21th Deaf Festival: The Filipino Deaf One Culture One Community - Day 1 Events

De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde School of Deaf Education and Applied Studies 

celebrates the 21th Deaf Festival from November 9 to 14, 2015 

at De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde Taft Campus

November 9, 2015

Holy Mass at Augusto-Rosario Gonzalez Theater

 Renz Rivera, Chairperson of 21th Deaf Festival 

Dean Maria Veronica T. Perez of SDEAS.

SDEAS Center for Academics Exhibit

Deaf Bazaar at Gateway Square

November 9 to 13, 2015

Seminar: "The Deaf World:

Language, Identity, and Culture"

at Augusto-Rosario Gonzalez Theater

SING IT WITH SIGNS SEASON 2
at Augusto-Rosario Gonzalez Theater

Deaf Festival Documentation Team

(Photographer)

"APOLINARIO MABINI: The Sublime Paralytic" Premiere

The screening is our tribute to the heroism of Apolinario Mabini, considered icon of Persons with Disability. It is presented in commemoration of his 150th Birth Anniversary and in Promotion of the Use and Recognition of Filipino Sign Language in the Philippines.

The audience getting ready to start

Mr. Abner Manlapaz with his wife Sophia.

Prayer and National Anthem led by Silent Steps

Raymond Manding is the host for the event. 

(Coordinator, Deaf Advocacy Program)

Welcome Remarks 

Ms. Nicky Templo-Perez, DEAN, SDEAS

Introduction the the Film

Ms. Mirana Medina. 

She is the 2015 Media Advocate of the Year, in the individual category, 

of the Aplinario Mabini Awards for her work as an advocacy filmmaker.

Film showing in ARG Theater.

The people watching film.

The Deaf dancers interpreting the life of Apolinario Mabini in dance after the film.

Ms. Yvetter Apurado-Bernardo is the vice president 

of Philippine Federation of the Deaf, Inc.
She shares that she only know of Mabini as the hero in the 10 peso coin.
She did not about his history and disability.

Ms. Weng River sharing about Apolinario Mabini. She admires him. He is a hero and very intelligent.

Closing Remarks

Mr. Leonides Sulse is the Chairperson, Center for Academics.

Thank you everyone for all your support. 

Photographer: Ms. Leah Osido

APOLINARIO MABINI: The Sublime Paralytic TRAILER!

APOLINARIO MABINI: The Sublime Paralytic TRAILER!

Film showing event on August 27, 4pm, at the Augusto-Rosario Gonzalez Theater
5th floor, Benilde Taft Campus, Taft Avenue, Malate, Manila. 

 Please contact deaf.partnerships@benilde.edu.ph 

or 230-5100 local 1661 and mobile 0917 869 8231 for more information.

The tickets are Php 70 for general admission and Php 50 for students/PWDs. 

This event is open to the public. You may invite and get tickets for family, friends,

 and community/organizations outside Benilde. 

You may get/buy the tickets from Ms. Leah Osido at the Ground Floor, Duerr Hallway, 
Center for Partnership and Development (CPD office).

This is for the Benilde Deaf Scholarship Fund.

Enroll in Filipino Sign Language (FSL) classes August 17 to September 11,2015