our filipino language

The evolution of the Wikang Pambansa, now known as Filipino, has not remained uneventful, as one finds out from the its historical perspective in the previous section. From 1935 onwards, to the present 2000’s we have seen this language develop, first as Tagalog-based that barely ill-disguised itself as the "national language"--a clear victory of Manuel L. Quezon and the espousal of the tagalistas. In 1959 acquiring the term "Pilipino"given to it by executive to remove the "tagalogism" and imprint its national character.

Our Filipino language is our “own” emble, our signature, our symbol, and our dignity. We should care about it, infact we should be proud of it. Our forefathers died for it. Many lives have been taken. Our heroes sacrificed their lives for our wikang pambansa. Philippines offer its blood and soul to grant our wikang pambansa. So we have to treasure it.