 Commission on Filipino Language
The act only creates a commission to study all different languages in the Philippines with the hope of making the Filipino language which is acceptable to most of the population. But until now the Filipino language ( which is really Tagalog) is not acceptable by most people from Visayas and Mindanao. They better dismantle the commission and just leave the people decide what language they would use-- Chavacanos, Sugbuhanon, Maranao or English.
An attempt by the commission was to use the word "salungpuwit" for a chair. But this is a funny transliteration, which is not acceptable. why not use the spanish for chair, Silla, which is understandable to Cebuanos and people in Mindanao. For sure. Cebuano would not use the word "salungpuwit." |