: Liza […]
Fri, Dec 13 2013

To all my Filipino friends who were asking about the sign...
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers To all my Filipino friends who were asking about the sign language interpreter‘s fiasco in Nelson Mandela‘s memorial service, here is a a video link to a very clear explanation in Tagalog language from my interpreter idol Ms. Liza S. Presnillo, resident interpreter of TV5. [link] under: Deaf Video, Filipino Sign Language, Sign Language Tagged: Liza […]
Fri, Dec 13 2013

Typhoon Yolanda Deaf Victims
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Here is a sad clip about deaf victims of the recent Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) which devastated my country a month ago. Video Credit from Philippine Federation of Deaf Youth SectorFiled under: Deaf Experiences, Deaf Video Tagged: Philippine Federation of Deaf Youth Sector
Mon, Dec 09 2013

Typhoon Yolanda Deaf Victims
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Here is a sad clip about deaf victims of the recent Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) which devastated my country a month ago. Video Credit from Philippine Federation of Deaf Youth SectorFiled under: Deaf Experiences, Deaf Video Tagged: Philippine Federation of Deaf Youth Sector
Mon, Dec 09 2013

Deaf earthquake victims need our help
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers To my faithful Blog Readers: Last October 15, a Magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the island paradise of Bohol and Cebu toppling homes, schools, hospital and the heritage churches which dated back to 16th century. International Deaf Education Association (IDEA) has been serving the deaf community in Bohol for more than two decades. They have deaf […]
Sun, Oct 20 2013

What Desa Bengkala Taught Me about Language, Access, and...
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers This is a re-post from the Facebook note of one of my dear friend Vanessa Urbantke who is currently doing a swell job helping deaf people in Bicol, Philippines. I requested her if I can put it here in my blog and she gladly accepted. Recently, I had the privilege of visiting a small village […]
Sun, Oct 20 2013

Adieu, Ma’am Ellen Castillo…
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Long before the establishments of Deaf Evangelistic Alliance Foundation in Cavinti, Laguna, Philippine Institute for the Deaf Oral School, CAP College for the Deaf, College of St. Benilde and MCCID…  long before the Filipino Sign Language noise and deaf culture recognition… long before the empowerment of the Filipino Deaf…  there is one wonderful woman who [�...
Sun, Oct 20 2013

Deaf earthquake victims need our help
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers To my faithful Blog Readers: Last October 15, a Magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the island paradise of Bohol and Cebu toppling homes, schools, hospital and the heritage churches which dated back to 16th century. International Deaf Education Association (IDEA) has been serving the deaf community in Bohol for more than two decades. They have deaf […]
Sun, Oct 20 2013

What Desa Bengkala Taught Me about Language, Access, and...
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers This is a re-post from the Facebook note of one of my dear friend Vanessa Urbantke who is currently doing a swell job helping deaf people in Bicol, Philippines. I requested her if I can put it here in my blog and she gladly accepted. Recently, I had the privilege of visiting a small village […]
Thu, Oct 17 2013

Adieu, Ma’am Ellen Castillo…
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Long before the establishments of Deaf Evangelistic Alliance Foundation in Cavinti, Laguna, Philippine Institute for the Deaf Oral School, CAP College for the Deaf, College of St. Benilde and MCCID…  long before the Filipino Sign Language noise and deaf culture recognition… long before the empowerment of the Filipino Deaf…  there is one wonderful woman who [�...
Thu, Sep 05 2013

Wish list for the deaf
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers For the first time, University of the Philippines, the premier state university of the country gave their college admission test in braille format. Great! How I wish they would also do the same for the deaf. Do we see an examination in Filipino Sign Language format in the future? How I wish? Filed under: Anything […]
Wed, Aug 07 2013

This is a repost from Inquirer.net site. Happy Wednesday...
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers This is a repost from Inquirer.net site. Happy Wednesday everyone! Health workers train on sign language to be able to service deaf, mute better By Jocelyn R. Uy Philippine Daily Inquirer 8:52 am | Tuesday, August 6th, 2013 The Department of Health-National Capital Region announced on Monday, Aug. 5, 2013, that it recently finished conducting […]
Wed, Aug 07 2013

Miss Deaf Philippines, anyone?
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers One of my super duper respected idols in deaf education here in the Philippines, Ma’am Julie Esguerra-Marvin sent our school an invitation to join a beauty contest spearheaded by her school, Philippine Institute for the Deaf (PID). I volunteered to post the invite poster in my blog. Here it is: We would like to invite […]
Mon, Jul 15 2013

Yay! First 260,000 Visits!
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Even if having a blog hiatus for more than two months, I still reached another milestone. Today I celebrate my 260,000th visits since I created this in 2008! Hooray! I now have 365 posts, 967 comments, 23 categories and 752 tags. I also have 199 active followers (up from 40), 51 comment followers and  Facebook readers! […]
Mon, Jul 15 2013

Colorful Silence, Filipino Deaf Photographer
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Guys, may I interest you again with another successful Filipino deaf entrepreneur, Emil Zion Punzalan. As one of the proud products of MCCID, he has ventured into a field where communication is a non-issue and the entire world is his portrait. He was recently featured in Manila Bulletin. I reposted the article below. Colorful Silence […]
Wed, May 22 2013

Make Your Vote Count
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers To all my Filipino Deaf brothers and sisters who will be voting this May 13, here are some reminders and procedures that you may want to know. The sign language presentation is done by MCCID Alumna and one of the best deaf graduates we have, Ms. Dianne Barcelona Salazar. She currently works at Link Center […]
Wed, May 22 2013