Sotto slams exclusion of Filipino from core subjects
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Removing Filipino as a core subject in college is unconstitutional and could imperil the younger generation's facility in the language, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said on Thursday. The Constitution, Sotto said, states that the governmentSotto slams exclusion of Filipino from core subjects
Removing Filipino as a core subject in college is unconstitutional and could imperil the younger generation's facility in the language, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said on Thursday. The Constitution, Sotto said, states that the government «shall take steps to initiate and sustain the use of Filipino as a medium of official communication and as [the] language of instruction in the educational system.» He added: «The Filipino language is part of our identity as a people and as such, we should strive to preserve and strengthen this at all times.» Supreme Court ruling In a ruling released on Friday last week, the Supreme Court upheld...Keep on reading: Sotto slams exclusion of Filipino from core subjects Read more