"The points discussed here seek to debunk some language myths and hopefully convince the middle class and the elite that retaining Filipino subjects in college and using the national language as a medium of instruction in a number of subjects are beneficial to Filipinos in general." Philippine Daily Inquirer: Debunking PH language myths
I think it's supposed to be Filipino language myths. According to wikipedia, a former commissioner said that Filipino is essentially tagalog. To be honest, I still don't know what the difference is. The terms seems to be used interchangeably here. Perhaps some side by side examples would help. Also, I wonder what language the INL committee holds its conferences in.
I used to think Filipino was Tagalog + Spanish and English loanwords. But I just checked the wikipedia article: Regarding the article - he seems to have a pretty low opinion of their English speaking ability. But the Philippines is easily the best English speaking country in Asia that I've been to. It's not even close. They are probably better than a lot of european nations (Spain and France come to mind). Whether that does them any good, or enough good to be worth keeping their current policies, is another question. From personal experience, ranking the asian countries I've been to based on english speaking ability: 1. Philippines 2. Taiwan, Japan 4. China 5. Thailand 6. Vietnam
