Spanish Language in Philippines

30 years of Instituto Cervantes

I saw on Facebook that Instituto Cervantes is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. I thought that they had been around longer. In the Philippines, when you hear the mention of Spain, people often have an impression that something is really old. Instituto Cervantes was established in 1991 in Madrid (in Alcalá de Henares, Cervantes’ birthplace). […]

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Spanish Language in Philippines

Spanish speaking youth stepping up

Filipino languages We’re told how important language is in schools. But exclusively for Tagalog (Filipino) and English. Our language-based curriculum gives no place to other local languages. In other words, it’s a “take it or leave it” choice. I don’t remember anyone mention other Filipino languages in school. My parents speak Hiligaynon and Bisaya. So […]

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