Timeline of the History of Language Policies in the Philippines
Japanese Period Present Period
Education in the Philippines in the period of Japanese
is more convenient to the Filipino’s because Japanese
let Filipino’s used Filipino language rather than
English but it become hassle as time pass because
our President Corry Aquino continue their policy, so
that’s why we have some problems using Filipino
language in signs in Public places. Now in present
period education implement using bilingual language
in teaching as medium of instruction and the use of
mother tongue.
1942
1974
MILITARY ORDER NO.2. The Philippine
Executive Commission established the Dept. Order No. 25, s. 1974 titled, “Implementing
Commission of Education, Health and Public Guidelines for the Policy on Bilingual Education.”
Welfare. June 1942, Schools were Bilingual education in the Philippines is defined
REOPENED with 300,000 students. operationally as the separate use of Filipino and English as
the media of instruction in specific subject areas.
1942
1987
CURRICULUM AND THE SIX 2012
DECS Order No. 52, Series of 1987, the
PRINCIPLES OF THE JAPANESE following are the guidelines vis-a-vis medium of FEBRUARY 17, 2012 DO 16, S. 2012 –
REPUBLIC instruction, to wit: 1. Language courses, whether GUIDELINES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION
Filipino or English, should be taught in that OF THE MOTHER TONGUE-BASED-
NIPPONGO was used and the Japanese language. MULTILINGUAL EDUCATION (MTB-MLE)
tried to stop the Filipino people from
1943
OCTOBER 14, 1943. The Japanese
Sponsored Republic created the Ministry of
Education.
1944 1996
1942 1988
October 20, 1944. CHED Memorandum Order (CMO) No.
BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE JAPANESE Executive Order No. 335. On August 25, 1988, then 59, s. 1996. Listed under miscellaneous of
The Commonwealth of
EDUCATION. 1.Realization of a NEW ORDER President Corazon Aquino signed Executive Order this CMO is its language policy.
the Philippines was
and promote friendly relations between Japan and No. 335 enjoining all
restored, Philippines
the Philippines to the farthest extent. 2. Foster a departments/bureaus/offices/agencies/instrumentalitie
education continued with
new Filipino culture based. s of the government to take such steps as are
the American resolve
necessary for the purpose of using the Filipino
and the rest was history 1994
language in official transactions, communications,
and correspondence.
Republic Act No. 7722, creating the Commission on
Higher Education (CHED) was signed. This Act which is
know as the “Higher Education Act of 1994” provides
that the CHED shall be independent and separate from the
DECS and attached to the Office of the President for
administrative purposes only.
Timeline of the History of Language Policies in the Philippines
American Period Commonwealth Period
Timeline of the History of Language Policies in the Philippines
Spanish Period
1936
1901 1935
Commonwealth Act No.180- This was known
ACT NO. 74 of the Philippine Commonwealth Act No.1. National as the “Private School Law”, which made
Commision (January 21, 1901) Depense Act: Preparaotry military
obligatory the recognition and inspection of
training shall be given to the youth in
Established for the Filipinos a system of private schools and colleges by the Secretary of
the elementary grade schools at the age
free public education. They stablished Public instructions so as to maintain a standard
of 10. “shall extend through college”
also the first Primary Schools (1901) and od effeciency in all private schools and college
1936
Intermediate Schools Democratic in the country.
Principle Commonwealth Act No.80.
Office of Adult Education. An act
creating the office of adult
1940 education, enumerating its duties,
defining its objectives, and
Commonwealth Act No.586 - This is known as
providing funds for its operation.
Education Act of 1940. It was approved on August 7,
1940 by the Philippine Assembly, Repealed by R.A.
896. An act to provide for the revision of the system of
public elementary education in the Philippines
1940 including the financing thereof. Be it enacted by the
National Assembly of the Philippines.
Commonwealth Act No.589.
August 19 1940. An Act Establishing a
School Ritual in all Public and Private After the colonization of Spanish, America came to free
Elementary and Secondary Schools. the Filipino’s from Spaniards and help Filipino’s to
stand up again and give hope that everyone can afford to
learn. America help Filipino to have free education. It
continues even in Commonwealth period; every Filipino
1953 have a support to learn until they graduate and help them
also to find job.
Republic Act No.896. AN ACT TO
DECLARE THE POLICY ON
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION IN THE
PHILIPPINES. This Act shall be known as
the "Elementary Education Act of 1953."
1603
1596
The Decree in 1603 - the above two
1550 Instructions in 1596 - the king of Spain decrees required the teaching of the
(Felipe II) sent to Tello, Governor of the Spanish language, but at the same time the
The Decree in 1550 - issued by Philippine colony, an instruction which Crown government demanded of friars to
Carlos I in Valladolid in 1550 (June stated that learning of indigenous learn indigenous languages probably
7) and reissued in July 17. It languages by the friars was inadequate because some of friars were reluctant or
demanded the teaching of Castilian for missionary, instead the friars should incompetent to master indigenous 1634
in the Spanish colonies which was teach Spanish to natives. languages
issued before the colonization of the The Decree in 1634 - Felipe IV issued a
Philippines. decree demanding that the colonial
government should teach Spanish to all
1792 the natives. The previous decrees stated
that the Spanish teaching should be
The Decree in 1792 - A similar type of decree was given to natives who were willing to
issued by Carlos IV in which he evoked the learn, not to all the natives.
previous decrees (May 10, 1770; November 28, 1686
1772; November 24, 1774) In Spanish Colonization
The Decreemost of -the
in 1686 Filipino’s
Carlos II issued ahave a problem in education. Most of them can’t afford to
1768
decreeininSpanish
study because education which he complained
is for those who that can afford only. So, there’s a discrimination in the part of
The Ordinance 1768 - Governor Solís issued the educating Filipino’s.former decrees (issued in 1550,1634
following law on October 19, 1752, later it became and 1636) had not been observed and
Ordinance 52 in 1768. This ordinance asked the stated there would be punishment if not
establishment of schools and prohibited any other observed.
language than Spanish in schools. It stated that official
jobs could be given to those speaking Spanish as an
incentive to learning of Spanish.
1863
Education Act in 1863 - prescribed that
Spanish was to be the sole medium of
instruction in order to facilitate the need to
learn Spanish, so that literacy in Spanish
appeared to be the major purpose of the
curriculum.
