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Official historical marker Alternate logo used on official social media pages. The Commission on the Filipino Language (CFL), [2] also referred to as the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF), [a] is the official regulating body of the Filipino language and the official government institution tasked with developing, preserving, and promoting the various local Philippine languages.
During American colonial rule in the Philippines, there was an increase in American immigration to the Philippines.Retiring soldiers and other military men were among the first Americans to become long-term Philippine residents and settlers; these included Buffalo Soldiers and former Volunteers, primarily from the Western states.
The word pensionado originated with the Spanish language. It means to receive pension from the government. As the Pensionado Act started in 1903, the purpose was to "Educate and bind current and future Filipino leaders to the American colonial administration."
Historically documented states/polities (north to south) Pangasinan (historical polity) Caboloan; Cainta; Tondo; Namayan; Maynila; Kumintang; Ibalon; Ma-i; Pulilu
On January 20, 1899, President McKinley appointed the First Philippine Commission (the Schurman Commission), a five-person group headed by Dr. Jacob Schurman, president of Cornell University, to investigate conditions in the islands and make recommendations.
KASAYANYAN NG LAHI- A HISTORY OF THE FILIPINO PEOPLE. 1974. The Philippine revolution and beyond: Papers from the International Conference on the Centennial of the 1896 Philippine Revolution. Philippine Centennial Commission and National Commission for Culture and the Arts. 1998. ISBN 9719201819
The Pensionado Act is Act Number 854 of the Philippine Commission, which passed on 26 August 1903.Passed by the United States Congress, it established a scholarship program for Filipinos to attend school in the United States.
The Commonwealth of the Philippines (Spanish: Mancomunidad de Filipinas; [7] [8] Tagalog: Komonwelt ng Pilipinas [9]) was an unincorporated territory and commonwealth of the United States that existed from 1935 to 1946.