Senatorial candidate Ben Tulfo has called for the protection and preservation of the Chavacano language in Zamboanga City. Senatorial candidate Ben Tulfo (Santi San Juan/MB file photo) According to Tulfo, the Chavacano language is gradually disappearing among the younger generations living in...
President Marcos urged Filipinos to further love the Philippine national language this language month. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) In a statement, Marcos underscored the Filipino language's importance in the nation’s goal to attain unity and in fostering the Filipino...
By JAMES SAM A DECADE LATER Author in the US at the doorstep of his home of over 10 years My Filipino has always been weak. And I don’t just mean my competency with the language. Having been born in this nation rich in tastes and colorful in culture, the path that had taken me away from the...
British Ambassador to the Philippines Laure Beaufils showed her appreciation for Filipino, one of the major languages spoken in the country, during a video message for the celebration of Buwan ng Wika this August. British Ambassador to the Philippines Laure Beaufils (Photo from British Embassy...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has encouraged the citizenry to value the power of Filipino language towards success. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Ali Vicoy) In his message for the celebration of "Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa," Marcos urged Filipinos to use the Filipino language...
To make sure ordinary Filipinos understand the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund Act, Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla pushed for a Filipino translation of the measure and its related documents. Padilla, an advocate for the use of Filipino as a medium of official communication, made the...
Isang Paggunita sa Buwan ng Wika - Agosto 2022 “Bawa’t bayan ay may sariling wika gaya ng pagkakaroon niya ng sariling pag-iisip. Pinagpipilitan ninyong mabuti na hubdan ang sarili ng angking katauhan bilang isang bayan; nalilimutan ninyo na habang pinangangalagaan ng isang bayan ang kanyang...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. enjoined the citizenry to enrich the Filipino language in an attempt to change the old notion that speaking foreign language is the measure of intelligence. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Screengrab from BBM VLOG 220) Marcos stated this in his...
Senator-elect Raffy Tulfo on Monday, June 27 said he would prefer using Tagalog or Filipino when debating with colleagues in the Senate so that many of his subscribers and viewers, most of whom are not well-versed in the English language, can understand. Senator-elect Raffy Tulfo (MB Photo) The...
Language is the road map of culture, said American writer Rita Mae Brown. (MB FILE PHOTO) The Philippines is home to 186 languages, but some of them have just a few speakers left while others are already considered extinct because there are no more people at all who converse in them. In an Agence...
