“We intentionally kept a certain section manual so we can employ the deaf-mute people,” said Cecilio K. Pedro, founder of Lamoiyan Corp. “If I remove that section from my production system, they will lose their jobs.”

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Interview by Patricia Mirasol
Video editing by Arjale Queral