A Filipino creator is discussing the “two different kinds of English” spoken by Filipinos, which they believe is reflective of socioeconomic status. On Aug. 11, 18-year-old TikTok creator Angel Sugar ...

Last month, a group of educators, scholars and other prominent individuals filed a petition in the Supreme Court questioning the policies of the government which mandate the use of English as medium ...

LAST year, around New Year’s Day, I drew up a language and linguistics agenda for the Philippines for 2025. I thought of ...

The Philippines holds a linguistic heritage that has left an indelible mark on the English language. With only two official ...

The UC Berkeley Filipino language program was awarded the Kampeon ng Wika award, or language champion award, by the Philippine national Commission on the Filipino Language for its contributions in ...

His affinity for the language led him to teach in the Ilokano Language and Literature Program at UH during the 2017-18 ...

MANILA, Philippines — With English the language predominantly used in the country’s courtrooms, a Court of Appeals (CA) justice has been trying for more than a decade to cause a ripple of change in ...

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MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) has ordered the shift to English and Filipino as the primary tools of instruction for Kindergarten to Grade 3 learners, in compliance with ...