Section 13Sec./Art. 13

Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The KWF, in coordination with the Secretary of Education, the Chairperson of the CHED, the Director General of the TESDA, the Chairperson of the PRC, and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the Secretary of Justice, and the heads of other relevant agencies, and in consultation with the representatives of the deaf community, teachers with knowledge and experience with the use of FSL in deaf education, the academe, interpreters, and other persons concerned, shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this Act within one hundred eighty (180) days after its effective date. These rules and regulations shall be published in accessible formats in the respective websites of the concerned agencies and through other means necessary. Section 14.

Strict Monitoring and Implementation of this Act. - The monitoring and implementation of this Act shall be strictly upheld. For this purpose, an Inter-Agency Council is hereby created which shall consist of one (1) representative each from the CHR, the CWC, the PCW, the KWF and the FSL organizations or institutions. The Inter-Agency Council shall make an annual report on the monitoring and implementation of this Act and the copy of which shall be submitted to both Houses of Congress and published in accessible formats in their respective websites and through other means necessary to serve the purpose of effective dissemination.

Failure to comply with any of the provisions of this Act shall be a matter that can be referred to the Civil Service Commission, DILG, Sandiganbayan or Office of the Ombudsman or other pertinent offices or bodies for appropriate sanctions pursuant to existing laws and regulations.