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  1. Dec 30, 2012 · It was the first time that a President spoke on air using Filipino, which was declared the Philippinesnational language by virtue of Executive Order No. 134 issued on December 30, 1937. Quezon ...

  2. Article History. Tagalog, largest cultural-linguistic group in the Philippines. They form the dominant population in the city of Manila; in all provinces bordering Manila Bay except Pampanga; in Nueva Ecija to the north; and in Batangas, Laguna, Marinduque, Mindoro, and Quezon to the south.

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  3. It is the native tongue of the people in the Tagalog region in the northern island Luzon. It was declared the basis for the national language in 1937 by then President of the Commonwealth Republic, Manuel L. Quezon and it was renamed Pilipino in 1959.

  4. On December 30, President Quezon issued Executive Order No. 134, s. 1937, approving the adoption of Tagalog as the language of the Philippines, and proclaimed the national language of the Philippines so based on the Tagalog language.

    • 28 million (2022), 82 million total speakers (2022)
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  6. President Manuel L. Quezon then, on December 30, 1937, proclaimed the selection of the Tagalog language to be used as the basis for the evolution and adoption of the national language of the Philippines. In 1939, President Quezon renamed the proposed Tagalog-based national language as Wikang Pambansâ (national language).

  7. Article History. Related Topics: Tagalog language. Philippine languages. Pilipino language, standardized form of Tagalog, and one of the two official languages of the Philippines (the other being English). It is a member of the Austronesian language phylum.

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  8. Jun 30, 1999 · At that time, Tagalog became the official language of the Philippines, this change having been decided about ten years later and having begun already to be implemented in the educational system. Even though English is no longer the official language of the Philippines, it continues to be taught today along with Tagalog in the public schools.

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