Deirdre Joyce Dalawampu

Dr. Marian Patricia Bea Francisco, Ms. Rochelle Mendoza Martin, Mr. Leonides Sulse, and Ms. Agnes Canayon successfully presented the results of their research entitled, “Online Learning During the Pandemic: Perceptions and Experiences of Teachers and Deaf Students in College,” during the recently concluded 2022 (American Educational Research Association) AERA Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA, last April 21-26, 2022.

Dx. Domingo believes that language and communication issues are common stumbling blocks for Deaf Filipinos in Deaf education. Currently, the Head of Deaf Heritage and Filipino Sign Language Studies Unit of Benilde’s Center for Education and Advancement of the Deaf (CEAD), Rafa’s research interests are Filipino Sign Language documentation, syntax, [and] linguistic ethnography, Deaf education, and Deaf human rights. These research interests, especially regarding Deaf human rights, are reflected in musings about very personal experiences, “As a Deaf and non-binary person growing up, I was repressed, discriminated against, and bullied. Since co-founding the Philippine Federation of the Deaf Inc. as a community leader and advocate, I have fought for my rights and the rights of Deaf Filipinos. I used to be an extremely obstinate and strong-willed person…I’ve always tried to disprove stereotypes about Deaf Filipinos.”

For colleges in the middle of the pack, the financial calculus during the pandemic looks very different, with in-person classes a way to survive.

When asked about his calling as a mentor, Alex Baluyut, heralded by the Invisible Photographer Asia (IPA) as one of the 20 most influential photographers in Asia, said his commitment is to the photographers in the Philippines. He had no intention of being an international hub for photography. He only wanted the next generation of Filipino photographers to have a shot at their own big break.

“Language Interpreting or Interpretation is the intellectual activity of facilitating oral and sign language communication either simultaneously or consecutively, between two or more users of different languages.”

In movies and television shows, I am used to seeing the “villain in suits” who represent the big corporate conglomerates with their corporate lawyers who seem to own everything in sight. Of course, I side with the “non-corporate underdog” who threatens to overthrow the monopoly and make everything free for everyone. Everything can mean equal opportunities or simply, a level playing field.

When the Boston Marathon bombing occurred years back, the first sources on the ground were from audience members sending out tweets about the event.

If you are in the entertainment industry reporting live from the red carpet of the Western Hemisphere, I do hope you got the memo.

Director Richard Linklater is famous for his, what some may call, "Before Trilogy," namely ‘Before Sunrise,’ ‘Before Sunset,’ and ‘Before Midnight.’ What most people do not know, however, was when the first of these three movies was shot two decades ago, it was made as a standalone film, with no immediate plans to do a sequel.

Volteire Caballero hails from Davao, comes from a big family, the 7th of nine siblings.

I cut three inches off my hair today. Yes, on my own. For the first time. Ever.

This post is in reaction to this article: Filipino Deaf community’s access to information in the time of COVID-19 https://t.co/gP8YXbsWPN via @manilabulletin

I was wooed and I said yes to a charming young lad. Yet I pined away for more the love I never had. I once threatened to leave him but he put up with my moods. I feared that no one else can make me happy as much as this young man could. I looked over a rose bush with a hand upon my heart. The gentle breeze of that starry night commenced the ball to start. By the light of the chandelier charming couples took their place. As I stayed by the lovely rose bush with the wind

Gabrielle has always loved Christmas. It’s her favorite time of the year; the smell of pine, cinnamon, fresh falling snow, Church angels, and of course, Santa Claus.

For timeline purposes, let me draw you a picture. Newspapers during elementary and high school. Newspaper plus Time Magazine in college. More Time Magazine and Newsweek when I started working with a dash of CNN and BBC. RSS Feeds into my second job and mostly Twitter (and just recently – Circa and Inside) at present day.

Blake Snyder’s book reads like a very fast-paced screenwriting manual which gives the reader a step-by-step guide on how to write at least the first draft of a screenplay or a “spec” as he calls it.

Reading through “Riptide: What Really Happened to the News Business” by John Huey, Martin Nisenholtz, and Paul Sagan feels like the best thing I have read about online news publishing “since sliced bread.” I am not just writing this because it is required reading; I am writing this because I am glad it is required reading. Yes, I am the self-professed geek who is a big fan of the dynamics of the effect of technology on information and culture.

Robinson’s Place Manila (Ermita) will always hold a special place in my heart. It has witnessed many a milestone in my life since 2001. I cannot say, though, that it is my second home. Allow me then to explain.

When I found out that the UP Fighting Maroons finally ended a 27-game losing streak by beating the Adamson Falcons, I was filled with unadulterated joy. The kind of giddiness reserved for first year Isko/s and Iska/s when they first enter the State of University.