The Philippine Educational System was established on January 21, 1901, through Education Act of 1901. With the issuance of the Act, President McKinley instructed the Philippine Commission to have English as the common language of the people. The main reason for the one-language policy is to ________.
A. promotes English as a universal language
B. acknowledges that English as the language of business, science and technology and higher education
C. unifies the regions since a great number of languages were spoken throughout the country
D. propagates the use of English as the language of the American occupying the Philippines during the time
Answer:A
The Philippine Educational System was established on January 21, 1901, through Education Act of 1901. With the issuance of the Act, President McKinley instructed the Philippine Commission to have English as the common language of the people. The main reason for the one-language policy is to ________.
A. promotes English as a universal language B. acknowledges that English as the language of business, science and technology and higher education C. unifies the regions since a great number of languages were spoken throughout the country D. propagates the use of English as the language of the American occupying the Philippines during the time