‘Pa English-English pa’: Tulfo wants Filipino translation in all gov’t notices

MANILA, Philippines — The use of Filipino language in government offices, especially when disseminating information, got another push from Senator Raffy Tulfo on Monday.

At the hearing of the Senate committee on public information, Tulfo lamented that notices in almost all government offices are written in English.

“Hindi naman po lahat ng pupunta sa government establishments para makipag transact ay mga nakapag aral po, mayayaman. Karamihan po sa kanila ay from the poorest of the poor. Marami po sa kanila hindi po nakakaintidi ng English,” he said.

(Not everyone who visits government establishments to transact are educated, rich. Many of them are from the poorest of the p…

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