Blogs are biggest sources of viruses on the Web–Sophos

July 29, 2008 in Hello from Me
Tags: Philippine Daily Inquirer, virus

Blogs are the riskiest websites to visit because these are the biggest sources of viruses on the Internet, according to antivirus firm Sophos. As end-users become more aware about viruses via email, hackers are instead embedding viruses into websites that threaten unsuspecting visitors.

Competence of Sign Language Interpreter

July 26, 2008 in Interpreting Issues, Laws on Disability
Tags: sign language interpreter, Silvestre Sanggalan

In my previous post about the court upholding the credibility of the Deaf witness, I also saw another important aspect that I feel must be emphasized on the decision our Supreme Court made, the competence of a sign language interpreter.

Court uphelds Deaf-mute’s credibility as witness

July 25, 2008 in Interpreting Issues, Laws on Disability
Tags: deaf in courts, Silvestre Sanggalan

The highest court of the land upheld the statements of the deaf-mute Silvestre Sanggalan, who was the main witness in the brutal rape-slay of Aurea Eugenio, a bookkeeper employed by the Centro Escolar University Credit Cooperative in Manila on January 4, 1995.

Yay! First 6000 visits!

July 24, 2008 in Hello from Me

Yay! My site reached another milestone of 6000 visits! I promised myself that I will post a blog entry every time I reach 1000 visits. So here I am again! Thank you very much dear readers from all over the world!
I noticed that the change of my blog theme did better for me [...]

Always be prepared to interpret

July 23, 2008 in Interpreting Issues
Tags: Interpreting Issues, Jefferson Cortez, korean deaf ministry

As the famous scouting slogan states, “Be prepared”. So too is a sign language interpreter. Whether it is impromptu, pinch-hitting or even just by-standing; if there is a Deaf person in need, then an interpreter is always “on-call”.