Statement of Executive Director, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, welcoming the Supreme Court’s pronouncement encouraging deaf parties and sign language interpreters to use video conferencing during court hearings
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) welcomes the recent pronouncement of the Supreme Court, per Office of the Court Administrator (OCA) Circular No. 106-2022, encouraging the exemption of deaf parties and their sign language interpreters from in-court hearings and, otherwise, be allowed to appear during court hearings via online video conferencing. The circular comes after […]