Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT DECLARING FILIPINO SIGN LANGUAGE AS THE NATIONAL SIGN LANGUAGE OF THE FILIPINO DEAF AND THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF GOVERNMENT IN ALL TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE DEAF, AND MANDATING ITS USE IN SCHOOLS, BROADCAST MEDIA AND WORKPLACES
Short Title
FILIPINO SIGN LANGUAGE ACT
Date filed
January 8, 2016
Scope
Legislative Status Date
Session Sequence No.
10
Session Type

Legislative History

Entitled:
AN ACT DECLARING FILIPINO SIGN LANGUAGE AS THE NATIONAL SIGN LANGUAGE OF THE FILIPINO DEAF AND THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF GOVERNMENT IN ALL TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE DEAF, AND MANDATING ITS USE IN SCHOOLS, BROADCAST MEDIA AND WORKPLACES
[ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2016 ]
8/1/2016 Introduced by Senator PAOLO BENIGNO "BAM" AQUINO IV;
8/16/2016 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE; CIVIL SERVICE, GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION; and FINANCE;
[ SECOND REGULAR SESSION ]
[ 2017 ]
7/31/2017 Returned and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE, CIVIL SERVICE, GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION and FINANCE per Committee Report No. 138, recommending that it be considered in SBN-1455;
7/31/2017 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;
7/31/2017 CONSIDERED IN SBN-1455 UNDER COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 138, WHICH BECAME R.A. NO. 11106 ON OCTOBER 30, 2018.
(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)