PIA Training on Basic Sign Language cum ASEAN Orientation for Government Information Officers and Media in Region 1

PIA Training on Basic Sign Language cum ASEAN Orientation for Government Information Officers and Media in Region 1 at the Dacanay Hall, City Hall, San Fernando, La Union

1 PM, Tuesday, 25 July 2017

The Philippine Information Agency Region 1 organized the training on basic sign language cum ASEAN Orientation for government information officers and media in Region 1 this 25th day of July 2017 at the Dacanay Hall, City Hall, San Fernando, La Union. The seminar with the theme, "Karapatan at Pribilehiyo ng Maykapansanan: Isakatuparan at Ipaglaban"

The participants were acknowledged by Ms. Joanne Dilim, Information Officer, PIA and welcomed by Ms. Sally C. Matoza, CSWDO.

The aim is to communicate with our brothers and sisters having a difficulty in communication.

The newly appointed deputy regional director, Mr. Freddie G. Lazaro, PIA R1, discussed the rationale of the said training, the importance of communication and value of non-verbal communication to our fellowmen with disability.

Ms. Anne Hazel F. Flores, PDO, PIA, oriented the audience with ASEAN, in line with the Philippine hosting of ASEAN 50 here in our country with the theme: Partnering For Change, Enganging the World.

Ms. Joanne Dilim, introduced Ms. Brenda E. Padilla, the resource speaker for the lecture on deafness and deaf culture. She started her talk with the quote, "Love is the language which the Deaf can hear and the blind can see."

Ms. Brenda E. Padilla

She discussed the communication strategies like the sign language, oral communication, speechreading(lipread), cochlear implants and total communication.

Sign language training was next where the participants had their hands-on sign language activities where the resource person instructed how to do the sign language of each letters and numbers and how to communicate thru forming the said letters and numbers thru signs.

Volunteer participants demonstrated on how to use sign language based from the training of basic words and basic greetings that they can apply while enacting their roles as a media.

Ms. Brenda E. Padilla and Regional Director of PIA, Mr. Freddie lazaro

The training concluded with the talk of gratitude of the resource person and encourage the participants to utilize sign language in communicating with PWDs.

Ms. Miriam Palmes Aquino of PIA closed the event with words of gratitude to the participants and to the trainor for attending the said event.

Ms. Brenda E. Padilla and the blogger, Erwin " Airwind" Bautista

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