English: While the Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE) policy under the K to 12 Law mandates the use of learners' first language as the medium of instruction for Grades 1 to 3, some schools end up using regional languages that children are unfamiliar with.
Filipino: Bagama't mandato ng Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE) policy ng programang K to 12 paggamit ng unang wika ng mga mag-aaral para sa pagtuturo sa Grade 1 hanggang Grade 3, maraming paaralan ang gumagamit ng regional languages na hindi pamilyar sa maraming mag-aaral.