“Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain”, a quote stocked to my mind from the writings of Lewis Thomas.
Language is the key to communication and by using our national language which is Filipino, understanding will be easier to achieve. The people who are protesting to defend their rights don’t have weapons like gun, bomb and cannon but they can protect and defend themselves by simply using our national language. In associating to the mayors, barangay captain or any leader who they wanted to complain, they need to use only one language. If the leaders are using English language and the protesters are using our Filipino language, they would not be able to understand each other. When both of them would use the Filipino language, it will be easier for them to fix and solve the problem among them.
Philippines is the third largest English speaking country in the world but it doesn’t mean that we should already forget our own language. We have our major languages in the Philippines like Cebuano, Ilocano, Bicolano, Kapampangan and Ilonggo but in spite of that, Filipino is still our national language. Our citizenship is known by the language we use. Are you proud to be a Filipino? If you’re proud, then you must use our Filipino language. “Language exerts hidden power, like moon on the tides.”
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