The Department of Education’s (DepEd) decision to adopt Filipino and English as the primary languages of instruction from Kindergarten to Grade 3 starting School Year (SY) 2025–2026 has gained strong support from the Chamber of Commerce of the Philippine Islands (CCPI), the country’s oldest...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has issued a major policy shift on the medium of instruction (MOI) for Kindergarten to Grade 3, officially ending the mandatory use of the Mother Tongue in early-grade instruction nationwide. DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara signed DepEd Order No. 20, series of 2025,...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) said on Wednesday, Feb. 5, that it had already asked the leadership of a local university in Cabuyao, Laguna, to explain its 'English-only' policy, which continues to draw criticism on social media. (CHED) “I have already talked to the Pamantasan ng...
(MANILA BULLETIN) A measure filed in the 19th Congress seeks to prohibit the Filipino dubbing of English language movies and television programs, and instead promotes the use of Filipino subtitles. Negros Occidental 3rd district Rep. Jose...
RAKUGO IN ENGLISH Ambassador Kazuhiro Koshikawa and Mme. Yuko Koshikawa pose with members of the English Rakugo Association Nov. 27 may have been a holiday begging for a bit of relaxation, it would have been a disservice to myself if I skipped the cultural evening hosted by Japan’s Ambassador...
The United States is hosting a series of intensive training workshops for more than 100 English teachers around the country until May 26. Ambassador MaryKay Carlson discusses highlights of the teacher training workshop with university professors from Mindanao. (Photo courtesy of US Embassy in the...
Ukraine soldiers take language lessons By Robbie Corey-Boulet LIFE LESSONS Ukrainian servicemen Igor Soldatenko (left) and Yuriy Kalmutskiy (right) attend an English lesson with teacher Olena Chekryzhova at a military facility in Kyiv, Dec. 21, 2022 (Photo: Genya Savilov | AFP) When Olena...
Vice President Sara Duterte, on Wednesday, Aug. 17, bared plans to make the Philippines a destination country for English-language learners from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member-states. Lao Ambassador Songkane Luangmuninthone pays a courtesy call on Vice President Sara...
Senator Rafael ‘’Raffy’' Tulfo wants the Office of the Press Secretary (OPS) to start issuing notices written in both English and Filipino so that everyone could understand them. Tulfo, during the organizational meeting of the Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media, which he...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" Padilla will not allow himsef to fall victim to "Webster" in the Senate as he continues to adjust to his role as a legislator in the 24-member upper chamber. In a talk with Senate reporters Thursday, July 28, Padilla said that he would continue to use Filipino during...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla has filed a bill providing for the equal use of Filipino and English languages in such documents to make sure ordinary Filipinos understand the contents of all government issuances. In Senate Bill 228, Padilla lamented that while Section 6, Article. XIV of the...
Senator Robin Padilla has found an ally in the House of Representatives as far as his proposed Equal Use of Languages Act is concerned. Senator Robin Padilla (left) and P3PWD Party-list Rep. Rowena Guanzon (MANILA BULLETIN, Twitter) This ally is none other than fellow neophyte lawmaker P3PWD...
