Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Person

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

Interpreting from a Cellphone
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers One of my deaf students tagged me in her Facebook photo. In one of our House Visits wherein we interview the families of our deaf students in the comfort of their homes, a hearing parent who works in Dubai requested me to interpret her message appealing to her daughter to focus more on her studies. […]
Wed, May 22 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 08 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 08 2013

Interpreting from a Cellphone
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers One of my deaf students tagged me in her Facebook photo. In one of our House Visits wherein we interview the families of our deaf students in the comfort of their homes, a hearing parent who works in Dubai requested me to interpret her message appealing to her daughter to focus more on her studies. [...]
Mon, May 06 2013

Have you thanked your interpreters today?
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers One of my Facebook friends and now my “kumare” since I’m the Godson of her baby daughter Dean Nicky Templo – Perez of College of St. Benilde, tagged me in his post about sign language interpreter’s day.  I didn’t know there is one? It turns out that Mr. Joshua Jones, a deaf-blind from Seattle, created [...]
Mon, Apr 29 2013

Government health workers in Metro Manila given sign...
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers This is a repost from Business Mirror. THE regional office of the Department of Health (DOH) started on Wednesday training health-care providers on Basic Filipino Sign Language (BFSL) for them to use in communicating and understanding patients in health-care facilities with hearing disabilities. “This is the first phase of our development program for our health [......
Tue, Apr 23 2013

Volunteer to help the Filipino Deaf
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Want to help the deaf? Volunteer now and support Gualandi Volunteer Services Programme. Watch this to know more. Filed under: Filipino Sign Language, Notable Filipino Deaf Institution, Special Announcements Tagged: Gualandi Volunteer Services Programme, GVSP
Tue, Apr 23 2013

Deaf Team Building Experience Video
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Guys, may I share with you our funny experience trekking the mountain to see the falls and bonded together to enjoy indoor and outdoor games. Filed under: Blogroll Tagged: earthaven eco-community
Tue, Apr 16 2013

Deaf-mute customers to sue resto
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers This is a repost from the Philippine Daily Inquirer written by Ador Vincent Mayol of Cebu Daily News. 7:20 am | Thursday, March 21st, 2013 A restaurant in Cebu City is facing charges after some waiters allegedly made fun of five deaf-mute customers and refused to give them a discount. The five customers yesterday went [...]
Tue, Mar 26 2013

Deaf man, sign language teacher form lasting bond
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Belated Happy Valentine’s Day to all my readers! Sorry for not blogging for more than a month now. Today, may I share with you a post-Valentine love story of a deaf man and his sign language teacher which was published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer? I know personally the lady teacher here, Mrs. Beatriz Go. [...]
Tue, Mar 26 2013

deafphilippines.net as Mirror Site
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers I recently copied all the post contents of my blog to my new official home at www.deafphilippines.net. It’s also a WordPress site but uses the Responsive Design Theme. It means, the site can be viewed from any screen size including smartphones and tablets. I want to mirror my blog post just in case I decide [...]
Tue, Mar 26 2013

2012 in review and a happy new year!!!
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 57,000 views in 2012. If each view were a film, this blog would power 13 Film Festivals Click here to see the complete report. Filed under: [...]
Tue, Mar 26 2013

Deaf man, sign language teacher form lasting bond
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Belated Happy Valentine’s Day to all my readers! Sorry for not blogging for more than a month now. Today, may I share with you a post-Valentine love story of a deaf man and his sign language teacher which was published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer? I know personally the lady teacher here, Mrs. Beatriz Go. [...]
Sun, Feb 17 2013

deafphilippines.net as Mirror Site
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers I recently copied all the post contents of my blog to my new official home at www.deafphilippines.net. It’s also a WordPress site but uses the Responsive Design Theme. It means, the site can be viewed from any screen size including smartphones and tablets. I want to mirror my blog post just in case I decide [...]
Sun, Jan 13 2013

2012 in review and a happy new year!!!
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 57,000 views in 2012. If each view were a film, this blog would power 13 Film Festivals Click here to see the complete report. Filed under: [...]
Mon, Dec 31 2012

Merry Christmas in FSL!
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Merry Christmas from your friendly blogger……. Filed under: Filipino Sign Language, Hello from Me
Mon, Dec 24 2012

Bath Soap TV Commercial Deaf Spoof
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers   Guys, here is another short video (with sound) of deaf spoofing a TV commercial of a soap brand here Philippines. The video wasagain  created by 3rd year batch 2012-2013 of MCCID College. Enjoy! Related articles Selecta Kornetto TV Commercial Deaf Spoof (deafphilippines.wordpress.com) Filed under: Deaf Video Tagged: Ervin Reyes, leslie castillo, marvin felomina, v...
Sun, Dec 09 2012

Filipino Sign Language 101
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers This a re-post from an Inquirer.net article which appeared last December 1. It clearly explains what Filipino Sign Language is all about courtesy of our FSL Guru, Dr. Liza Martinez. Enjoy!!! What are sign languages? Common misconceptions: Signing is universal. Signing is gesture or only pantomime. Sign languages are based on spoken languages. Sign languages [...]
Wed, Dec 05 2012

Selecta Kornetto TV Commercial Deaf Spoof
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Guys, here is a short video (with sound) of deaf spoofing a TV commercial of a popular ice cream brand in the Philippines. The video was created by 3rd year batch 2012-2013 of MCCID College. Enjoy! Filed under: Blogroll Tagged: daisy jane noble, Ervin Reyes, MCCID, omar jolas lazaro
Wed, Nov 28 2012

Yay! First 240,000 Visits!
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Wow! Wow! Wow! I reached another milestone in my blog experience. After 18 posts since July 27, today I celebrate my 240,000th visits since I created this in 2008! Hooray! I now have 349 posts, 883 comments, 23 categories, 729 tags, 40 active followers (up from 29), 46 comment followers and 791 Facebook readers. I [...]
Sat, Nov 24 2012