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BY : Myka Jen Llanera PHOTO BY: Joylene Batomalaki Do you know what sign language is? Sign language is also known as visual language. It makes use of gestures and hand forms. Each sign language has its unique grammar, vocabulary, and syntax. The use of sign language as a medium for interaction and communication builds on these hand motions. Sign language opens up channels of communication for all racial and socioeconomic groups, regardless of whether you have hearing loss, difficulty comprehending speech in English, are deaf or hard of hearing, or can speak it fairly well. International Day of Sign Languages 2023 is celebrated every 23rd of September. The theme for 2023 International Day of Sign languages is "A World Where Deaf People Everywhere Can Sign Anywhere!". The world will highlight the unity generated by sign languages. According to research, UN General Assembly has proclaimed 23rd of September as the International Day of Sign Languages in order to raise awareness o

BY: Michelle Angeline Villanueva PHOTO BY: Kristine May Ramirez "Privilege is invisible to those who have it." I have never thought that these words could be so flexible—not only relating to sexism, racism, and social issues. To expand it, it may also be applied to the simplest of things. The simple thing of having a roof to live in, parents that support your education, being able to buy school supplies, feeling the heat of the sun as it touches your skin, playing to your heart's content, and all things that are taken for granted may unknowingly be a privilege for the people who does not have it. And so, to this day and age, information and resources are what I call a privilege of our generation. For what it takes years and manual labor to create, books are now being printed after the creation of the printing press and its innovation. To all of the people who have the privilege of owning a book today, it was good to remember that it was once rare to own even just one. Sin