Claims that the term “Filipino” is not a language and solely refers to the identity and/or nationality of citizens of the Republic of the Philippines are false. One user wrote in a now-deleted comment ...

The UC Berkeley Filipino language program was awarded the Kampeon ng Wika award, or language champion award, by the Philippine national Commission on the Filipino Language for its contributions in ...

I am a government employee, and I have co-workers who are deaf. They usually communicate through writing and sign language. I was told that they primarily use English sign language as a means of ...

Yale is offering its first Filipino language courses — “Elementary Filipino I” and “Intermediate Filipino I” — this fall. The two courses arrive after years of student advocacy spearheaded by ...

For the past year, Alexa Theodoropoulos ’27 — vice president of the Brown Filipino Alliance — has been leading the charge for Filipino@Brown (Tagalog@Brown), an initiative advocating for the ...

Although Tagalog is the fourth most-spoken language in the United States, it is not one of over 25 languages offered at Brown. Through a petition launched in early February, the Filipino Alliance has ...

Tagalog courses may be introduced to Yale as early as the next academic year. KASAMA, Yale’s Filipinx club, whose name is translated from the Tagalog word meaning “together,” has advanced a proposal ...

Starting in the fall 2026 semester, the University of Wisconsin’s Filipino language program will no longer be offered, according to Filipinx American Student Organization Communications Chair Ethan ...

MANILA, Philippines – In a home shaped by the discipline of the military and the creativity of media, three young siblings—Elijah, 10, a Grade 6 student; Ysha, 8, Grade3; and toddler Eliel, 2—are ...

Yellow suns and the colors red, blue, and white — the colors of the Philippine flag — adorned the Carl A. Fields Center (CAF)’s multipurpose room on Nov. 1 and Nov. 2. Seated at round tables were over ...