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Dec 30, 2012 · It was the first time that a President spoke on air using Filipino, which was declared the Philippines’ national language by virtue of Executive Order No. 134 issued on December 30, 1937....
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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In 1935, the Philippine constitution designated English and Spanish as official languages, but mandated the development and adoption of a common national language based on one of the existing native languages.
- 28 million (2022), 82 million total speakers (2022)
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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.
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.
Jan 15, 2024 · by Amiel Pineda. January 15, 2024. The Filipino language traces its roots to ancient Austronesian settlers from Taiwan. Spanish colonization had a significant influence on the Filipino language, introducing Spanish loanwords and impacting syntax, grammar, and vocabulary.
By 1986, the post-EDSA Constitution says that Filipino, which is based on the national lingua franca, is the national language of the Philippines. Filipino and English are the official languages, and Tagalog/Pilipino is now completely out of the picture.
