I’m an Inglisero and I’m proud of it.
I was reading my past articles when a friend of mine stumbled upon something. He told me about a long worded letter in Filipino. It was all about me using horrible Tagalog to reply to an insult directed towards me on that article.
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Sa kadahilanang hindi ka tunay na matatas sa inyong pambansang wika — a, higit pa riyan — sa ATING pamamaraan ng pananalita, o mas angkop pang sabihin ang pamamaraan ng pamumuhay rito mismo, hindi ko masasabing may alam ka nga ukol sa estado ng ating bayan. Isa kang tampalasang estrangherong nagpapanggap na nagtataguyod ng karangalan ng Pilipinas at nagkukunwaring minamahal ito sa kabila ng mga kapintasan nito.
Nakikita kong wala kang ikinukubling binhi ng pag-asa sa iyong kalooban; panlilinlang din iyon, sa aking palagay. Para sa mga taong naniniwalang may alam ka.
Mga hangal.Humihingi ako ng paumanhin, ginoo, para sa kahabaan ng aking mapapait na wikain (na tiyak akong hindi mo lubusang naunawaan). Gayunpaman, hindi ko ninanais na humingi ng patawad para sa mga salitang binitawan ko.
Para sa mga naniniwala sa kanya, hayaan ninyong ulitin:
Mga hangal kayo.Dito nagwawakas ang aking liham para sa isang dakilang ipokrito
My first thought was:What SHOULD I say? I hated that letter because of what was in it. Just because I wasn’t the best speaker or writer in Filipino, I was not allowed to give my two cents. Just because I’m not as literate or skillful with the pen as Rizal, my idol, I was doomed to be forever silenced. His letter summed up what many Filipinos think about people like me. He, or she, made it very clear that my entire argument was wrong all because of one simple technicality. He wanted everyone to know that I am not a Filipino, but rather, a foreigner in my own land. A hypocrite.
But I’m not.
I’m not a hypocrite. Nor is anyone else who believes in what I wrote. I decided to write an article and include his/her letter, not because of spite, but because I wanted to end this. I want to end the anger against “Ingliseros.” I wanted to prove that just because I am an Inglisero doesn’t mean I’m a foreigner. It doesn’t mean I’m against my own race; I’m just as Filipino as anyone else.
People keep on saying that just because I can’t speak Filipino means I’m not one. That’s like saying a mute person is less of a human.
I think I speak for every person our culture labels as “Inglisero” when I say “I’m sick of it.” I’m sick of being typecasted by a race of people where everyone does the same. People say this is bad when in reality, they’re doing the same thing; they just hide it better.
Whenever I walk out of my house, I don’t see kids playing sipa. I see them playing basketball and badminton. They’re not any less Filipino. When I ride in the jeep, I don’t hear traditional music playing on the radio. Instead, I hear “gangsta rap”, a copied style. Are they any less Filipino? My tita once told me she didn’t like to eat Balut because it was gross. Did that make her any less Filipino?
Our reasoning is shallow. We’re hurt by people who go against the norm. When people go against the tide, we push them back into place. We don’t like nonconformists and we’re afraid of change. When somebody gives us a fact, something that is against our common belief, we tell them to shut up.
Don’t believe me?
Then what’s the problem with anyone speaking in English? What damage will it do to our country? I firmly believe that you can’t erase your national identity because you speak English. I don’t think you’ll lose your nationality because of a language.
We’re always mad whenever a foreigner says something bad about our country. We call it racism and a hate crime. We say they know nothing of our country. This was another viewpoint of another article. I said we should take it as it is. We should change. Call me a hypocrite for replying to the letter because I’m well aware of what I’m doing. And from what I see, I see prejudice. I don’t see the truth. I’m not an idiot, I’m not any less Filipino than you are. What one person said summed up the feelings of many people towards people like me. I’m asking for equality.
I’m not demanding he be called a “Persona non grata” but rather, I want him (or her), and everyone else with the same mindset, to change. When we fought against the Spaniards for our land, we applauded Rizal for his demands of equality. We used his poem “Sa Aking Mga Kabata” as a document that showed his love for his country and language.
But did he?
He d
idn’t know write it*. He was skillful in his adult years, crafting many stories and books, but he was trained in Spanish; just like English is now. Back then, with the many dialects and languages in the Philippines, with absolutely no “official” language, how could he, a rich mestizo, be so sure that Tagalog would be the new language back when he was still a young child? There are so many mistakes, K should be C and “kalayaan” was “kalahayan”, that some historians say it is nothing more than propaganda.
All I know is that I have faith in Rizal. I don’t care whether or not he wrote it. The thought it still there. His patriotism is still evident in his other works. I won’t judge.
And you’ll say the same thing of this. You’ll say that this is nothing more than a lie and a hateful rant. You’ll skip to the comments and insult me. You’ll call me “anti-rizal”, “traitor”, and “hypocrite.” I won’t fight. As I said before, you’ll only be proving me right.
But if you don’t, if you accept what I say, then I’m happy that someone took me seriously. I hope that more people would see this and say “Tama siya” or “He’s right.” And if you do, well, salamat po.
~~~~
*Due to this being controversial, I have a link to Wikipedia and a paper.
http://www.pilipino-express.com/pdfs/inotherwords/Something%20Fishy%20About%20Rizal%20Poem.pdf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sa_Aking_Mga_Kabata#cite_note-morrow-2
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I believe one’s choice of language is not the basis of how good or bad he was. How smart or dull he was . We should learn and apply English language as part of our communication in order for us to deal and understand other nationalities effectively.
Hindi masamang magsalita ng English basta ilugar mo lang. Ibig sabihin depende yan kung sino ang kaharap mo araw=araw.
Agree ako dun sa mga taong di marunong magtagalog dahil they speak different dialect like bisaya or waray at mas komportable sila sa English. Kung ako nga na bulakenya na di pa rin magaling magtagalog.Kaya halos ang salita ko, aamin ko na tag-lish talaga. Now kung tagalog ka naman talaga at hilig mo lang mag inglis , wala ding masama. Pero ang sa akin, English nga napag aralan mo ibigkas, TAGALOG pa kaya ang hindi.
Iwan ko lang ha, pero nakapagsalita ako ng tatlong linggwahi .May problema lang yata ako sa accent heheh or baka minsan sa spelling. Kasi magbisaya ako pag bisaya kausap ko, magtagalog ako pag tagalog kausap ko at mag english ako pag english kausap ko. Naalala ko pa noon sa school namin, minsan tinawanan ako kasi yong english ko may accent kasi nga bisaya ako:) Pero ok lang yon atleast naintindihan nila. Hindi naman basihan ang pagkaenglisero or englisera mo para mapatunayan mo na Filipino ka or maipakita mo sa kanila na mas magaling ka.Magpasalamat ka’t marunong ka pero hindi ibig sabihin na pwede mo nang e look down yong mga hindi masyadong marunong.
Wala namang masama na mag english pero minsan kc tayong mga Pilipino, aminin man natin or hindi, madalas wala tayo sa lugar. Yon bang kase feeling mo magaling ka sa english oh di banat lang ng banat kahit na minsan pala feeling mo lang un at nagsusuntukan naman pala ang grammar mo hehehe!
Wala talagang masamang mag english, dapat proud tayong mga Pilipino na marunong tayo ng ibang wika, hindi kagaya ng ibang lahi halos hindi tlaga mka ingles, yun lang dpat gamitin natin ng tama at hindi yong gagamtin mo maiparinig lang sa iba na marunong kang mag Ingles. Dito sa ibang bansa, ang daming mga kababayan na mkakausap mo, alam mo na ngang parehas kayong Pilipino pero nagpipilit pa ding mag Ingles, ayaw pang mg Filipino kaya madalas tuloy buhol buhol na ang mga pinagsasabi, cge pa rin ayaw pa dn tlagang sumuko
Ok lang sana kung ibang lahi yong kausap pero parehas kayong Pilipino eh talagang kna-career pa dn mag english to the point na kung hindi ka mairita, matatawa ka na lng 
Mwaaaaaaaaahahahahaha….Well said, my kababayan! As I’ve said in my article, “Flease Frounounce Your Phi’s Froferly” our greatest asset as Pinoys, which no other race has, is the ability to laugh at ourselves, hahahahaha….
pano mo masasabing proud kang pilipino kung ang wika ng lahi mo ay di mo alam o ni hindi mo sinusubukang alamin?
Kinde naman sukatan ng pagiging pilipino kung bihasa ka sa tagalog. Matatandaan natin na si Jose Rizal ay POLYGLOT at siya ay Pilipino. Kung ang issue dito ay ang pagsasalita ng English ay pagpapatunay na hinde ka makabayan edi mas masahol papala ang ating pambansang bayani sa dami ng alam nyang wika at salita?
Hinde*
wow, this was a well written blog..
for me, i hear yah! I am not really good in speaking Tagalog nor writing and mostly I converse in English for it is easier for me.. back in school days my classmates always raised their eyebrows when I speak in English and Sound a little slang – don’t get me wrong, I was born in CEBU CITY and raised there and finish college and mostly I watch and read Foreign materials not because i don’t like my own language but because it did interest me! and I never regret doing it for it did help me where I am now that I speak English fluently that most Americans here that i talked to wondered how did I learn my English?! I humbly and simply said, in school! ;D and now my classmates that reconnects me through Facebook is proud for me and happy! so for me I don’t have again’st with your article nor the letter of your friend.. we are entitled in our own freedom! and there is Freedom of Speech, right?! for me there is Freedom also to use what Language you prefer to speak whatever your race is, if you are comfortable speaking in English?! then do so and don’t be bothered what others say to you for if they have any problem with it?! it just mean they envy you of speaking in fluently in English! that is how I always take it! I was in manila for 5 years and i should be fluent in speaking Tagalog but my Tagalog Friends would prefer me to speak in English rather in Tagalog for they understand more when I speak English! so Heads up and just ignore those kind of person who tries to pull you down with their negativity! AJA!
This is a classic example of trying very hard to speak in a foreign language but resulting in seriously wrong grammar making others laugh. Although I have nothing against speaking in broken or perfect english my contention is that you should at least speak at least the basics of your native language. You don’t have to be fluent coz nobody is “really” fluent in any language may it be international or local.
well emcel,
I wasn’t trying hard to speak foreign language for i don’t speak fluently in TAGALOG that is why I speak mostly in English and hey! I am from Cebu City and we don’t speak Tagalog over there in CEBU we speak English and Visayans… I know some Tagalog aren’t that fluent in speaking English even he/she has a degree nor some Cebuano’s are so fluent in speaking English too! mind you, i do speak my own native tongue not Tagalog but bisaya, okay?! he! he! so many POV’s! ;p
I agree with you emcel
Sorry to burst your bubble Mr. Blogger… What the letter says is if you are proud to be a Filipino… then you must at least learn how to speak the basics of it… Just how many people love “America”… they also learn its language.
E.g. the fish analogy
Hey I’m proud to be a fish! but I don’t swim… I do nuclear science…
Hey I’m proud to be a Filipino! but I don’t speak Filipino… I’m an inglesero…
“Ang hindi magmahal sa sariling wika ay masahol pa sa malansang isda.”
- Dr. Jose Rizal
Buong galang lang po, ngunit gusto ko lang pong punahin ang ilang bahagi ng iyong artikulo, kung maari.
“Then what’s the problem with anyone speaking in English?”
Sa nakikita ko po sa mensahe ng kabilang panig, wala po siyang sinabing batikos laban sa paggamit ng Ingles – ang kanya pong pinuna ay ang hindi paggamit ng wikang Filipino.
Hindi po kailangang pagbawalan ang Ingles, basta’t hindi po nakalilimutan ang pamimilipino.
“He wanted everyone to know that I am not a Filipino, but rather, a foreigner in my own land. A hypocrite.”
Wala pong sinabi tungkol sa pagiging dayuhan ninyo. Kayo po ay binansagang “ipokrito” – isang malansang isda, at hindi isang dayuhan. Kung maari po’y siguraduhin po ninyo ang sinasabi ninyo bago kayo magturo.
Kung maari ko lang pong ulitin, hindi po kailangang pagbawalan ang Ingles upang mahalin ang wikang Filipino.
Kung tutuusin, sulong lang po sa wikang Ingles! Ito po’y naging kasapi na rin ng kulturang Pilipino, kung kaya’t hindi ko po minamasama ang mga “Inglisero”.
Ngunit huwag naman po nating kalimutan ang Filipino! Maari pong maipagyabang ang Ingles, ngunit mahiya naman po kayo ng kaunti kung hindi kayong marunong mamilipino.
Katulad po ng sinabi ng aking guro, si Ginoong Ronan Capinding, isa ka pong magaling na ewan!
Kung ang isang isda po ay marunong magsalita, lumipad, at lumutas ng mga problema sa Matematika, aba’y ito’y isang magaling na isda!
Ngunit ano po ang isang marunong magsalita, lumipad, at lumutas ng mga problema sa Matematika, kung hindi ito marunong LUMANGOY?
Iyon lamang po. Maraming salamat.
At isa pong paalala: ang tula po ay pinamagatang, “Sa Aking Mga Kababata” at hindi “Sa Aking Mga Kabata”.
There is nothing wrong with being an Inglisero. In fact, I see great validation and take pride in being one, as it opens many doors in life. Like it or not, English is a language you can knock down barriers with in many countries and with most foreigners. Where a handshake and a smile would not suffice, a few words of even broken English can go the distance of conveying a message.
Pero sa kabilang dako, mahalaga ang sariling wika. Tama rin ba na tawagin mo ang sarili mo na Pinoy kung mali-mali ang paggamit mo ng ating mga salita? Nakakatuwa ba na kinakausap ka ng Tagalog tapos sagot mo ay Ingles? Kagalang-galang ba na mas alam mo pa ang wikang banyaga kaysa sa wika na dapat sa iyo ay likas? Di naman siguro kailangan na ang paggamit mo nito ay tulad sa mga Katipunero. Pero ang mahalagang punto ay kung napag-aralan natin maging sanay sa Ingles, makatarungan lang na bigyan natin ng oras at sikap maging bihasa sa wikang sarili. Ipag-yaman mo ang iyong paghatid ng kataga, nang hindi ka sinasalin-tulad ng iyong mga kapwa sa tinutukoy ni Rizal na, “Ang hindi nagmamahal sa sariling wika ay masahol pa sa malansang isda.”
I say this with no disrespect as you can only benefit in this well-intended advice that once has been given to me. As for my part, I am grateful for the time we are given to share.
antoinette,
I agree what you wrote here but in my case.. you can NOT blame me to speak ENGLISH all the time even I was asked in Tagalog for I am from Cebu and my tongue is sticking most of the time and even saying the workd “pilipit” i end up mumbled and stammered and I have to close my eyes to pronounce it.. it was really hard for me when I was in manila for people there make fun of how I speak in Tagalog! i don’t even know how to use ‘po’ after i say a word and my manager in chow-king taught me how for they were intimidated when I speak in English that even when I call over the phone, they can’t recognize me right away! it was fun though seeing raising their eyebrows too but i had my share of total discrimination! I was discriminated with Tagalogs along the way while I was there! before I went to manila, I told my grandma about it and the very first thing she ask me was this.. “you are going to manila, do you know how to speak in Tagalog?!”, I uttered back to her queries… “I will speak English, Grandma” and she smiled at me and wish me Luck! lolz and in addition, i do converse will from English to Cebuano but English to Tagalog, sad to say I can’t! and I have to say I am proud to be an INGLISERA!
ejam,
I think there are 2 possible reasons why people raise their eyebrows when they hear you speak in english.
1st: you are so good that they can hardly believe it was you talking
OR
2nd: your grammar is actually making their eyebrows raise
i hate to brag but surely I speak English will and I am confident to that! and my grammar are fine and they understood it well.. aminin nlng ntn kc na some tagalog doesn’t speak English well.. and Some Tagalog have huge insecurities to CEBUANOS( agree or dis agree?! that is your call) and also, the reason the often raised their eyebrows on me every-time I speak english for they dislike it hearing it for i sound to slang in their ears.. ha! ha!
I may not graduated with flying colors but i was good in English!
well thank you for stating your POV’s! it was nice to enter act here.. and still I am with the Author! I am PROUD TO BE ENGLISERA! HE! HE! ;P
well*… not too good in spelling though! ahahah
Well your response just gave me a big grin
For me, Criticism is not always equivalent to insecurity and besides, racism was never the issue here. Anyway, your reply just further proved why people do RAISE their eyebrows when they hear you 
Actually I don’t really agree that Tagalogs have insecurities over Cebuanos, I mean what’s that gotta do with the topic?
I suggest you better be sure your grammar is correct before you kinda “brag” about being an “Inglisera”. Sure your English is not bad but there is certainly a lot of rooms for improvement
You know there are really people who don’t want to accept their mistakes and take criticism in a bad way. Hope you are not one of them
Peace out
me too , laughing out loud talaga!
Ejam,
Oh I can relate to what you are saying as my paternal family is from Bacolod who sound funny in Tagalog and yet excel in their English. But at least, you speak a Philippine dialect which still boasts of where you originate from. I think this is not the same situation as being totally and exclusively Inglisero na sa DNA lang kita ang Filipino blood.
ejam
paumanhin pero ang ingles mo ay “masama,” o ang pagsulat mo sa Ingles ay masama. kung ikaw ay estudyante ko sa English composition, ang iyong papel ay puno ng “red marks.”
LOL! this one really made me laugh big time
Well said, my friend.
Amen to that, bro. I’ve read your article through the very end. I totally agree. I am proud to be a Filipino na “Inglisera”. People who speaks tagalog ans insult their own country and decline their race should be the people to be judged, not those who claims to be Pinoy who speaks foreign language. Speaking other language which isn’t your national language only proves that you respect others’ language and that you are well educated and proud.
Kayzee,
I mean no disrespect to the blogger and other Ingliseros, but if you’re going to claim to be a proud Inglisera, at least, do not add insult to injury by using erroneous grammar.
Antoinette,
I agree with you totally. Maybe we should teach Kayzee the basic subject-verb agreement. But this is a common mistake, not only to Filipinos who speak or write in English. I do agree with your reasoning, though.
hahhhaa, aliw na aliw ako sa pagbabasa ng mga comments
i too speak English most of the time, it’s called for in my work and i got used to it because i think and respond mostly in English and that does not make me less a Filipina – apart from that my features are truly Pinay with a little tweaks here and there but not so far apart from the rest, the same goes with what comes out when i speak.
what really matters is that you know who you are and not pretending to be someone you’re not like the one that wrote those horrid Tagalog that even i never used in normal conversations in Tagalog – the more people will laugh at you when you start speaking like that but i didn’t say it was not good but it sounds very pretentious to me – he’s more the hypocrite than you are.
well kudos to you, i am a fan!
I am with you too Samantha, kudos to the author of this blog! some of us may not agree but there is nothing wrong being Inglisero! he! he!
totally agree
you have good points when you compare how someone can be less Filipino … i am a fan! i too speaks more English than Tagalog and that does not make me any less Filipino – because physically i am Filipina only with a little difference on what the book says a Filipina should look like
i speak English of course when i am out of the country but when i am with fellow Filipinos its easy to revert back to Tagalog and feel at home … stop to think about work or to talk about reports and instead we go down to the less professional gossips in Tagalog and that establish our being who we are Filipino …
just keep believing what you think is who you are and forget those comments, they are meant to challenge you and maybe use those as a trampoline to express more who you are and want to be known for.
Nalilito na ako,di ko alam kung anu ba talaga ang wika natin Filipino ba o Pilipino.. at kung ano tawag sa mga nakatira dito sa Pilipinas, Pilipino ba o Filipino..help me naman mga kababayan. (@_@)
Filipino bang nagsasalita ng Filipino, Pilipinong nagsasalita ng Pilipino o Pilipinong nagsasalita ng Filipino?
It’s Pilipino pero kung gumagamit tayo ng Ingles magiging FIlipino.
A native or inhabitant of the Philippines.
The Austronesian language that is based on Tagalog, draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages, and is the official language of the Philippines.
Or relating to the Philippines or its peoples, languages, or cultures.
Subject: Filipino
Citizenship: Filipino
Language: Filipino
People : Called Filipino for male and Filipina for female.
(Pilipino,Pinoy and Pinay are informal words)
Kung ikaw ay isang pinoy na lumaki sa ibang bansa at kadarating lamang dito, marahil ay maiintindihan ko ang iyong tinuran, ngunit kung ikaw ay 6 na taon na dito sa bansang ito at hindi mo pa natutunan ang lokal na lenguwahe, aba ewan ko na lang. At mas masahol kung isa kang lokal pero hindi mo kayang sabihin ang gusto mong sabihin sa Tagalog.
amen!
meron akong 12 year old na anak, she cant speak fluently in tagalog dahil dito ko sya sa canada ipinanganak. sinasabi ko sa kanya na bakit kapag ang lola nya ang kausap nya kahit baluktot ang tagalog nya ay nagpipilit oa rin sya magsalita ng tagalog. ang sagot nya sa akin ay dahil gusto ko pong matuto ng tagalog. shes , proud to be a pilipino, sa isip sa salita at sa gawa.
..its not bad to be an englishero if you really can not express yourself fully in tagalog or you can not really find the exact word in your mind your tongue can not speak out. Im against those trying hard to talk in english specially if they are in front of the camera having an interview. Mali mali na nga ang english paka hirap pa tapos pag naubusan eh mag tagalog na rin….
Hahaha absolutely!
ahahah, you have a good point Jerry! ahahah! well said man!
and yes, oftentimes it is easy for me to express myself in English Rather than in Tagalog! Taga CEBU ako hindi ako Taga Manila! ;p
hahaha! tumpak ka dyan! naaalala ko nung nasa pinas pa ko, yung mga bagong artista, trying hard mag-ingles! pero, impress naman ako dun sa mga foreign-born na trying hard mag-tagalog.
blah hirap mag ingles kapag karamihan ng mga pinoys titingnan ka as maarte, “feeling”, hindi makapilipino, sosyalera =)
Hindi ko tatangapin ang mga salitang “feeling”, Hindi Maka-Filipino and Socialera. Iisipin ko na napakaliit ng kanilang utak ng mga taong may ganoong pag-iisip. May prinsipyo ako kaibigan sa paaralan kapag ang asignatura ay Filipino natural magsasalita ako ng Filipino. Pero kapag English, Science, History, and Law nako talagang mag-e-English talaga ako. Kasi bawal magsalita ng Filipino magagalit ang guro namin. Parti lamang iyan ng paghubog ng iyong kakayahan sa pananalita. Pero pag-nasa labas kami ng paaralan nag-Bibisaya kami. Kaso yon ang aming pangunitahing salita.
well said, Inday Jenny.. he! he!
and it is easy for us Cebuanos to flip our tongues from English to Visayan for it is our dialect! I honestly find it hard to switch from English to Tagalog – my tongue sticks quite a while before I can converse in Tagalog that doesn’t sound pilipit, don’t you find it hard Inday Jenny, do you or don’t you?! and also aminin nlng kc ntn na some Tagalogs are quite insecure with cebuanos for we do know how to speak Tagalog but them don’t know how to speak our Dialect “visayan” no offense to those who have shallow minded but this is just my POVs and nothing too personal!
I even remember that I get fines when I don’t speak English in science, English, History! ahahah! ubos alawans ko dn ah, kc nag bibisaya lgi ako sa mga subjects na dapat mag English ako! he! he! Tee – Hee!
I agree with what you said that we’re sometimes shallow in our reasoning and often, that translates to our being shallow in our prejudice of people too.
We are not less of a Filipino just because we can speak English better than our kababayans. Just like Rizal, our mutual idol, we ought to raise the standards of being a Filipino.
We’re not only Filipino made in and for the Philippines but we are Global Filipinos made to impact the world.
Congratulations to your well-written post!
Cheers,
Adrian
http://seekersportal.wordpress.com
even the visayans and the ilocanos are good ingliseros but they are still true filipinos by heart
Paano ang mga hindi magaling sa wikang “Pilipino”,kagaya ko na taga malayong probinsya,ibig sabihin ng tao na iyon na nang aalipusta sa inglesiro eh hindi tunay na Pilipino? Magaling ka nga sa Pilipino language…ugali mo naman ay estranhero…Kung ang pag babasihan ng tunay na Pilipino ay ang kagalingan nito sa pag gamit ng salitang”Pilipino” ala eh kokonte lang ang tunay na pinoy…………..
just want to share mga Ginoo at mga Ginang! WE MUST BE PROUD TO OUR OWN LANGUAGE AND WE MUST USE IT ALL THE TIME<— my nieces in there FILIPINO SUBJECT.. hahaha! proud but english ang gamit niya!! hehehe!! mas nakakatuwa pakinggan ang salitang atin!!! "PA ENGLISH2X KAPA MALI2X NAMAN MAG TAGALOG KA NALANG MASARAP PANG PAKINGGAN"<– i won this slogan contest in my high school days! hehe!!
Nasa puso at isip ang tunay na pagpapakita ng pagka-Pilipino dahil dito ito ang batayan ng lahat ng ating aksyon at pananalita. Inglesero ka man o makata walang pinagkaiba yun. What’s important you believe and act as Filipino.
Nationalism is not measured by one’s ability or inability to speak Tagalog (a.k.a. Filipino to some…)