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November 27, 2024

6 years of the FSL Law: At Project SIGND, inclusion begins with using Filipino Sign Language

FSL is the primary language the Deaf and hearing staff members and managers use to communicate with each other. This is crucial to enable the Deaf to fully participate in the workplace alongside their hearing colleagues. 
November 12, 2024

OML Center names MKK Shorts 2024 Finalists; Awarding set for November 23

We’re ready to hit the big screen! The Oscar M. Lopez Center has announced the nine (9) finalists for the Mga […]
October 30, 2024

We don’t experience disasters the same: Project SIGND, other diversity leaders teach inclusion at APMCDRR

“Help me!”  Participants at a session during this year’s Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction* on October 16 at […]
October 28, 2024

NEWS: Climate change drives rise in rainfall, ‘Christmas typhoons’ in Philippines

A few days before the release of the 2024 Philippine Climate Change Assessment (PhilCCA) – Working Group I, the Oscar M. […]
October 21, 2024

Deaf inclusion gets a boost as OML Center partners with social impact startup Connected Women in ‘Track FSL Initiative’

Through the “Track FSL Initiative”, OML Center will engage with Connected Women to gather and analyze climate-related conversations in FSL while collaborating with the Deaf to ensure that their unique perspectives are represented in discussions on climate action and resilience.
October 11, 2024

Project SIGND to join the APMCDRR 2024

Project SIGND will be participating in the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (APMCDRR) 2024.
September 30, 2024

Oscar M. Lopez Center to celebrate with the Deaf community on International Day of Sign Languages

Did you know that within the broader group of individuals who experience hearing loss orimpairment (the deaf), there are those […]
September 20, 2024

OML Center champions climate resilience at the 2024 ICUNSSI

Knowledge Production (KP) Manager Ayn Torres and KP Assistant Manager Alfi Lorenz Cura represented the OML Center at the 2024 International Conference on UN Sustainable Development Goals and Social Innovation (ICUNSSI) hosted by the Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology.