Tanggol Wika
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Formation | 2014 |
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Official language | Filipino |
Tanggol Wika or Alyansa ng Mga Tagapagtanggol ng Wikang Filipino (Alliance of Defenders of the Filipino Language) is a Philippine-based organization founded in 2014 in an assembly of more than 300 professors, students, writers and cultural activists at the De La Salle University-Manila, as a response to the abolition of formerly mandatory Filipino language subjects in Philippine colleges and universities because of Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Memorandum Order No. 20, Series of 2013,[1] which implements a new General Education Curriculum (GEC) as part and parcel of the Philippine government's adoption of the Kindergarten to 12 years of basic education or K to 12 program.
In its founding manifesto, Tanggol Wika listed the following objectives as its main advocacies: 1) Retain the teaching of Filipino language subjects in the new Philippine General Education Curriculum (GEC) in college; 2) Revise Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Memorandum Order 20. series of 2013; and 3) Use Filipino language as a medium of instruction in different subjects; and 4) Push for nationalistic education in the Philippines.[2]
In 2015, Tanggol Wika filed
Subsequently, Tanggol Wika scored an initial victory in its legal battle against CHED Memorandum Order No. 20, Series of 2013 when the Philippine Supreme Court issued a temporary restraining order against the said government policy which remains valid until further court orders.[7][8]
The group pushes for its advocacies through forums,[9][10][11] rallies at the CHED office,[12][13][14] at the Supreme Court,[15][16] in Mendiola near Malacañan Palace and other venues,[17] and social media campaigns. Its Facebook page has garnered more than 12,000 likes as of April 2016.[18]
The group called upon politicians to include their advocacy among the issues for the 2016 local and national
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- ^ "Educators to politicians: Include Filipino language, K to 12 as election issues". Davao Today. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
- ^ "Tanggol Wika: Teddy Boy should apologize for 'belittling' Filipino language". GMA News Online. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
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- ^ "University profs to Bongbong: Dictatorship is not 'golden age'". philstar.com. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
- ^ "Educators to Bongbong Marcos: Your father's dictatorship was not 'golden age' in PH history". InterAksyon.com. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
- ^ Hegina, Aries Joseph (10 March 2016). "University profs vow to oppose Marcos' VP bid". newsinfo.inquirer.net. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
- ^ "Tanggol Wika - PAKIBASA AT PAKIREPOST...(Paunawa:... | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
- ^ "Tanggol Wika - Pangkalahatang asembliya at libreng seminar... | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-04-14.