During the month of August, we celebrate the Buwan ng Wika in honor and commemoration to the Former President Manual L. Quezon. This year's theme is "Tatag ng Wikang Filipino, Lakas ng pagka-Pilipino."
Every Pilipino's must speak the language Tagalog or Filipino. It's the language that was spoken by each Pilipino in order for us to understand each other. Why do we really need to use this language in speaking? In our country, each Pilipino has their own dialect in their places, just like us, we used Iloko not only here in Ilocos but also places neighboring us, we easily understand and communicate our fellow Ilocano by using our own mother tongue. Cebuano, Chavacano, Capampangan, Ilonggo, Bisaya, Iloko are some of the dialects that were used in our country but almost all Pilipino's know how to speak Tagalog or Filipino so that we can easily understand each other. For example, an Ilocano meet a Cebuano, so how can they understand each other if they will not use Tagalog?
I do conclude that whenever we used Tagalog in communicating with our fellowmen it means that we're proud that we are a Pilipino. It shows that we love our country, our native land, Philippines. It also shows that we're not ashamed to use this. When we give respect to our language, it means that we also give respect to our country and I'm proud to say that "I'M A PILIPINO."
TRIVIA: Did you know that at first we don’t
have our own language? But with the help of Manuel L. Quezon, Tagalog was proclaimed as our Wikang Pambansa. Then it evolves to Pilipino for the reason that there are words that we adopt from other languages. Now it is called Filipino, because there are words that were added from the dialect of different regions in the country.
FILIPINO is our Wikang Pambansa, not TAGALOG nor PILIPINO. PILIPINO is the person, while FILIPINO is our language.
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