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SC greenlights use of sign language in court proceedings
The Philippine Star
|November 02, 2025
The Supreme Court (SC) has approved the rules institutionalizing the use of Filipino sign language (FSL) in court proceedings.
In its session held last Oct. 28, the high tribunal approved A.M. 21-12-04-SC or the “Rules on Filipino Sign Language Interpreting in the Judiciary,” which carries out Republic Act 11106 or the Filipino Sign Language Act.
In a press briefer, SC spokesperson Camille Ting said the FSL rules also affirms the state’s commitment under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, to guarantee the full participation of medically and culturally deaf Filipinos in judicial processes.
This story is from the November 02, 2025 edition of The Philippine Star.
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