Query: What are the official languages of the Philippines?

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Ang Bayan <=SEP=> Ang Bayan (The Nation) is the official news organ of the Communist Party of the Philippines, issued by the party's Central Committee. It describes the actions of party as well as its point of view on issues and events in the Philippines. Ang Bayan is published bimonthly on the 7th and 21st of each month with additional "special issues" when an important event occurs. It is always originally published in Filipino but is subsequently translated into English, Cebuano, Ilokano, Waray and Hiligaynon.

Aosta Valley <=SEP=> The Aosta Valley (Italian: Valle d'Aosta [ˈvalle d aˈɔsta] (official) or Val d'Aosta (usual); French: Vallée d'Aoste [vale d aɔst]/[vale d ɔst] (official) or Val d'Aoste (usual); Arpitan: Val d'Outa) is a mountainous semi-autonomous region in northwestern Italy.

Austronesian languages <=SEP=> The Austronesian languages is a language family that is widely dispersed throughout Maritime Southeast Asia, Madagascar and the islands of the Pacific Ocean, with a few members on continental Asia. Austronesian languages are spoken by about 386 million people, making it the fifth-largest language family by number of speakers, behind only the Indo-European languages, the Sino-Tibetan languages, the Niger-Congo languages, and the Afroasiatic languages.

Balearic Islands <=SEP=> The Balearic Islands (English /ˌbæliˈærɨk ˈaɪləndz/; Catalan: Illes Balears [ˈiʎəz βəɫəˈas]; Spanish: Islas Baleares [ˈislas βaleˈaɾes]) are an archipelago of Spain in the western Mediterranean Sea, near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula.The four largest islands are Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza and Formentera. There are many minor islands and islets in close proximity to the larger islands, including Cabrera, Dragonera and S'Espalmador.

Basilan <=SEP=> The Province of Basilan (Zamboangueño: Provincia de Basilan) is an island province of the Philippines within the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). Basilan Island is the largest and northernmost of the major islands of the Sulu Archipelago. It is located just off the southern coast of the geographic Zamboanga Peninsula.

Borneo–Philippine languages <=SEP=> The Borneo–Philippines languages (also known as Outer Hesperonesian or Outer Western Malayo-Polynesian languages) are a paraphyletic group of the Austronesian languages which includes the languages of the Philippines, much of Borneo, the northern peninsula of Sulawesi, and Madagascar.

Cabinet of the Philippines <=SEP=> The Cabinet of the Philippines (Filipino: Gabinete ng Pilipinas, usually referred to as the Cabinet or Filipino: Gabinete) consists of the heads of the largest part of the executive branch of the national government of the Philippines.

Catalonia <=SEP=> Catalonia (/kætəˈloʊniə/; Catalan: Catalunya; Occitan: Catalonha;  Spanish: Cataluña) is an autonomous community of Spain and designated a "historical nationality" by its Statute of Autonomy. Catalonia consists of four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona.

Central Bikol language <=SEP=> Central Bikol or commonly called as Bikol Legaspi or Bikol Naga is the most-spoken language in the Bicol region of southern Luzon, Philippines. It is spoken in the northern and western part of Camarines Sur, second congressional district of Camarines Norte, eastern part of Albay, northeastern part of Sorsogon, San Pascual town in Masbate, and southwestern part of Catanduanes. Central Bikol speakers can be found in all provinces of Bicol and it is a majority language in Camarines Sur.

Chavacano <=SEP=> Chavacano or Chabacano [tʃaβaˈkano] is a Spanish-based creole language spoken in the Philippines. The word Chabacano is derived from Spanish, meaning "poor taste", "vulgar", for the Chavacano language which was developed in Cavite City, Ternate, Zamboanga and Ermita. It also derived from the word chavano which was coined by the people of Zamboanga.

Coconut Palace <=SEP=> The Coconut Palace, also known as Tahanang Pilipino (Filipino Home), is a mansion of the Philippine Government on the campus of the Cultural Center of the Philippines, in Manila, the Philippines.  It was commissioned in 1978 by former First Lady Imelda Marcos as a government guest house and offered to Pope John Paul II during the Papal visit to the Philippines in 1981 but the Pope refused to stay there because it was too opulent given the level of poverty in the Philippines.

Comedy in the Philippines <=SEP=> Majority of Filipinos, Comedy in the Philippines are considered as the best cinematography in the Filipino society. Contrast to American and European comedies, Pinoy Comedy is done by series of non-profane comedic languages (although they use words like tanga, sira ulo etc. they didn't use English profane words or the 7 dirty words) face shape, body type, and comedic sound effects(to excite people from the movies punches, fighting etc.).

Commission on the Filipino Language <=SEP=> The Commission on the Filipino Language (Filipino: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino; Cebuano: Komisyon sa Pinulongang Filipino; Hiligaynon: Komisyon sa Panghambal nga Filipino; Bikolano: Komisyon sa Tataramon na Filipino;  Ilokano: Komision iti Pagsasao a Filipino; Kapampangan: Komisyun king Amanung Filipinu; Pangasinan: Komisyon na Salitan Filipino; Waray: Komisyon ha Yinaknan nga Filipino) is the official regulating body of the Filipino language and the official government institution tasked with developing, preserving, and promoting the various local Philippine languages.

Commonwealth of the Philippines <=SEP=> The Commonwealth of the Philippines (Tagalog: Komonwelt ng Pilipinas; Spanish: Mancomunidad de Filipinas) was the administrative body that governed the Philippines from 1935 to 1946, aside from a period of exile in the Second World War from 1942 to 1945 when Japan occupied the country. It replaced the Insular Government, a United States territorial government, and was established by the Tydings–McDuffie Act.

Demographics of the Philippines <=SEP=> Demographics of the Philippines are records of human population in the country, including its population density, ethnicity, education level, health, economic status, religious affiliations, and other aspects of the population. The Philippines has a population growth rate of 2.04%, one of the highest in Asia. According to the 2010 Census, the population of the Philippines was 92,337,852. The population of the Philippines was first estimated in 1830 with 2.5 million people.

English language <=SEP=> English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and is now a global lingua franca. It is an official language of almost 60 sovereign states, the most commonly spoken language in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, Ireland, and New Zealand, and a widely spoken language in countries in the Caribbean, Africa, and South Asia. It is the third most common native language in the world, after Mandarin and Spanish.

Filipino alphabet <=SEP=> The Modern Filipino alphabet (Filipino: Makabagong alpabetong Filipino), otherwise known as the Filipino alphabet (Filipino: alpabetong Filipino), is the alphabet of the Filipino language, the official national language and one of the two official languages of the Philippines. The Modern Filipino alphabet is made up of 28 letters, which includes the entire 26-letter set of the ISO basic Latin alphabet, the Spanish Ñ and the Ng digraph of Tagalog.

Filipino language <=SEP=> Filipino is the standard register of the Tagalog language and the national language of the Philippines, sharing official status with the English language. As of 2007, Tagalog is the first language of 28 million people, or about one-third of the Philippine population, while 45 million speak Filipino as their second language. Filipino is among the 185 languages of the Philippines identified in the Ethnologue.

Filipino orthography <=SEP=> Filipino orthography specifies the correct use of the writing system of the Filipino language, the national and co-official language of the Philippines.

Filipinos <=SEP=> The Filipinos or Filipino people (Spanish: Los Filipinos)  (Filipino: Mga Pilipino) are people who identify with the country known as the Philippines.

Filipinos in Greece <=SEP=> Filipinos in Greece consist of migrants from the Philippines to Greece and their descendants. According to official Greek statistics, there were 5,000 Filipinos in Greece in 1991, which declined to 2,000 by 1996. In reality, there were many more working in the country illegally. The Philippine community have set up a school for their children in downtown Athens.A large proportion are women (81% as of 1999), who generally find employment as domestic workers.

Filipinos in Thailand <=SEP=> Filipinos in Thailand are either migrants or descendants of migrants from the Philippines. They are most likely married with Thais and settle in Thailand for many years. Nowadays, more Filipinos going to Thailand to work as overseas Filipino workers. Most of them are working as English teachers. There are many Filipino community groups and associations.

French language <=SEP=> French (le français [lə fʁɑ̃sɛ] or la langue française [la lɑ̃ɡ fʁɑ̃sɛz]) is a Romance language, belonging to the Indo-European family. It descended from the spoken Latin language of the Roman Empire, as did languages such as Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Romanian, Catalan and others. French has evolved from Gallo-Romance, the spoken Latin in Gaul, and more specifically in Northern Gaul.

Friesland <=SEP=> Friesland (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈfrislɑnt]; West Frisian: Fryslân [ˈfrislɔ̃ːn]) or Frisia is a province in the northwest of the Netherlands. It is situated west of Groningen, northwest of Drenthe and Overijssel, north of Flevoland, northeast of North Holland, and south of the North Sea.

Global News Network <=SEP=> GNN or Global News Network is a dedicated news and public affairs cable channel based in the Philippines. It broadcasts through Sky Cable, Destiny Cable and Cable Link nationwide and broadcast also in some parts of Asia through Global Satellite TV (GSAT), and online via Ustream.tv.  Among the covered countries in Asia are: Japan, North Korea, South Korea, China, Mongolia, Taiwan, Vietnam, Brunei, Malaysia and Indonesia. Its studios are located at 6th floor, First Global Building #122 Gamboa St.

Hiligaynon language <=SEP=> Hiligaynon, often referred to as Ilonggo, is an Austronesian language spoken in the Western Visayas and Negros Island Region of the Philippines.Hiligaynon is concentrated in the provinces of Iloilo, Negros Occidental, Guimaras and Capiz, but is also spoken in the other provinces, such as Negros Oriental, Antique, Aklan, Romblon, Masbate and Palawan, and in many parts of Mindanao such as Koronadal City, South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat and in other parts of North Cotabato.

Hindi <=SEP=> Hindi (हिन्दी hindī), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (मानक हिन्दी mānak hindī), is a standardised and Sanskritised register of the Hindustani language. Modern Standard Hindi is one of the official languages of India.As of 2009, the best figure Ethnologue could find for speakers of actual Hindustani Hindi was 180 million in 1991. In the 2001 Indian census, 258 million (258,000,000) people in India reported Hindi to be their native language.

Hispanidad <=SEP=> The Hispanidad (English: Hispanicity) are the community formed by all the people and countries that share a common Hispanic heritage and cultural pattern. The 23 nations that are included are all Spanish-speaking countries as well as Philippines.The community can be classified into three geographic areas: Hispanic Europe (Spain), Hispanic America, and Hispanic Africa (Equatorial Guinea).

Ilocano language <=SEP=> Ilocano (Ilokano) /iːloʊˈkɑːnoʊ/ (Ilocano: Ti Pagsasao nga Iloko) is the third most-spoken language of the Republic of the Philippines.An Austronesian language, it is related to such languages as Indonesian, Malay, Fijian, Maori, Hawaiian, Malagasy, Samoan, Tahitian, Chamorro, Tetum, and Paiwan.

Indonesians in the Philippines <=SEP=> Indonesians in the Philippines go back during the ancient histories of both countries, where migrants from Indonesia helped form many historical dynasties in the Philippines. According to the 2000 Philippines census, there were 43,871 Indonesians in the Philippines, making them the 5th-largest group of foreigners in the Philippines. Most reside in the Muslim-dominated region of Mindanao.

Kannada <=SEP=> Kannada /ˈkaːnədə/ (ಕನ್ನಡ kannaḍa, IPA: [ˈkʌnːəɖɑː]) or Canarese/Kanarese /kænəˈriːz/, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Kannada people in the South Indian state of Karnataka, and by linguistic minorities in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Kerala, and Goa. With roughly 40 million native speakers, who are called Kannadigas (Kannaḍigaru), Kannada ranks 33rd in the list of most spoken languages in the world.

Koreans in the Philippines <=SEP=> Koreans in the Philippines, largely consisting of expatriates from South Korea , form the largest Korean diaspora community in Southeast Asia and the ninth-largest in the world, after Koreans in Kazakhstan and before Koreans in Vietnam.

Languages of Asia <=SEP=> There is a wide variety of languages spoken throughout Asia, comprising a number of families and some unrelated isolates. Asian languages usually have a long tradition of writing, but not always.

Languages of Hong Kong <=SEP=> The Basic Law of Hong Kong stipulates that both Chinese (de facto Cantonese) and English are official languages in Hong Kong. During the British colonial era, English was the sole official language of Hong Kong until 1974. The majority of the population in Hong Kong were migrants or descendants of migrants from the Guangdong and speak standard Cantonese of Yue dialects, Hakka or Teochew as first language, and only a minority groups were expatriates.

Languages of India <=SEP=> There are several languages in India belonging to different language families, the major ones being the Indo-Aryan languages spoken by 75% of Indians and the Dravidian languages spoken by most of the rest of Indians. Other languages spoken in India belong to the Austroasiatic, Tibeto-Burman, a few minor language families and isolates.

Languages of Malaysia <=SEP=> The indigenous languages of Malaysia belong to the Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian families. The national, or official, language is Malay which is the mother tongue of the majority Malay ethnic group. The main ethnic groups within Malaysia comprise the Malays, Chinese and Indians, with many other ethnic groups represented in smaller numbers, each with its own languages. The largest native languages spoken in East Malaysia are the Iban, Dusunic and the Kadazan languages.

Languages of South Africa <=SEP=> There are eleven official languages of South Africa: Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa and Zulu.  Fewer than two percent of South Africans speak a first language other than an official one. Most South Africans can speak more than one language.  Dutch and English were the first official languages of South Africa from 1910 to 1925.

Languages of Switzerland <=SEP=> The four national languages of Switzerland are German, French, Italian and Romansh.

Languages of the European Union <=SEP=> The languages of the European Union are languages used by people within the member states of the European Union. They include the twenty-four official languages of the European Union along with a range of others.

Languages of the Faroe Islands <=SEP=> The official language of the Faroe Islands is Faroese. The Faroese language is a Germanic language which is descended from Old Norse.Faroese is similar in grammar to Icelandic and Old Norse, but closer in pronunciation to Norwegian. In the twentieth century Faroese became the official language and, because the Faroe Islands are a self-governing country within the Kingdom of Denmark, Danish is taught in Faroese schools.

Languages of the Philippines <=SEP=> There are some 120 to 175 languages in the Philippines, depending on the method of classification. Four others are no longer spoken. Almost all are classified as Malayo-Polynesian languages, while one, Chavacano, is a creole derived from a Romance language. Two are official, while (as of 2015) nineteen are official auxiliary languages.

Languages of the United States <=SEP=> Many languages are used, or historically have been used in the United States. The most commonly used language is English. There are also many languages indigenous to North America or to U.S. states or holdings in the Pacific region. Languages brought to the country by colonists or immigrants from Europe, Asia, or other parts of the world make up a large portion of the languages currently used; several languages, including creoles and sign languages, have also developed in the United States.

Languages with official status in India <=SEP=> The Constitution of India designates a bilingual approach for official language of the Government of India employing usage of Hindi written in the Devanagari script, as well as English. Hindi and English find everyday use for important official purposes such as parliamentary proceedings, judiciary, communications between the Central Government and a State Government.

List of Butuan barangay officials <=SEP=> Butuan is a city in the Philippines which consists of 86 barangays, twenty seven (1-27) of which are urban and the rest  (28-86), rural. The following list contains the current Barangay Captains, Barangay Kagawads (Councilors) and Sangguniang Kabataan Chairpersons.

List of Philippine place names of English origin <=SEP=> As a consequence of former American and, also earlier for a short period, British sovereignty over the islands that are now the republic of the Philippines, there are many places in the country with English names.  English has also become one of the official languages of the country since its independence from the United States in 1946. As a result, many place names have either been translated to or given new English names.

List of lingua francas <=SEP=> This is a list of lingua francas. A lingua franca (English plural lingua francas, although the pseudo-Latin form linguae francae is also seen) is a language systematically used to make communication possible between people not sharing a first language, in particular when it is a third language, distinct from both speakers' first languages. Examples of lingua francas are numerous, and exist on every continent.

List of multilingual countries and regions <=SEP=> This is an incomplete list of areas with either multilingualism at the community level or at the personal level.There is a distinction between social and personal bilingualism. Many countries, such as Belarus, Belgium, Canada, India, South Africa, Switzerland and Wales (UK), which are officially multilingual, may have many monolinguals in their population. Officially monolingual countries, on the other hand, such as France, can have sizable multilingual populations.

List of official languages by state <=SEP=> This is a complete list of the official languages designated in the sovereign states of the world. It includes all languages that have official language status either statewide or in a part of the state, or that have status as a national language, regional language, or minority language.Only states, which are defined as sovereign, internationally recognised, independent political entities, are listed.

List of territorial entities where English is an official language <=SEP=> The following is a list of territories where English is an official language, that is, a language used in citizen interactions with government officials. In 2015, there were 56 sovereign states and 27 non-sovereign entities where English was an official language. Many country subdivisions have declared English an official language at the local or regional level.The majority of countries where English is an official language are former territories of the British Empire.

Malacañang Palace <=SEP=> The Malacañan Palace (officially Malacañan Palace, colloquially "Malacañang" Filipino: Palasyo ng Malakanyang [malakɐˈɲaŋ]; Spanish: Palacio de Malacañan) is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the Philippines.The original structure was built in 1750 by Don Luís Rocha as a summer house along the Pasig River. It was purchased by the state in 1825 as the summer residence for the Spanish Governor-General.

Mangyan peoples <=SEP=> Mangyan is the generic name for the eight indigenous groups found on the island of Mindoro, southwest of island of Luzon, the Philippines, each with its own tribal name, language, and customs.

Marathi language <=SEP=> Marathi (English pronunciation: /məˈrɑːti/; मराठी Marāṭhī [məˈɾaʈʰi]) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken predominantly by Marathi people of Maharashtra. It is the official language and co-official language in Maharashtra and Goa states of Western India respectively, and is one of the 23 official languages of India. There were 73 million speakers in 2001; Marathi ranks 19th in the list of most spoken languages in the world. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India.

Minority language <=SEP=> A minority language is a language spoken by a minority of the population of a territory. Such people are termed linguistic minorities or language minorities. With a total number of 193 sovereign states recognized internationally (as of 2008) and an estimated number of roughly 5,000 to 7,000 languages spoken worldwide, it follows that the vast majority of languages are minority languages in every country in which they are spoken.

National Movement of Young Legislators <=SEP=> The National Movement of Young Legislators (NMYL), is a group of elected local lawmakers in the Philippines who are aged 35 years or younger. The local lawmakers are elected officials who hold positions such as municipal/city councilor, municipal/city vice mayor, provincial board member, and provincial vice governor.

National language <=SEP=> A national language is a language (or language variant, e.g. dialect) which has some connection—de facto or de jure—with a people and perhaps by extension the territory they occupy. The term is used variously. A national language may for instance represent the national identity of a nation or country. National language may alternatively be a designation given to one or more languages spoken as first languages in the territory of a country.C.M.B.

National symbols of the Philippines <=SEP=> The national symbols of the Philippines consist of symbols that represent Philippine traditions and ideals and convey the principles of sovereignty and national solidarity.  Some of these symbols are stated in the Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines, which is also known as Republic Act 8491. The national language of the Philippines is Filipino as stated in the Constitution of the Philippines.

Navarre <=SEP=> Navarre (English /nəˈvɑr/; Spanish: Navarra; Basque: Nafarroa; French: Navarre), officially the Chartered Community of Navarre (Spanish: Comunidad Foral de Navarra [komuniˈðað foˈɾal de naˈβara]; Basque: Nafarroako Foru Komunitatea [nafaroako foɾu komunitatea]), is an autonomous community in northern Spain, bordering the Basque Country, La Rioja, and Aragon in Spain and Aquitaine in France. The capital city is Pamplona (or Iruña in Basque).

Official bilingualism in Canada <=SEP=> The official languages of Canada are English and French, which "have equality of status and equal rights and privileges as to their use in all institutions of the Parliament and Government of Canada," according to Canada's constitution.

Official bilingualism in the public service of Canada <=SEP=> Because Canada has, for over two centuries, contained both English- and French-speakers, the question of the language used in the administration of public affairs has always been a sensitive issue.

Official language <=SEP=> An official language is a language that is given a special legal status in a particular country, state, or other jurisdiction. Typically a country's official language refers to the language used within government (e.g., courts, parliament, administration).

Official languages of the United Nations <=SEP=> The official languages of the United Nations are the six languages that are used in UN meetings, and in which all official UN documents are written when budget allows. In alphabetical order, they are: Arabic (Literary Arabic) Chinese (Standard Chinese, Simplified Chinese characters) English (British spelling) French Russian Spanish↑ ↑ ↑

Outline of the Philippines <=SEP=> The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Philippines:The Philippines – sovereign country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean.  The Philippines is an archipelago of 7,107 islands with a total land area, including inland bodies of water, of approximately 300,000 square kilometers (120,000 sq mi).  Its 36,289 kilometers (22,549 mi) of coastline makes it the country with the 5th longest coastline in the world.

Pangasinan language <=SEP=> The Pangasinan language (Pangasinan: Salitan Pangasinan; Spanish: Idioma pangasinense) is an Austronesian language, which is one of the twelve major languages in the Philippines.Pangasinan is the name for the language, people, and province.  The Pangasinan language, also called "Pangasinense", its hispanicized name, is spoken by more than one and a half million Pangasinan people (indigenous speakers) in the province of Pangasinan alone.

Philippine Academy of the Spanish Language <=SEP=> The Philippine Academy of the Spanish Language (Spanish: Academia Filipina de la Lengua Española; Tagalog: Akademyáng Pilipino ng Wikang Kastilà) is the main Spanish-language regulating body in the Philippines. A member of the Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, the Academy is located in Makati City.Established in Manila on 25 July 1924, the academy is still considered a state institution despite the removal of Spanish as an official language of the Philippines in 1987.

Philippine English <=SEP=> Philippine English is the variety of English used in the Philippines by the media and the vast majority of educated Filipinos. English is taught in schools as one of the two official languages of the country, the other being Filipino. Code-switching is prevalent in informal situations. Sub-varieties of Philippine English are emerging based on the regional location and thus linguistic influences of the speakers.

Philippine kinship <=SEP=> Philippine kinship uses the generational system (see Kinship terminology) to define family. It is one of the more simple classificatory systems of kinship (especially compared to the complex American kinship system, i.e., Cousin).

Philippine languages <=SEP=> In linguistics, the Philippine languages are a 1991 proposal by Robert Blust that all the languages of the Philippines and northern Sulawesi—except Sama–Bajaw (languages of the "Sea Gypsies") and a few languages of Palawan—form a subfamily of Austronesian languages.

Philippines <=SEP=> The Philippines (/ˈfɪlɨpiːnz/; Filipino: Pilipinas [ˌpɪlɪˈpinɐs]), officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (Filipino: Republika ng Pilipinas), is a sovereign island country in Southeast Asia situated in the western Pacific Ocean. It consists of 7,107 islands that are categorized broadly under three main geographical divisions: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.

Porohanon people <=SEP=> Porohanon are the people of Poro island, Cebu in the Philippines. They are part of the wider Visayan ethnolinguistic group, who constitute the largest Filipino ethnolinguistic group. They speak the Porohanon language, and Cebuano as their second language.

Provincial languages of Pakistan <=SEP=> The provincial languages of Pakistan are a set of languages that are spoken and used in the five Provinces of Pakistan (Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit–Baltistan, and Balochistan). However, provincial languages have no official status in Pakistan, except Sindhi in Sindh, given the fact that Urdu and English are the official languages of the country. Shown below are the main languages of each the provinces: Punjab: The languages of the province of Punjab are Punjabi, English, and Urdu.

Renato Corona <=SEP=> Renato Tirso Antonio Coronado Corona (born October 15, 1948) was the 23rd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He served as an Associate Justice after being appointed by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on April 9, 2002 and later as Chief Justice on May 12, 2010 upon the retirement of Chief Justice Reynato Puno.Corona was a former law professor, private law practitioner, and member of the Cabinet under two Presidents, Fidel V.

Romance-speaking Asia <=SEP=> Romance-speaking Asian countries are those whose official or main languages are Romance ones, namely French, Portuguese, or countries which have significant populations that speak a Romance language.During the Roman Empire Latin was used by soldiers, government officials, traders and other Romans in the Eastern Mediterranean, but the strong presence of widespread languages such as Greek and Aramaic prevented the assimilation of Latin by the local population, consequently the Latin in that area did not develop into Romance languages.

Shake, Rattle & Roll (film series) <=SEP=> The Shake, Rattle & Roll film series is a Filipino horror anthology film series dating back to 1984. It is currently produced by Regal Films. Most of the series are official entries for the Metro Manila Film Festival with the exception of the sixth installment which premiered in January 1997. The title is solely based on the song of the same name.This horror film franchise, which is currently owned by Regal Films, is the Philippines film series with the most movie installments.

Sindhi language <=SEP=> Sindhi /ˈsɪndi/ (سنڌي, सिन्धी, 28px) is an Indo-Aryan language of the historical Sindh region, spoken by the Sindhi people. It is the official language of the Pakistani province of Sindh. In India, Sindhi is one of the scheduled languages officially recognized by the federal government.

Spanish language <=SEP=> Spanish (/ˈspænɪʃ/, español), also called Castilian (/kæˈstɪliən/, About this sound castellano ), is a Romance language that originated in the Castile region of Spain and today has hundreds of millions of native-speakers. Spanish is a part of the Ibero-Romance group of languages, which evolved from several dialects of common Latin in Iberia after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century.

Spanish language in the Philippines <=SEP=> Spanish was the official language of the Philippines from the beginning of Spanish rule in the late 16th century, through the conclusion of the Spanish–American War in 1898. It remained, along with English, as a de facto official language until removed in 1973 by a constitutional change.

Standard Chinese <=SEP=> Standard Chinese, also known as Modern Standard Mandarin and Putonghua, sometimes simply referred to as "Mandarin", is a standard language that is the sole official language of both China and Taiwan, and also one of the four official languages of Singapore.

Standard language <=SEP=> A standard language (also standard dialect or standardized dialect) is a language variety used by a group of people in their public discourse. Alternatively, varieties become standard by undergoing a process of standardization, during which it is organized for description in grammars and dictionaries and encoded in such reference works.

Subanon people <=SEP=> Subanon (also spelled Subanen or Subanun) is a tribe indigenous to the Zamboanga peninsula area, particularly living in the mountainous areas of Zamboanga del Sur and Misamis Occidental, Mindanao Island, Philippines. The Subanon people speak the Subanon language.

Supreme Court of the Philippines <=SEP=> The Supreme Court of the Philippines (Filipino: Kataás-taasang Hukuman ng Pilipinas; colloquially referred to by the Spanish: Corte Suprema), is the highest court in the Philippines. It is presided over by a Chief Justice and is composed of fifteen (15) Justices, including the Chief Justice.

Tagalog language <=SEP=> Tagalog /təˈɡɑːlɒɡ/ (Tagalog: [tɐˈɡaːloɡ]) is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by a quarter of the population of the Philippines and as a second language by the majority.

Tamil language <=SEP=> Tamil  /ˈtæmɪl/ (தமிழ், tamiḻ, [t̪ɐmɨɻ] ?) also spelt Thamizh is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the Indian Union Territory of Puducherry. Tamil is also an official and national language of Sri Lanka and one of the official languages of Singapore. It is legalised as one of the languages of medium of education in Malaysia along with English, Malay and Mandarin.

University of the Philippines Archives and Records Depository <=SEP=> The University of the Philippines Archives and Records Depository is the official and central repository of University records of permanent value and permanent papers of University administrators, faculty, and alumni of the University of the Philippines.

Valencian Community <=SEP=> The Valencian Community  (Valencian: Comunitat Valenciana, Spanish: Comunidad Valenciana), or the Valencian Country (Valencian: País Valencià), is an autonomous community of Spain. It is the fourth most populated after Andalusia, Catalonia and Madrid with more than 5.1 million inhabitants. It is often homonymously identified with its capital Valencia, which is the third largest city of Spain. It is located along the Mediterranean coast in the south-east of the Iberian peninsula.

Visayan languages <=SEP=> The Visayan or Bisaya languages of the Philippines, along with Tagalog and Bikol, are part of the Central Philippine languages. Most Visayan languages are spoken in the Visayas region but they are also spoken in the Bicol Region (particularly in Masbate), islands south of Luzon such as those that make up Romblon, most of the areas of Mindanao, and the province of Sulu located southwest of Mindanao.

Waray language <=SEP=> Waray (also Waray-Waray, Binisaya, Winaray, Samarenyo and Samar-Leyte) is the fifth-most-spoken native language of the Philippines, specific to the provinces of Samar, Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Biliran, and in the north-east of Leyte Island (surrounding Tacloban).

Yakan language <=SEP=> Yakan is the language of Basilan Island in the Philippines. It is the only Bornean language in that country.

Yutang Tabonon <=SEP=> Not to be confused with the Cebuano-language version of the Philippine national anthem also called "Yutang Tabonon"Yutang Tabonon (Beloved Land) is a Catholic hymn in the Cebuano language, praying for protection of the Filipino people.The music is Charles Gounod's Marche Pontificale (1869); which is also the music of the Pontifical Anthem, the official anthem of the Pope and of the Holy See. The lyrics were written by Monsignor Rudy Villanueva.