Ask a very young Filipino-American, and you will most likely draw a blank. It’s okay. He can’t decide for himself yet. When puberty hits, that’s when it hits them. They can’t communicate with their ...

Rommel Lo of the Dumaguete Effata Association of the Deaf teaches members of the Provincial Council for Disability Affairs about Deaf culture and basic Filipino Sign Language during the province’s ...

The first batch of provincial government personnel learn basic sign language in a training course on Jan. 13, 2026 in Lingayen, Pangasinan. (Photo by Liwayway Yparraguirre) LINGAYEN, Pangasinan — ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Claims that the term “Filipino” is not a language and solely refers to the identity and/or nationality of citizens of the Republic ...

Recently, Princeton announced a Haitian Creole course set to start in Fall 2025 or Spring 2026. The course came as part of a broader response to pressure from Haitian students, who rightfully viewed a ...

CEBU CITY, Cebu (PIA) — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Region 7 is encouraging the public to learn and practice the use of the Filipino Sign Language (FSL). “We want the ...

DARAGA, Albay — If you’re one of the many who often say “Tagalog” when you actually mean “Filipino” when asked about the national language of the Philippines, you are not alone. In fact, according to ...

MANILA, Philippines — Madagascar has received global media attention as the military seized power in the Indian Ocean island country following the impeachment of President Andry Rajoelina amid weeks ...

CONTEMPORARY Filipino is changing in ways that are often easier to hear in everyday usage than to capture in official descriptions of the language. Some shifts do not begin in grammar books, ...