Author: Gallego, Manuel V. [1893 - 19??]
Title: The Language Problem of the Filipinos: Speech Delivered.,..in the House of Representatives September 7 and 8, 1932
Description: Manila, Bureau of Printing, 1957. 2nd edition, orig.wrappers.. 23x15cm, 65 pp. Some rubbing. VG. ¶ Contents: The Importance of the National Language of a People; Language Policy in the Philippines under the American Régime; Defects of the Present Educational System in General; Different Stages of Education; Proposed Solution to the Language Problem: The Gradual Teaching of the Dialect Spoken in Each Locality; Tagalog as a Language of Instruction; Tagalog as the Common National Language of the Filipinos; Tagalog, Ultimately, as the Official Langage of the Government; The Situation of the English Language in the Philippines; The Important Oriental Languages Should Also Be Taught in Higher Institutions of Learning; Conclusion.

Keywords: Philippines Language Policy, Tagalog, Political History, Linguistic, Linguistics, Politics, Education, Southeast Asia,