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(Courtesy of Albay Association of the Deaf Facebook) MANILA - Senator Sherwin Gatchalian wants to expand the training of teachers on Filipino Sign Language (FSL) even as he noted the "serious neglect" in the implementation of the law. In a news release on Friday, Gatchalian said he filed Proposed Resolution No. 14 to look into the impact of using FSL as the language of instruction on deaf education. He also wants a probe into the implementation of Republic Act No. 11106, or the FSL Act that mandates the FSL as the national sign language of the deaf of the government in all transactions involving the deaf and its use in schools, broadcast media, and workplaces. The FSL Act's implementing rules and regulations were signed on Dec. 6, 2021, three years after the law's effectivity, Gatchalian said. The lawmaker flagged the insufficient training of teachers on FSL, non-promotion of the licensing and mobilization of deaf teachers, and lack of FSL materials, which prevent dea

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