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FILIPINO SIGN LANGUAGE ACT
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| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB07503 | |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO. RA11106 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT DECLARING FILIPINO SIGN LANGUAGE AS THE NATIONAL SIGN LANGUAGE OF THE FILIPINO DEAF AND THE OFFICIAL SIGN LANGUAGE OF GOVERNMENT IN ALL TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE DEAF, AND MANDATING ITS USE IN SCHOOLS, BROADCAST MEDIA, AND WORKPLACES | |
| SHORT TITLE : Declaring Filipino Sign Language As The National Sign Language Of The Filipino Deaf And The Official Sign Language Of Government In All Transactions Involving The Deaf, And Mandating Its Use In Schools, Broadcast Media, And Workplaces | |
| ALIAS NAME : Filipino Sign Language Act | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : TINIO, ANTONIO L., CASTRO, FRANCE L., VILLAFUERTE, LUIS RAYMUND JR. F., NIETO, JOHN MARVIN "YUL SERVO" C., ERIGUEL, SANDRA Y., M.D., YAP, MELECIO JR. J., VELASCO-CATERA, TRICIA NICOLE Q., AQUINO-MAGSAYSAY, MILAGROS, BRAVO, MARIA VIDA ESPINOSA, TREÑAS, JERRY P., LAOGAN, DENNIS C., ORTEGA, PABLO, BORDADO, GABRIEL H., NOGRALES, KARLO ALEXEI B., FARIÑAS, RODOLFO C., SANDOVAL, FEDERICO "RICKY" II S., DIMAPORO, MOHAMAD KHALID Q., LOBREGAT, CELSO L., ANTONINO, MAGNOLIA C., SAMBAR, MARK AERON H., SUANSING, ESTRELLITA B., PADUANO, JOSEPH STEPHEN S., LIMKAICHONG, JOCELYN SY, NOEL, VICTORIA ISABEL G., PANGANIBAN, JOSE JR. T. CPA, LLB, UNABIA, PETER "SR. PEDRO" M., MACAPAGAL ARROYO, GLORIA, SUAREZ, DANILO E., CASILAO, ARIEL "KA AYIK" B. | |
| DATE FILED : 2018-04-10 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) : | |
| 1. Tinio | 2. Castro (F.L.) |
| 3. Villafuerte | 4. Nieto |
| 5. Eriguel | 6. Yap (M.) |
| 7. Velasco-Catera | 8. Aquino-Magsaysay |
| 9. Bravo (M.) | 10. Treñas |
| 11. Laogan | 12. Ortega (P.) |
| 13. Bordado | 14. Nograles (K.A.) |
| 15. Fariñas | 16. Sandoval |
| 17. Dimaporo (M.K.) | 18. Lobregat |
| 19. Antonino | 20. Sambar |
| 21. Suansing (E.) | 22. Paduano |
| 23. Limkaichong | 24. Noel |
| 25. Panganiban | 26. Unabia |
| 27. Macapagal Arroyo | 28. Suarez |
| 29. Casilao | 30. Roa-Puno |
| 31. Belmonte (R.) | 32. Tambunting |
| 33. Sy-Alvarado | 34. Revilla |
| 35. Violago | 36. Primicias-Agabas |
| 37. Sarmiento (E.M.) | 38. Belmonte (J.C.) |
| 39. Alejano | 40. Catamco |
| 41. De Venecia | 42. Zamora (R.) |
| 43. Geron | |
| COUNTERPART HOUSE BILL/CONCURRENT RESOLUTION: SB01455 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS: | |
| 1. Committee Report filed on 2018-04-10 | |
| 2. Committee Report approved on 2018-05-22 | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00714 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2018-04-10 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: SOCIAL SERVICES, APPROPRIATIONS | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: Approval in substitution of House Bills Numbered 2094 1nd 6787 | |
| SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB06787, HB02094 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2018-05-15 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2018-05-15 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2018-05-22 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2018-05-28 | |
| SPONSORED BY : Tinio | |
| DATE SPONSORSHIP/DEBATE CLOSED: 2018-05-28 | |
| FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Tinio, Castro (F.L.), Villafuerte, Nieto, Eriguel, Yap (M.), Velasco-Catera, Aquino-Magsaysay, Bravo (M.), Treñas, Laogan, Ortega (P.), Bordado, Nograles (K.A.), Fariñas, Sandoval, Dimaporo (M.K.), Lobregat, Antonino, Sambar, Suansing (E.), Paduano, Limkaichong, Noel, Panganiban, Unabia, Macapagal Arroyo, Suarez, Casilao, Roa-Puno, Belmonte (R.), Tambunting, Sy-Alvarado, Revilla, Violago, Primicias-Agabas, Sarmiento (E.M.), Belmonte (J.C.), Alejano, Catamco, De Venecia, Zamora (R.), Geron | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2018-05-28 | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2018-05-30 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2018-07-31 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:211 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| Voting Details Per Member(Legend:Y-Yes N-No A-Abstain X-Did Not Vote B-Absent D-N/A) | |
| D---Abad--(N/A) | B---Abaya--(Absent) |
| Y---Abayon | Y---Abellanosa |
| Y---Abu | Y---Abueg |
| Y---Acharon | Y---Acop |
| B---Acosta--(Absent) | Y---Acosta-Alba |
| X---Adiong | Y---Advincula |
| B---Agarao--(Absent) | Y---Aggabao |
| B---Aglipay-Villar--(Absent) | D---Akbar--(N/A) |
| Y---Albano | B---Alcala--(Absent) |
| Y---Alejano | Y---Almario |
| Y---Almonte | Y---Alonte |
| Y---Alvarez (F.) | Y---Alvarez (M.) |
| B---Alvarez (P.)--(Absent) | X---Amante |
| Y---Amatong (I.) | Y---Andaya |
| B---Angara-Castillo--(Absent) | Y---Antonino |
| B---Antonio--(Absent) | Y---Aragones |
| Y---Arbison | B---Arcillas--(Absent) |
| Y---Arenas | Y---Atienza |
| X---Aumentado | Y---Bag-ao |
| Y---Bagatsing | Y---Baguilat |
| Y---Banal | Y---Barbers |
| Y---Barzaga | Y---Bataoil |
| Y---Batocabe | Y---Bautista-Bandigan |
| Y---Belaro | Y---Belmonte (F.) |
| Y---Belmonte (J.C.) | Y---Belmonte (R.) |
| Y---Benitez | X---Bernos |
| X---Bertiz | Y---Biazon |
| Y---Billones | Y---Biron |
| Y---Bolilia | Y---Bondoc |
| Y---Bordado | Y---Bravo (A.) |
| Y---Bravo (M.) | B---Brosas--(Absent) |
| Y---Bulut-Begtang | Y---Cagas |
| B---Calalang--(Absent) | Y---Calderon |
| Y---Calixto-Rubiano | Y---Caminero |
| Y---Campos | Y---Canama |
| Y---Cari | X---Casilao |
| X---Castelo | Y---Castro (F.L.) |
| X---Castro (F.H.) | B---Catamco--(Absent) |
| Y---Cayetano | X---Celeste |
| Y---Cerafica | Y---Cerilles Enerio |
| Y---Chavez | Y---Chipeco |
| B---Co--(Absent) | B---Cojuangco--(Absent) |
| Y---Collantes | Y---Cortes |
| Y---Cortuna | B---Cosalan--(Absent) |
| X---Crisologo | X---Cua |
| Y---Cuaresma | Y---Cueva |
| Y---Dalipe | D---Dalog--(N/A) |
| Y---Datol | Y---Daza |
| Y---De Jesus | B---De Venecia--(Absent) |
| Y---De Vera | Y---Defensor |
| Y---Del Mar | B---Del Rosario--(Absent) |
| Y---Deloso-Montalla | Y---Dimaporo (A.) |
| Y---Dimaporo (M.K.) | B---Duavit--(Absent) |
| Y---Durano | Y---Dy |
| Y---Elago | Y---Enverga |
| Y---Erice | Y---Eriguel |
| Y---Ermita-Buhain | B---Escudero--(Absent) |
| Y---Espina | Y---Espino |
| X---Estrella | Y---Eusebio |
| Y---Evardone | Y---Fariñas |
| Y---Fernando | Y---Ferrer J. |
| Y---Ferrer L. | B---Ferriol-Pascual--(Absent) |
| B---Floirendo--(Absent) | Y---Flores |
| Y---Fortun | Y---Fortuno |
| B---Fuentebella--(Absent) | Y---Garbin |
| B---Garcia (G.)--(Absent) | Y---Garcia (J.E.) |
| B---Garcia-Albano--(Absent) | Y---Garin (O.) |
| Y---Garin (S.) | Y---Gasataya |
| B---Gatchalian--(Absent) | Y---Geron |
| Y---Go (A.C.) | Y---Go (M.) |
| Y---Gomez | B---Gonzaga--(Absent) |
| Y---Gonzales (A.P.) | Y---Gonzales (A.D.) |
| Y---Gonzalez | B---Gorriceta--(Absent) |
| B---Gullas--(Absent) | Y---Hernandez (F.) |
| D---Hernandez (P.)--(N/A) | Y---Herrera-Dy |
| Y---Hofer | Y---Jalosjos |
| B---Javier--(Absent) | Y---Kho |
| Y---Khonghun | Y---Labadlabad |
| Y---Lacson | Y---Lagman |
| Y---Lanete | X---Laogan |
| Y---Lazatin | Y---Leachon |
| Y---Lee | B---Limkaichong--(Absent) |
| Y---Lobregat | Y---Lopez (B.) |
| X---Lopez (C.) | Y---Lopez (M.L.) |
| B---Loyola--(Absent) | B---Macapagal Arroyo--(Absent) |
| Y---Maceda | Y---Madrona |
| Y---Aquino-Magsaysay | Y---Nuñez-Malanyaon |
| Y---Malapitan | Y---Manalo |
| B---Mangaoang--(Absent) | B---Mangudadatu (S.)--(Absent) |
| X---Mangudadatu (Z.) | Y---Marcoleta |
| Y---Marcos | Y---Mariño |
| Y---Marquez | Y---Martinez |
| Y---Matugas | B---Mellana--(Absent) |
| B---Mending--(Absent) | B---Mendoza--(Absent) |
| Y---Mercado | Y---Mirasol |
| Y---Montoro | B---Nava--(Absent) |
| Y---Nieto | Y---Noel |
| B---Nograles (J.J.)--(Absent) | Y---Nograles (K.A.) |
| Y---Nolasco | Y---Oaminal |
| X---Ocampo | Y---Olivarez |
| Y---Ong (H.) | Y---Ong (E.) |
| Y---Ortega (P.) | Y---Ortega (V.N.) |
| Y---Pacquiao | B---Paduano--(Absent) |
| Y---Palma | Y---Pancho |
| Y---Panganiban | Y---Panotes |
| Y---Papandayan | Y---Pichay |
| Y---Pimentel | B---Pineda--(Absent) |
| B---Plaza--(Absent) | Y---Primicias-Agabas |
| Y---Roa-Puno | Y---Quimbo |
| B---Radaza--(Absent) | Y---Ramirez-Sato |
| B---Ramos--(Absent) | Y---Relampagos |
| B---Revilla--(Absent) | Y---Robes |
| Y---Rocamora | Y---Rodriguez (I.) |
| Y---Rodriguez (M.) | B---Roman--(Absent) |
| Y---Romero | Y---Romualdez |
| Y---Romualdo | D---Roque (H.)--(N/A) |
| Y---Roque (R.N.) | Y---Sacdalan |
| Y---Sagarbarria | Y---Sahali |
| Y---Salceda | Y---Salimbangon |
| Y---Salo | Y---Salon |
| Y---Sambar | Y---Sandoval |
| X---Sangcopan | B---Santos-Recto--(Absent) |
| Y---Sarmiento (C.) | Y---Sarmiento (E.M.) |
| Y---Savellano | X---Sema |
| Y---Siao | Y---Silverio |
| Y---Singson (E.) | Y---Suansing (E.) |
| Y---Suansing (H.) | Y---Suarez |
| Y---Sy-Alvarado | Y---Tambunting |
| Y---Tan (A.) | B---Tan (M.)--(Absent) |
| X---Tan (S.) | Y---Tejada |
| Y---Teves | B---Tiangco--(Absent) |
| B---Ting--(Absent) | Y---Tinio |
| Y---Tolentino | Y---Treñas |
| B---Tugna--(Absent) | Y---Tupas |
| D---Turabin-Hataman--(N/A) | Y---Ty |
| X---Umali | Y---Unabia |
| B---Ungab--(Absent) | Y---Unico |
| B---Uy (J.)--(Absent) | X---Uy (R.) |
| Y---Uybarreta | B---Vargas--(Absent) |
| B---Vargas-Alfonso--(Absent) | Y---Velarde |
| Y---Velasco, L.A. | Y---Velasco-Catera |
| Y---Veloso | Y---Vergara |
| Y---Villafuerte | Y---Villanueva |
| D---Villar--(N/A) | B---Villaraza-Suarez--(Absent) |
| Y---Villarica | Y---Villarin |
| Y---Violago | X---Yap (A.) |
| Y---Yap (M.) | X---Yap (V.) |
| Y---Yu | X---Zamora (M.C.) |
| Y---Zamora (R.) | X---Zarate |
| Y---Zubiri | --- |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2018-08-02 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2018-08-02 | |
| DATE HOUSE ADOPTED SENATE BILL AS AN AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL: 2018-09-10 | |
| REMARKS : | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE PRESIDENT | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE PRESIDENT : 2018-10-04 | |
| DATE ACTED UPON BY THE PRESIDENT : 2018-10-30 | |
| PRESIDENTIAL ACTION:(A)PPROVED/(V)ETOED/(L)APSED : A | |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO.: RA11106 | |
| ORIGIN : SENATE | |
| REPUBLIC ACT TITLE: AN ACT DECLARING FILIPINO SIGN LANGUAGE AS THE NATIONAL SIGN LANGUAGE OF THE FILIPINO DEAF AND THE OFFICIAL SIGN LANGUAGE OF GOVERNMENT IN ALL TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE DEAF, AND MANDATING ITS USE IN SCHOOLS, BROADCAST MEDIA, AND WORKPLACES |
Senate Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT DECLARING FILIPINO SIGN LANGUAGE AS THE NATIONAL SIGN LANGUAGE OF THE FILIPINO DEAF AND THE OFFICIAL SIGN LANGUAGE OF GOVERNMENT IN ALL TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE DEAF, AND MANDATING ITS USE IN SCHOOLS, BROADCAST MEDIA AND WORKPLACES [ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ] [ 2018 ] Introduced by Representatives ANTONIO L. TINIO, FRANCE L. CASTRO, LUIS RAYMUND JR. F. VILLAFUERTE, JOHN MARVIN "YUL SERVO" C. NIETO, et. al.; Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on July 31, 2018; 8/2/2018 Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence; 8/6/2018 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE; CIVIL SERVICE, GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION and FINANCE; 9/11/2018 House of Representatives adopted SBN-1455 as an amendment to HBN-7503 on September 10, 2018;(See: O.B. dated 9/12/2018) 10/1/2018 Letter for Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, dated September 26, 2018, transmitting nine (9) enrolled copies of SBN-1455 which was adopted as an amendment to HBN-7503, for the signature of the Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives; 10/3/2018 Letter from Acting Secretary General of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dante Roberto P. Maling, dated October 2, 2018, returning eight (8) enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-1455 and HBN-7503, which were signed by the Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives; 10/4/2018 Enrolled copies of SBN-1455 which was adopted as amendment to HBN-7503, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines through PLLO for the signature and approval of His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte; [ 2019 ] 1/16/2019 Consolidated with SBN-1455, which was Approved and Signed into Law by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on October 30, 2018 and became 1/16/2019 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11106. (The legislative history/plenary deliberations is prepared by the INDEXING, MONITORING AND LIS SECTION, LEGISLATIVE BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE; The data entry on committee meetings is prepared by the Committee Affairs Bureau)
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