Following the launch of the revised curriculum, advocacy group Tanggol Wika expressed concern over the removal of the separate Mother Tongue subject in Grades 1 to 3 and of Filipino in Grade 1.

A bill that discontinued the use of “mother tongue” as the medium of instruction from kindergarten to Grade 3 lapsed into law ...

MANILA, Philippines — In a Pulse Asia survey commissioned by Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, the local language in an area was found to be the least preferred medium of instruction for students in ...

(CBC) A Filipino bilingual elementary school program ... and 15 students are already signed up for kindergarten and Grade 1. Winnipeg is home to more than 76,000 people of Filipino descent ...

“Constant practice in reading Filipino passages and in mother tongue will also help my learners improve reading fluency. So, if I will give my incoming Grade 1 this year more passages in Filipino and ...