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Filipino (English: / ˌ f ɪ l ɪ ˈ p iː n oʊ / ⓘ, FIH-lih-PEE-noh; Wikang Filipino, [ˈwi.kɐŋ fi.liˈpi.no̞]) is a language under the Austronesian language family. It is the national language ( Wikang pambansa / Pambansang wika ) of the Philippines , and one of the two official languages ( Wikang opisyal / Opisyal na wika ) of the ...
The largest concentration of Tagalog speakers outside the Philippines is found in the United States, wherein 2020, the United States Census Bureau reported (based on data collected in 2018) that it was the fourth most-spoken non-English language at home with over 1.7 million speakers, behind Spanish, French, and Chinese (with figures for ...
- 28 million (2022), 82 million total speakers (2022)
October[edit] October 16–17 – The ringleaders of the attack on Marawi, Isnilon Hapilon of Abu Sayyaf and Omar Maute of the Maute Group, are reportedly killed by government forces on October 16 during a hostage rescue operation, according to Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana.
Commission on the Filipino Language; Filipino: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino: Agency overview; Formed: 1937 (first formation) 1991 (reformed) Jurisdiction: Government of the Philippines: Headquarters: San Miguel, Manila, Philippines: Annual budget ₱107.53 million Php (2018)
- 1937 (first formation), 1991 (reformed)
- ₱107.53 million Php (2018)
- Office of the President
- Government of the Philippines
Ethnologue lists 186 languages for the Philippines, 182 of which are living languages; the other four no longer have any known speakers. Most native languages are part of the Philippine branch of the Malayo-Polynesian languages, which is a branch of the Austronesian language family.
On October 30, 2018, President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law Republic Act 11106, which declares Filipino Sign Language or FSL to be the country's official sign language and as the Philippine government's official language in communicating with the Filipino Deaf.
