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2 days ago · The Philippines has two official languages, Filipino and English. Filipino serves as a lingua franca across much of the country. The linguistic landscape has been shaped by colonization, particularly Spanish and American influences. Tagalog, a widely spoken language, was the official language from 1937 to 1987.
5 days ago · Because it was under Spanish rule for 333 years and under U.S. tutelage for a further 48 years, the Philippines has many cultural affinities with the West. It is, for example, the second most-populous Asian country (following India ) with English as an official language and one of only two predominantly Roman Catholic countries in Asia (the ...
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1 day ago · Spanish was an official language of the Philippines from the beginning of Spanish administration in 1565 to a constitutional change in 1973. During Spanish colonization , it was the language of government, trade, and education, and was spoken as a first language by Spaniards and educated Filipinos ( Ilustrados ).
20 hours ago · A Tagalog speaker, recorded in South Africa.. Tagalog (/ t ə ˈ ɡ ɑː l ɒ ɡ /, tə-GAH-log; [tɐˈɡaːloɡ]; Baybayin: ᜆᜄᜎᜓᜄ᜔) is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by the ethnic Tagalog people, who make up a quarter of the population of the Philippines, and as a second language by the majority.
1 day ago · Divorce was allowed in the Philippines before the Spanish rule in the 16th Century. Last week, a Bill legalising divorce was passed in the lower house. It will reach the Senate in August. Conservative lawmakers and Catholics, which comprise around 78% of the Philippines population continue to oppose the Bill
