The facts: “Filipino” is a language, and it is the national language of the Republic of the Philippines. Along with English, it is the Southeast Asian nation’s official language.

As Harvard introduces its first Tagalog instructor, students at Yale with Filipino ancestry advocated for institutional support of the Southeast Asian language at Yale.

English fluency is often considered a passport to opportunity. For Elijah and Ysha, they can easily understand lessons taught in English.

President Manuel L. Quezon, the “Father of the National Language,” is pictured here in his iconic barong Tagalog, a symbol of ...

There are those who argue the celebration should not be for the “Buwan ng Wika” or “National Language Month” since this country of 117 million people ...

August had always been a month I looked forward to in my grade school and high school years. The monthlong celebration of the Buwan ng Wika allowed me to experi ...

The UC Berkeley Filipino language program was awarded the Kampeon ng Wika award, or language champion award, by the Philippine national Commission on the Filipino Language for its contributions in ...

A collage of Baybayin characters, a Tagalog proverb, and Cebuano and Ilocano greetings surrounding the word “Filipino.” The Baybayin symbols are shown as a representation of the pre-colonial script, ...

Noblefranca will speak in English, but the rest of the Mass will be in Tagalog. Dee said the Filipino Mass will take place at 10:30 a.m., and everyone is welcome.

Tagalog is the most commonly spoken language at home other than English and Spanish in 3 states. A Filipino US Army veteran holds up a picture of his son, an Iraq veteran, in San Francisco California.