English: Citing the lack of studies on the use of mother tongue-based education in a multilingual setting prior to the policy's implementation, Senator Win Gatchalian described the Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE) in the Philippines as an experiment.
Filipino: Dahil sa kakulangan ng sapat na pag-aaral sa pagpapatupad ng mother tongue-based education sa mga pagtitipong may maraming wika, inilarawan ni Senador Win Gatchalian ang Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE) ng bansa bilang isang eksperimento.