PamiNOW: Deaf Community Awareness is a program that aims to bridge the local deaf community and the hearing. It seeks to provide people with basic skills and knowledge in Filipino Sign Language and intends to bring awareness and inclusion to the community. PamiNOW is a combination of the words “paminaw” which means to listen and the word “now”. It was created in partnership with Deaf Association of Misamis Oriental (DAMOR) along with 3 internal organizations in USTP.
One of the goals in PamiNOW is to aid communication to the deaf people in the region by providing basic information about FSL and the deaf community in general. This project is a response to the lack of Filipino Sign Language (FSL) initiatives for deaf residents in Misamis Oriental, this is also part of the main advocacy of the SSGC. The program also calls on the Senior High School students of USTP to be volunteers or "Ka-PamiNOW" and provide them with skills in effectively communicating with each other and integrating them into communities through DAMOR-related activities and volunteering for the deaf.
The Deaf Association of Misamis Oriental and Iligan City conducted its 14th General Assembly last Sunday, April 10, 2022 at Kauswagan Barangay Hall, Cagayan de Oro City with the theme: "Volunteer, Commit, and Serve for the Goodness of Everyone."
What a blissful way to have a celebration with the family that you love! Through its newly open DAMOR's Kitchen, the community had their successful Christmas and Year-End Party last December 20, 2021 which were attended by the officers and its members.
The Deaf Association of Misamis Oriental opened its first ever DAMOR's Kitchen located near the Barangay Hall at Kauswagan, Cagayan de Oro City last November 30, 2021. This will be headed and operated by the Deaf Members of Food Processing.
The PamiNOW website covers all the important aspects that you should know and learn about the basic Filipino sign language. With the partnership with the Deaf Association of Misamis Oriental (DAMOR) along with 3 internal organizations in USTP, this website aims to supply and impart you with the basic skills and educate everyone about the deaf community of Cagayan de Oro, to build an effective environment wherein disability will not be a barrier to stop us from unity and bringing each community closer to reach out and make a difference.