Influenza pandemic. An influenza pandemic is an epidemic of an influenza virus that spreads on a worldwide scale and infects a large proportion of the world population. In contrast to the regular seasonal epidemics of influenza, these pandemics occur irregularlyâthere have been about 9 influenza pandemics during the last 300 years.
Chinese is also used in commerce. Very few Filipinos speak Spanish. <b>Filipino</b>, a language based on <b>Tagalog</b>, is the national language of the Philippines. Unfortunately, Tagalog is spoken by only 55 percent of the Filipinos. Other dialects spoken in the Philippines are Aklanon, Bicolano, Capiznon, Cebuano, Chavacano, Davaweno, Hiligaynon, Ilocano, Kagayanen, Kinaray-a, Pampangan, Pangasinan, Sambal, Surigaonon, Tagalog and a hundred more.
A foreigner who says that the Philippine national language is âTagalogâ may offend politically conscious Filipinos from other parts of the country where Tagalog is not the first language. Cebuano, Kapampangan, Ilocano and such are NOT mere dialects of Tagalog â they are completely distinct LANGUAGES that are very different from each other.