Commission on the Filipino Language

Commission on the Filipino Language
Filipino: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino

Facade of official headquarters
Agency overview
FormedNovember 13, 1936; 87 years ago (1936-11-13)[1] (first formation)
August 14, 1991; 33 years ago (1991-08-14)[2] (present form)
JurisdictionGovernment of the Philippines
HeadquartersSan Miguel, Manila, Philippines
14°35′55″N 120°59′51″E / 14.59873°N 120.99753°E / 14.59873; 120.99753
Annual budget₱107.53 million (2018)[3]
Agency executives
  • Arthur P. Casanova, Chairperson
  • Comm. Benjamin M. Mendillo, Jr., Commissioner for Finance and Administration
  • Comm. Milet Abduhraman, Commissioner for Programs and Projects
  • Atty. Marites A. Barrios-Taran, Director General
Parent departmentOffice of the President
Key documents
Websitekwf.gov.ph Edit this at Wikidata
Official historical marker
Alternate logo used on official social media pages

The Commission on the Filipino Language (CFL),[2] also referred to as the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF),[a] 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.[4][5] The commission was established in accordance with the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines.

Established by Republic Act No. 7104 in 1991,[2] the commission is a replacement for the Institute of Philippine Languages (IPL; Linangan ng mga Wika sa Pilipinas) that was set up in 1987 which was a replacement of the older Institute of National Language (INL; Surian ng Wikang Pambansa), established in 1937 as the first government agency to foster the development of a Philippine national language.[6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference GovPH-CA184 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference RA7104 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Other executive offices" (PDF). www.dbm.gov.ph. December 29, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  4. ^ "Wika / Misyon at Bisyon". wika.pbworks.com.
  5. ^ Gonzalez, Andrew (1988). "The Language Planning Situation in the Philippines" (PDF). Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. 19 (5&6). multilingual-matters.net: 508. eISSN 1747-7557. ISSN 0143-4632. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 16, 2007. The Commission was charged with the mission not only to develop Filipino as a language of literature and as an academic language but likewise to preserve and develop the other languages.
  6. ^ Catacataca, Pamfilo. "The Commission on the Filipino Language". Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2010.


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