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<figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1424121" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>MANILA - <strong>(UPDATED) </strong>Senator Nancy Binay on Monday scored Presidential Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson and blogger Drew Olivar for supposedly making fun of sign language. </p><p>In a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Mochablogger/videos/1699510846824396/?fb_dtsg_ag=Adwl8KpLNopW2MlG7NZ66eBdetApoXrcNpZEXK_M-jcbHw%3AAdzXtO8wiBxWlY8ZAVB5YYK7LrA6h_Vo5MCjo-eSMhlBBg">video</a> shared by Uson to her 5.7 million followers last Thursday, Olivar can be seen mimicking sign language and making sounds in an apparent imitation of hearing-impaired people. Uson, who filmed the clip, can be heard laughing in the background. </p><p>&quot;Hindi nakakatuwa ang huling video ni Asec. Mocha Uson at Drew Olivar. It is disrespectful to the sizeable Deaf/Mute community who already struggle in airing their concerns and aspirations,&quot; Binay said in a statement. </p><p>(The latest video of Asec. Mocha Uson and Drew Olivar is not amusing.) </p><p>&quot;Such discriminatory actions set back our efforts to make our society more inclusive by providing a more conducive environment for Deaf Filipinos to exercise their right to expression without prejudice,&quot; she added. <br/> <br/>Binay, who authored a bill recognizing the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/29/18/bill-promoting-filipino-sign-language-hurdles-senate">Filipino Sign Language</a> as an an official medium of communication, reminded Uson that &quot;as a public official, it is paramount that she refrain from mocking the people she serves.&quot; </p><p>Such actions violate the Magna Carta for Disabled Persons, the lawmaker noted. </p><p>&quot;Sign language should never be made an amusement piece,&quot; she said. </p><div><strong>Deaf community leader slams Uson, Olivar</strong></div><p>Marya Angcay, a leader of the Deaf community in the country, slammed Uson and Olivar for mocking the sign language that &quot;bridges the gap between hearing advocates and deaf people.&quot;</p><p>In a Facebook post, Angcay said the duo&#x27;s video reminded her of the times she could not fight back when people mocked her using sign language to gesturing curses and obscenities. </p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/angcay.marya/videos/1346180832184880" data-width="auto"> </div><p>&quot;Our natural sign language is NOT A JOKE!!! It is a visual language of the Deaf people, the means of communication of the Deaf community around the world,&quot; she explained.</p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/angcay.marya/videos/1346180832184880/" data-width="auto"> </div><p>&quot;How would you feel if others say bad words to you? Angry? Hurt? Disrespected? That is how we feel with your video... We felt disrespected,&quot; she added. </p><p>Angcay also blasted Uson for &quot;instructing and encouraging&quot; Olivar in the video to make fun of the language while the Deaf community continues to struggle for equality and equal access in the country.</p><p>&quot;Because your fake signing can be bastos... You work as government official, right? What gives you the right to do this to us?&quot; she added.</p><p>Uson and Olivar&#x27;s use of sign language was featured in a clip promoting their noontime radio show. The video has garnered 150,000 views. </p><p>The duo earlier drew flak for a controversial video featuring the jingle &quot;pepedederalismo&quot; - a play on the term federalism - on Uson&#x27;s Facebook page. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/03/18/duterte-on-mocha-some-things-went-overboard">Duterte on Mocha: Some things went overboard</a></li></ul>

<p>Senator Nancy Binay on Monday scored Presidential Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson and blogger Drew Olivar for supposedly making fun of sign language.</p>

Senator Nancy Binay on Monday scored Presidential Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson and blogger Drew Olivar for supposedly making fun of sign language.