Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Claims that the term “Filipino” is not a language and solely refers to the identity and/or nationality of citizens of the Republic ...

Last month, a group of educators, scholars and other prominent individuals filed a petition in the Supreme Court questioning the policies of the government which mandate the use of English as medium ...

LAST year, around New Year’s Day, I drew up a language and linguistics agenda for the Philippines for 2025. I thought of making it a tradition in my column, and so I write one for this year again. But ...

Asians are often puzzled by Asian-Americans. It's as if the Asian, seeing an Asian-American, says to himself: "You look like me but you don't talk like me and you certainly don't think like me." As ...

The catchphrase “Ato ini, kadyawon ta!” can be seen on tricycles in Butuan. It means “This is ours, let’s take care of it!” and is distinctly Butuanon. Butuan, a city in the northeastern Philippines, ...

Leading the efforts to support and increase the reach of communication globally and locally, Microsoft Translator announces the addition of Filipino together with five other Austronesian languages, ...