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Long Title
AN ACT REQUIRING THE USE OF FILIPINO SIGN LANGUAGE INSETS FOR LOCAL NEWS PROGRAMS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 22 OF REPUBLIC ACT 7277, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "MAGNA CARTA FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (PWDs)"
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Date filed
July 1, 2013
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00356 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT REQUIRING THE USE OF FILIPINO SIGN LANGUAGE INSETS FOR LOCAL NEWS PROGRAMS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 22 OF REPUBLIC ACT 7277, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "MAGNA CARTA FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (PWDs)" | |
| ABSTRACT : Aims to make broadcast media more accessible to the deaf community by requiring Filipino sign-language interpreted program insets to all free-to-air television stations in the country. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : COLMENARES, NERI | |
| DATE FILED : 2013-07-01 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| NATURE : Welfare | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. Zarate | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Mercado-Revilla (006 2013-07-31) | 2. Tinio (010 2013-08-12) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL SERVICES ON 2013-07-23 |
Abstract
Aims to make broadcast media more accessible to the deaf community by requiring Filipino sign-language interpreted program insets to all free-to-air television stations in the country.
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