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      • The 1987 Constitution under President Corazon Aquino declared Filipino to be the national language of the country.
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  2. On June 7, 1940, the Philippine National Assembly passed Commonwealth Act No. 570 declaring that the Filipino national language would be considered an official language effective July 4, 1946 (coinciding with the country's expected date of independence from the United States).

    • 28 million (2022), 82 million total speakers (2022)
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  3. Jan 15, 2024 · Designated as the national language, Filipino, alongside English, was granted official language status in 1987 to promote its development. This move aimed to enrich Filipino based on existing Philippine and other languages.

  4. The adoption of Tagalog in 1937 as basis for a national language is not without its own controversies. Instead of specifying Tagalog, the national language was designated as Wikang Pambansâ ("National Language") in 1939.

    • 28 million (2022), 82 million total speakers (2022)
  5. Aug 15, 2019 · In 1936, the Institute of National Language (INL) was founded to study existing languages and select one of them as the basis of the national language. In 1937, the INL recommended Tagalog as the basis of the national language because it was found to be widely spoken and was accepted by Filipinos and it had a large literary tradition.

  6. Jun 30, 1999 · The languages of the Philippines were heavily influenced by Chinese at this time, and probably by many of the other languages to which they were exposed as well. The Islam religion was brought to the Philippines in the 14 th century (Bautista).

  7. Dec 30, 2012 · According to communications undersecretary Manuel Quezon III, the present generation of Filipinos has witnessed “advances in the use of the national language,” citing the use of Filipino ...

  8. Jul 28, 2023 · In 1937, the National Language Institute declared Tagalog as the basis for the national language, and it was later renamed "Pilipino" and eventually "Filipino" to encompass the linguistic diversity of the entire nation. While Filipino, based on Tagalog, became the official language, the Philippines' linguistic landscape remains diverse and vibrant.

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