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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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Dec 30, 2012 · Dec 30, 2012 2:42 PM PHT. Voltaire Tupaz. Today, 75 years ago, President Manuel L. Quezon addressed the nation in Filipino via radio. It was the first time that a President went on air...
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.
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).
- 28 million (2022), 82 million total speakers (2022)
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.
Tagalog is the mother tongue for nearly 25 percent of the population and is spoken as a first or second language by more than half of all Filipinos. The mandatory teaching of Pilipino in public schools since 1973 and the extensive literature in Tagalog has contributed to its increased use in the popular media.
May 29, 2023 · In the 1930s, the Commonwealth government, under the leadership of President Manuel L. Quezon, initiated efforts to develop a national language based on Tagalog. In 1937, the National Language Institute was established to promote and standardize the language, which was then called Pilipino.
