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Speaking of tongues; I am always sorry when language is lost, because languages are the pedigrees of nations. - Samuel Johnson.(Breakfast Table)

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From: Manila Bulletin
Date: 20070717
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Byline: ADRIAN E. CRISTOBAL

THE fact of the matter," wrote Mr. Jovito R. Salonga in Kilosbayan, is that Tagalog, the basis of Filipino, had been used in political discourse and campaigns since the 1930s. Today, TV and radio broadcasts, especially for entertainment and for the dissemination of local news throughout the country, are usually in Filipino, the language of the masses. As usual, the courts in a manner of speaking, seem to be isolated and far behind. The time has come for the courts to serve our people in their own language as the people, in turn, would be better ...

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