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How do you say 'subpoena' in sign language? | ABS-CBN News
Members of the Filipino deaf community are not left out in ANC's coverage of the impeachment trial of Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona as volunteers help them understand the hearings using sign language.
They are led by John Xandre Baliza, faculty member and coordinator of the Filipino Sign Language Learning Program of the De La Salle-College of St. Benilde's School of Deaf Education and Applied Studies, and Naty Natividad, board member and executive officer of the Philippine National Association of Sign Language Interpeters.3
In an interview on "Mornings@ANC" on Monday, Baliza said they have been receiving positive feedback from the Filipino deaf community because of their latest effort.
"This is a first that they're (deaf people) involved with what's happening," he said.
Baliza admitted, though, that they occasionally have a hard time catching up with what the senators are saying, particularly Miriam Defensor Santiago, who can reportedly say at least three words per second.
"It's basically our duty to catch up. But in the case of Senator Miriam, it's a special case because I have to super catch up," he said, laughing.
There is also the difficulty interpreting in real time, Baliza said, "because we had to come up with signs, particularly the legal terms we use."
"For example, a subpoena is a document that the court orders for the witness to bring," Baliza explained as he made a series of hand movements.
Members of the Filipino deaf community are not left out in ANC's coverage of the impeachment trial of Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona as volunteers help them understand the hearings using sign language.
They are led by John Xandre Baliza, faculty member and coordinator of the Filipino Sign Language Learning Program of the De La Salle-College of St. Benilde's School of Deaf Education and Applied Studies, and Naty Natividad, board member and executive officer of the Philippine National Association of Sign Language Interpeters.3
In an interview on "Mornings@ANC" on Monday, Baliza said they have been receiving positive feedback from the Filipino deaf community because of their latest effort.
"This is a first that they're (deaf people) involved with what's happening," he said.
Baliza admitted, though, that they occasionally have a hard time catching up with what the senators are saying, particularly Miriam Defensor Santiago, who can reportedly say at least three words per second.
"It's basically our duty to catch up. But in the case of Senator Miriam, it's a special case because I have to super catch up," he said, laughing.
There is also the difficulty interpreting in real time, Baliza said, "because we had to come up with signs, particularly the legal terms we use."
"For example, a subpoena is a document that the court orders for the witness to bring," Baliza explained as he made a series of hand movements.