Commission on the Filipino Language
| Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino | |
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| Formed | 1991 |
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| Headquarters | San Miguel, Manila, Philippines |
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The Commission on the Filipino Language (Filipino: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino; Hiligaynon: Komisyon sa Panghambal nga Filipino; Cebuano: Komisyon sa Pinulongang Filipino; Pangasinan: Komisyon na Salitan Filipino; Kapampangan: Komisyun king Amanung Filipinu; Ilocano: Komision iti Pagsasao a Filipino; Central Bikol: Komisyon sa Tataramon na Filipino; Waray: Komisyon ha Yinaknan nga Filipino) 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. It was established in accord with the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines. In October 2008, José L. Santos, a native of Hagonoy, Bulacan, was appointed chairman of the Commission, succeeding Ricardo María Durán Nolasco. Its office is in Watson Building, San Miguel, Manila.
Established by Republic Act No. 7104, signed on August 14, 1991, by then President Corazón Cojuangco Aquino, the Commission is a replacement for the Institute of Philippine Languages (IPL) that Aquino set up through an executive order issued in January 1987 (EO No. 117). The IPL itself replaced the older Institute of National Language (INL), established in 1937 by Commonwealth Act No. 184, s. 1936, as the first government agency to foster the development of the Philippine national language.
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