National Language: Tagalog Or Bisaya

[dustin]

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para nako walay national language uy!! kung naa sila sa cebu dapat mag cebuano sila kung kita sad adto sa kauluhan magtagalog ta.. diba patas?" hehehe

OT: william axel rose idol gyud na nako sa gnr!! hehehe

[Queen Mojitos]

may unta bisaya ang national language pero ang problema ang tagalog mga bogo man d kabalo mobisaya haha

[peewee_toot]

any dialect will do. imgaine 107 ka dialects ang naa sa pinas...

[marqi_20]

kadaghan piliin national language sa pinas why man tagalog ang napilian hmmmm dapat bisaya ang angay kay ang mga bisya kahibalo sad ug tagalog ang tagalog dili kahibalo ug bisaya diba unfair yun its only my opinion

[colby]

Walay lami ug ma lingua franca ang Bisaya mas nice ra na sa regional lang siya kay at least daghan dili kasabot nato and I find that cool. So Tagalog lang gihapon ako.

[peewee_toot]

Filipino mn ang national language. dili man tagalog...

[FranZeno]

kadaghan piliin national language sa pinas why man tagalog ang napilian hmmmm dapat bisaya ang angay kay ang mga bisya kahibalo sad ug tagalog ang tagalog dili kahibalo ug bisaya diba unfair yun its only my opinion

wrong analogy, nakahibalo ta mu tagalog kay gihimo man siya og natl language..if bisaya ang gihimo na natl language then ang mga tagalog kahibaw nasad sila og tagolog + bisaya, so m.unfair sd nila? LOL!

[Jeffrey]

English! To avoid this type of discussion ..

Here is my opinion about it..

Presently, the Philippines have two official languages, English and Tagalog. English is commonly used in the Business and Academic institutions all over the archipelago, while Tagalog can be heard practically in the entertainment and news on national television. Tagalog is widely spoken in the northern part (Luzon) of the country.

The following are the basis I gathered on why I personally push for English to be the lone official language of the Philippines.

1. Envy and Strife. The Cebuano speaking Filipinos once clamored for replacing Tagalog with Cebuano as the official language since the Cebuano dialect (Visayan) is predominantly spoken in the Philippines particularly in the Visayas and Mindanao (middle and southern part). The tagalogs raised their eyebrows, they didn’t like the idea.

In my opinion, this would only create more divisiveness in this already divisive country.

Tagalog is spoken by a distinct ethnic group, one should accept the possibility that another ethnic group would become envious and in one way or another could create strife. There are about 150 languages or dialects in the Philippines.

To be fair, no local dialect should be installed as the official language.

2. Discrimination. The Tagalog dialect under the then Pres. Manuel L. Quezon became the Philippines’ official language in December 31, 1937 . As Manila, the capital of the Philippines progressed and so is the discrimination against the people from the provinces who can’t mimic the accent of the Manila Tagalog. Discriminatory jokes can be heard on TV, radio, movies, in the schools, inside the office and just around the corner. Unconsciously, one is regarded as a second class citizen if she or he cannot speak like a Manilan does.

3. Globalization. Globalization is inevitable. No sweat and tears, no bombs and guns can prevent it from taking off. A global community needs a unifying language and English has been the accepted unifying language for many years and rightly so in the coming years.

4. Economic Development. The proliferation of call centers and consequentially the need for English speaking agents also increases. Being hired would be a walk in the park if English becomes the common language for the Filipinos. This is good for the economy without a doubt. A country to fast track its development should embrace English. Business transactions can come in handy.

In the end, this is just an opinion posted by a cute guy who maintains Gwapito.com (cute for spanish)


Why English Should be the Philippines Sole Official and Unifying Language | Gwapito.com

[samsungster]

Filipino dapat...

[wikki]

tagalog in the north bisaya from central down. english for international engagements.

@Jeffrey - the author of what you posted is a *****, saying english should be the national language from being able to work in call centers and other foreign firm is just dumb, discrimination only affects people that dont value thier own worth, you dont see westerners discriminate japanese people from thier super bad english accents nor do the Japanese care, instead westerners learn Japans language to engage in business with them, people should value thier cultural identity. While the dalai lama of Tibet is fighting to save thier culture from cultural genocide this ***** are actually proposing to throw away your cultural identity. I guess this is what happens to a country ruled and brainwashed by spain for 300 years by use of propaganda and church.

i dont agree with the Filipino, the Filipino language has 7 or 8 languages in total mao nay walay mag ka sinabot natong tanan it should be lessend to 2 or 3 at best, ang having the international language for outside communication.