THE United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) on Saturday urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and organizers of Pilipinas Debates to change the format of the next pre-election debates so that these can be understood by the deaf.

UNA spokesman Mon Ilagan said the Comelec should ask media organizers and TV networks to include a sign language interpreter during the live broadcast, and a closed-caption format for replays and delayed broadcasts on television.

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