spanish philippines
Posted in Philippines General Information on 06/07/2007 03:26 pm by admin
Is it true that Spanish was reinstated as an official language in the Philippines?
According to the wiki entry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_in_the_Philippines Spanish will again be an official language of the Philippines. it is true or not?
That's what it says according to this article from the source below! After all, many Filipinos are working in Spain and Spanish is promoted for economic reasons (ie. call centers, health workers, trade and other more ..). This is not the language of the oppressors know. The Spain of the 18th century is not the Spain of today. And this is not about spending money. Actually, Spain will send over of teachers as the turn of the century, when brought us the Thomasites (American teacher who boarded the SS Thomas), whose mission is to spread the English language. I dont think that Spanish is as aggressive promotion for the Americans managed to teach it to a new generation within 40 years. Making Spanish officials, students are required to bring it to university. What's wrong with learning other foreign languages? Before WWII, Manila boasted 3 major Spanish newspapers and we has a thriving culture Zarzuela (Spain and Cuba being the other two) and a dynamic Filipino literature written in Spanish. Check it out and listen to a record first speaking in English then in Spanish Manuel L. Quezon (Philippine nationalist and president of the Philippine Commonwealth). Click the link to the Filipino Librarian "Letter to my people ". Http: / / filipinolibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/08/talumpati-manuel-l-quezon.html BTW, MLQ learned English when she is older. It is inspiring. There's nothing wrong the ability to speak foreign languages and study them.
