On
December 30, 1937, former president Manuel L. Quezon established
Tagalog as the basis of the national language. The hardships
encountered before it became as the national language was not a joke.
For almost a century, the said language has undergone changes. It was
then called as the Filipino language.
Each
country has their own wealth which differs in culture but language is
never forgotten for it is used for communication. It is a way in
expressing ideas and feelings. As cited a while ago, language is
never forgotten. For example, if a Filipino goes to a different
country, he will feel sad because he doesn't know anyone there. It is
a fact that a person feels relieved and comfortable when he is with
someone he knows. There is a feeling of warmness — the warmness
given by a family member like love. No one can deny that if there is
good communication, there is a stronger bond between the citizens,
strengthening the unity of Filipinos. The question is that why are
there still Filipinos who are not using or worse not even knowing the
Filipino language? Are they ashamed? It is sad knowing that some
still don't understand the word “unity”. Almost a century have
passed when we were freed from the hands of invaders but still no one
learned. How can we say that the Philippines is a unified country if
they can't even use our own language?
Filipino
language is a part of our daily life. If we, Filipinos, are ashamed
of our own language, it means that Philippines isn't strong. A
language is being devoured by a foreign language is not stable. The
Philippines can never be called a strong country if the citizens
don't do their duty and responsibility in using the national
language. The usage of Filipino language is the real strength of the
Filipinos.
