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[9] [10] The lingering effects of Spanish amongst the general population nevertheless had notable effects on the lexical development of many Philippine languages, and even Philippine English, in the form of Hispanisms. [11] Tagalog was selected as the basis for a national language in 1937, [12] and has since remained so.
Notre Dame of Dadiangas University - Integrated Basic Education Department (NDDU - IBED) is a Catholic private University preparatory school for High School, Elementary and Pre-school students, run by the Marist Brothers of the Schools or FMS (Fratres Maristae a Scholis).
The first Filipino book written in English, The Child of Sorrow, was published in 1921. Early English literature is characterized by melodrama, figurative language, and an emphasis on local color. [265] A later theme was the search for Filipino identity, reconciling Spanish and American influence with the Philippines' Asian heritage. [266]
Bohol Island State University (Filipino: Pamantasang Pampamahalaan ng Isla ng Bohol ᜉᜋᜈ᜔ᜆᜐᜅ᜔ ᜉᜋ᜔ᜉᜋᜑᜎᜀᜈ᜔ ᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜑᜓᜎ᜔; BISU) [1] is a public institution of higher learning in Bohol, Philippines.
The culture of the Philippines is characterized by cultural and ethnic diversity. [1] Although the multiple ethnic groups of the Philippine archipelago have only recently established a shared Filipino national identity, [2] their cultures were all shaped by the geography and history of the region, [3] [4] and by centuries of interaction with neighboring cultures, and colonial powers.
The Abakada alphabet was an "indigenized" Latin alphabet adopted for the Tagalog-based Wikang Pambansa (now Filipino) in 1939. [1]The alphabet, which contains 20 letters, was introduced in the grammar book developed by Lope K. Santos for the newly designated national language based on Tagalog. [2]
The Philippine Normal University (PNU; Filipino: Pamantasang Normal ng Pilipinas [7]) is a public coeducational teacher education and research university in the Philippines. It was established in 1901 through Act No. 74 of the Philippine Commission "for the education of natives of the Islands in the science of teaching". [8]
Philippine Spanish (Spanish: Español Filipino, Castellano Filipino) is a variant of standard Spanish spoken in the Philippines. It is a Spanish dialect of the Spanish language . Chavacano , a Spanish-based creole , is spoken in the Zamboanga Peninsula (where it is an official language), Davao , and Cotabato in Mindanao , and Cavite in Luzon .