MOCHA USON AT DREW OLIVAR
DAPAT umanong maparusahan sina Communications Operations Office Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson at ang blogger na si Drew Olivar matapos nilang katatawanan ang mga pipi’t bingi.
Sinabi nina ACT Representatives Antonio Tinio at France Castro na malinaw na paglabag sa Magna Carta For Disabled Persons, And For Other Purposes ang ginawa ng dalawa.
Mas malaki umano ang responsibilidad ni Uson na isang opisyal ng gobyerno.
“We strongly condemn PCOO Asec. Mocha Uson and blogger Drew Olivar for ridiculing and disrespecting the Deaf community in their recent video post,” ani Tinio. “The video posted by Asec. Uson had no other purpose but to make fun of the Filipino sign language and the Deaf community.”
Sa ilalim ng batas, ipinagbabawal na gawing katatawanan ang mga taong may kapansanan.
“Asec. Uson and Drew Olivar’s mockery of the sign language and vilification of the Deaf community by comparing Drew Olivar to a monkey while he imitates doing the sign language is a clear violation of the Magna Carta for Persons with Disability and degrades the Deaf people’s role in our society,” ani Castro.
Sina Tinio at Castro ang may-akda ng Filipino Sign Language bill na inaprubahan na ng Kamara de Representantes.
Naniniwala ang dalawa na hindi isang ‘innocent mistake’ kundi intensyon ng mga ito na gawing katatawanan ang mga bingi.
“She must be held accountable for this action. She is a public official being paid using taxpayers money, she should be reminded that she is working for the Filipino people and the least she could do is to respect those paying for her high salary,” ani Castro.