english became the official language of the philippines in 1935.
english became the official language of the philippines in 1935.
when did english become the official language of the philippines?
1935
tagalog was declared the official language by the first constitution in the philippines, the in 1897. in 1935, the philippine constitution designated english and spanish as official languages, but mandated the development and adoption of a common national language based on one of the existing native languages. after study and deliberation, the national language institute, a committee composed of seven members who represented various regions in the philippines, chose tagalog as the basis for the evolution and adoption of the national language of the philippines. president manuel l. quezon then, on december 30, 1937, proclaimed the selection of the tagalog language to be used as the basis for the evolution and adoption of the national language of the philippines. in 1939, president quezon renamed the proposed tagalog-based national language as "wikang pambansâ" (national language). in 1959, the language was further renamed as "pilipino". the 1973 constitution designated the tagalog-based "pilipino", along with english, as an official language and mandated the development and formal adoption of a common national language to be known as filipino. the 1987 constitution designated filipino as the national language mandating that as it evolves, it shall be further developed and enriched on the basis of existing philippine and other languages.
tagalog people
the majority of states where english is an official language are former territories of the british empire. notable exceptions include rwanda, which was formerly a belgian territory, cameroon, where only part of national territory were under british mandate, and liberia, the philippines, the federated states of micronesia, the marshall islands, and palau, which were american territories. english is the sole official language of the commonwealth of nations and the association of southeast asian nations. english is one of the official languages of the united nations, the european union, nafta, african union, organisation of islamic cooperation, caribbean community, union of south american nations and many other international organisations. although english is "de jure" not an official language at the national level in the united states, most states and territories within the united states have english as an official language. only puerto rico uses a language other than english as a primary working language.
list of territorial entities where english is an official language