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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 335 – ENJOINING
ALL DEPARTMENTS/BUREAUS/OFFICES/AGENCIES/INSTRUMENTALITIES OF THE
GOVERNMENT TO TAKE SUCH STEPS AS ARE NECESSARY FOR THE PURPOSE OF USING
FILIPINO LANGUAGE IN OFFICIAL TRANSACTIONS, COMMUNICATIONS AND
CORRESPONDENCE
WHEREAS,
the 1987 Constitution provides that the “national language of the
Philippines is Filipino”; that “as it evolves, it shall be further
developed and enriched on the basis of existing Philippine and other
languages”; and that for “purposes of communication and instruction,
the official languages of the Philippines are Filipino and, until
otherwise provided by law, English”; and
WHEREAS, the intensified use of Filipino language in official
transactions, communications and correspondence in government offices
will hasten greater understanding and appreciation among the people of
government programs, projects and activities throughout the country,
thereby serving as an instruments of unity and peace for national
process.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, do
thereby enjoin all
departments/bureaus/offices/agencies/instrumentalities of the
government to undertake the following:
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To implement such objectives, the Institute of Philippine Languages is hereby ordered to formulate and implement programs and projects, which include: 1) information campaign on the importance and necessity of Filipino as an effective instrument for national unity and progress; 2) translation into Filipino of this Executive Order, as well as government terms to be utilized as reference materials for all offices; 3) training of all government officials and personnel in the use of Filipino; 4) monitoring of the implementation of this Order and submitting periodic progress report of implementation to the Office of the Philippines thru the Department of Education, Culture and Sports; and 5) taking into account other strategies for the full implementation of the objectives of this Order.
In consonance therewith, the Institute of Philippine Languages is hereby authorized to coordinate with and request support them from all departments/bureaus/offices/agencies/instrumentalities of the government, national and local.
This Executive Order supersedes Executive Order No. 187 dated August 6, 1969.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 25th day of August in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-eight.
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