UP Layap: Taking flight with multilingual education (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
"We are members of UP Layap, a student-led organization based in UP Diliman that promotes original research and documentation on Philippine languages and fosters interaction between different academic fields. The organization brings together members from varied disciplines such as linguistics, psychology, Filipino, Philippine Studies, anthropology and engineering and from diverse language groups such as Ilokano, Cebuano, Waray, Tagalog, and Bikol. The word “layap” means to take flight.This August, in celebration of language month, we embarked on three interrelated activities to highlight our advocacy for a multilingual and culturally relevant Philippine education system."
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The right of the deaf to their language (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
"The DepEd announcement triggered outrage from the deaf community and its stakeholders and resulted in position papers from the Philippine Federation of the Deaf, Philippine Deaf Resource Center, Philippine Coalition on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, De La Salle-College of St. Benilde: School of Deaf Education and Applied Deaf Studies and Center for Education Access and Development, University of the Philippines College of Education, Special Education Area, Anthropology Department and UP Layap, and the 170+ Talaytayan MLE Inc."
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The Dialogue between the Deaf and the Department of Education
"The Deaf Community and FSL Advocates and Supporters meet with the Department of Education Secretary Bro. Armin Luistro for a dialogue on Deaf Education in the Philippines. It was held at Bulwagan ng Karunungan, DepEd Complex, Meralco Avenue, Pasig City on September 8, 2011."
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