HB 3671

House·20th Congress·Filed Aug 13, 2025

An Act Declaring the Last Full Week of September of Every Year as the "National Week of the Deaf" and September 23 as "Filipino Sign Language Day"

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The bill would make the last full week of September each year the National Week of the Deaf and would set September 23 as Filipino Sign Language Day, and it orders the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino and other agencies to create rules and campaigns to support these observances.

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Authors · 3 Representatives

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HB03671 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch

An Act Declaring the Last Full Week of September of Every Year as the "National Week of the Deaf" and September 23 as "Filipino Sign Language Day"

In plain language

Authors · 3 Representatives

Official sources

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