Chapter 1

Introduction

The Philippines is a multilingual state with at least 175

living languages originating and spoken by various eth no-
linguistic groups. Filipino is defined by the Commission on the
Filipino Language (Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino in Filipino or
simply KWF) as the native dialect, spoken and written. This
language is the standardized form of Tagalog dialect.

Filipino subject is part of the school curriculum in the

Philippines. This is where the students would learn all about the
Filipino language (the Philippines national language). In this
subject, they will study about how to speak and write the
Filipino language well.

Good grammar, correct sentence formation, correct

pronunciation, vocabulary words, etc. would be part of their
lessons.

Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is authorized to

determine the minimum unit requirements for specific academic
programs; general education distribution requirements as may be
determined by the Commission; and specific professional subjects
as may be stipulated by the various licensing entities.

It also noted that the study of Filipino, Panitikan and the

Constitution is already found in the basic education curriculum,
recognizing that the changes in the college curriculum were
implemented to ensure that there would be no duplication of
subjects.

The Supreme Court also ruled that nothing in stated laws

require that Filipino and Panitikan must be included as required
subjects in the tertiary level.
 Higher Education is governed by the Commission on Higher
Education (CHED) that was created on May 18, 1994 through the
passage of Republic Act No. 7722, or the Higher Education Act of
1994. The creation of CHED was part of a broad agenda of reforms
on the country’s education system outlined by the Congressional
Commission on Education (EDCOM) in 1992. Part of the reforms was
the trifocalization of the education sector into three governing
bodies: the CHED for tertiary and graduate education, the
Department of Education (DepEd) for basic education and the
Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) for
technical-vocational and middle-level education.

Most institutions of higher learning are regulated by the

commission for higher education. Colleges typically offer 1 or
more specialized programs while universities must offer at least
8 different undergraduate degree programs in a wide array of
subjects and at least 2 graduate programs.

On the other hand, The K to 12 Program covers Kindergarten

and 12 years of basic education (six years of primary education,
four years of Junior High School, and two years of Senior High
School [SHS]) to provide sufficient time for mastery of concepts
and skills, develop lifelong learners, and prepare graduates for
tertiary education, middle-level skills development, employment,
and entrepreneurship.

Senior High School is two years of specialized upper

secondary education; students may choose a specialization based
on aptitude, interests, and school capacity. The choice of career
track will define the content of the subjects a student will take
in Grades 11 and 12. Each student in Senior High School can
choose among three tracks: Academic; Technical-Vocational-
Livelihood; and Sports and Arts. The Academic track includes
three strands: Business, Accountancy, Management (BAM);
Humanities, Education, Social Sciences (HESS); and Science,
Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM).
 In 2015, the Supreme Court issued a Temporary Restraining
Order (TRO) a week after the implementation of CMO No. 20 in a
(Tanggol Wika) members, advocates of Filipino language and one
response to a petition filed by groups of professors, students,
and legislators who opposed the said memo. Alyansa ng mga
Tagapagtanggol ng Wika the groups that petitioned before the high
tribunal, argued that the removal of Filipino subjects is an act
of violation against the 1987 Constitution. They deemed
unconstitutional Section 3 of the said memo, which makes the
teaching of Filipino discretionary for colleges and universities.
Furthermore, the petitioners asserted that the new curriculum
proposed by the memo undermines the State policies which mandate
the preservation of teaching literature as part of cultural
heritage and the instillation of nationalism and patriotism in
all levels of education.

One of the major impacts of these revisions is the change

it will inflict to the members of the Filipino Department. Not
only will it cause possible change in their assignments but will
also possibly get them out of their jobs as Filipino teachers,
affecting their lives as educators.

As student, many individual must show concerned on Filipino

subject because that thing is the only thing that can be proud
of. The researcher’s aim is to know the reaction of the students
of senior high school of Aliaga National High School regarding
this matter, the researchers conducted an interview to students.
Significance of the study

The research was conducted in order to examine and to know

the School regarding this matter. Specifically, this study
highlights the important points that students must be aware on
the Filipino subject on college. On the other hand,the study
helps obtain a clearer understanding on the subject Filipino. It
will help students to realized the things we should consider
in respect of our country.

This research was investigated in order to understand the

perception of Senior High School at Aliaga National High School
in removal of Filipino subject in college. The result of this
study will benefit the following:

Researchers. For the next students who will take up our

research they will be benefited because they can use as a
reference data in conducting new research again and inspire them
to more initiative.

Students. This study could help the students to be more aware

about the system in college.

Teachers. This study could help the teachers to be more

aware about the system in college.

DepEd Personnel. This study could help the personnel to be

more mindful and apprehensive on discussion making.
Statement of the problem

The Supreme Court (SC) issued a stay order to indefinitely

suspend the implementation of the Commission on Higher Education
(CHED) memorandum which orders the removal of the Filipino
subject and Panitikan (Literature) from the college General
Education Curriculum (GEC), as core courses.

This study was carried out to investigate the perception of

Senior High School students about removal of Filipino subject in
college. Specifically it seeks to answer the following:

1. Do you think that the removal of Filipino subject is

helpful? Why?

1.1 Name (optional)

1.2 Age

1.3 Gender

1.4 Section

2. What do you think is the disadvantages of removing

Filipino subject in college?

3. What do you think is the advantages of removing Filipino

subject in college?

4. What are the students’ suggestion on removing Filipino

subject in college?
Scope and delimitation

The study was conducted to determine the students’

perception within the vicinity of Aliaga National High School.
Senior High School students were used as respondents in the
survey conducted by the researchers. The study discussed the
reaction of the students on removal of Filipino subject in
college. The survey helped the researchers to provide the
statistical research needed.

Each of the respondent is given same questionnaires to

answer. This study starts at the first week of January and ended
after the whole school year. And this study focuses on the
current Senior High School students of the present school year,
2018-2019.
DEFINITION OF TERMS

Stipulated. To demand or require (something) as part of an

agreement.

Inflict. To cause someone to experience or be affected by

(something unpleasant or harmful).

Revisions. A change or a set of changes that corrects or improve

something.

Supreme Court. The highest court of lawn in a country.

Tertiary Level. Also referred to as third stage, third level,

and post-secondary education, is the educational level following
the compaction of a school providing a secondary education.

Multilingual Level . Able to speak and understand several

languages

EDCOM. (Education Committee) congressional commission on

education to review and assess Philippine Education.

CHED. (Commission on Higher Education) government agency attached

to the office of the President of the Philippines for
administrative purposes.

TESDA. (Technical Education and Skills Development Authority)

Provides direction, policies, programs and standards towards
quality technical education and skills development.

TRO. (Temporary Restraining Order) is issued only in exceptional

circumstances and lasts only until the hearing for a preliminary
or permanent injunction, or for determine appropriate relief, can
be held.
 Chapter 2

Review of Related Literature

Filipino is rich with nuance and meaning. It is beautiful in

its depth and breadth, and powerful in its malleability. It would
be a shame if that merely left it at technical grammar lessons
and surface-level reading.

But that’s exactly where might break off if higher education

institutions no longer acknowledge the value of the language.
Past high school, there’s so much more to discover of Filipino-
its meandering etymologies, its rhetorical devices, its stories
beyond “Noli Me Tangre” and “El Filibusterismo” (themselves
translated from Spanish).

The Commission on Higher Education asserts that the Filipino

subject traditionally taught in the college curriculum is now
accommodated in the additional years of senior high school.
Here’s hoping that in this transition, our educational system
continues to cultivate Filipino beyond its absolute basics.

The Supreme Court (SC) issued a stay order to indefinitely

suspend the implementation of the Commission on Higher Education
(CHED) memorandum which orders the removal of the Filipino
subject and Panitikan (Literature)from the college General
Education Curriculum (GEC) as core courses.
 The temporary restraining order (TRD) was issued in favor of
petition field by a group of college professors who argued
against the removal of Filipino subject from the GEC as it
violates Article XIV, Section 6, of the 1987 Constitution which
provides for the promotion of the Filipino language. The move
will cause some 10,000 full-time and 20,000 part time Filipino
professors to lose their jobs.

In the CHED memorandum, Filipino will be removed from the GEC

beginning 2016, and shall only be available to Filipino majors
and Education in Filipino majors. The order stated that move was
due to the inclusion of the subject in the senior high school
(SHS) or Grade 11 and 12 under the controversial K-12 curriculum.

To provisions under article XIV (education,science,and

technology ,arts, culture and sports),section 6(language) of the
1987 constitutions stipulates that “the national language of the
Philippines is Filipino.As it evolves,it shall be further
developed and enriched the basis of existing Philippine and other
languages.Subject to provisions of law and as the congress may
deem appropriate, the government shall take steps to initiate and
sustain the use of Filipino as a medium of officials
communication and as language of instruction in the educational
system.”

In 1996, CHED issued a memorandum regarding new GEC as part

of all baccalaureate degree programs in all higher education
institutions (HEIs)in the Philippines.The minimum requirements
for this mandatory GEC Shall be 63 units composed of 24 units in
language and literature(9 units English,9 units Filipino and 6
units literature);15 units in mathematics and natural sciences (6
units mathematics,6 units natural sciences and 3 units science
elective); 18 units in humanities and social sciences (6 units of
humanities and 12 units social sciences); and 6 units mandated
subjects(3 units life and works of Rizal and 3 units Philippine.

In 2013, in pursuit of educational reforms,republic act 10533

(RA 10533) otherwise known as the “Enhanced basic education act
of 2013 (CMO 20-2013), otherwise known as “General Education
Curriculum: Holistic Understanding, Intellectual and Civic
Competencies.” Section 3 of the said CMO (Revised Core Courses)
reduced the GEC minimum requirements from 63 units to 36 units
composed of 24 units core courses, 9 units of elective courses,
and 3 units on the life and works of Rizal (as mandated by law).

Since Filipino and Literature subject were not retained in

college as they will be offered in the SHS, the TRO was issued
against the implementation of CMO 20-2013 in 2016.If the TRO
remains to be enforced in 2016, then we will go back to the old
63 units GEC requirements in college.And since this will affect
the programmed implementation of K-12 in 2016 many said that a
TRO for K-12 implementation is expected.

A. Local Studies

Filipino Language in the Curriculum by CLEMENCIA ESPIRITU,

PH.D.

As mandated in the 1935 Philippine Constitution, a national

language was to be adopted and developed based on one of the
existing native languages. In 1937, the Institute of National
Language (INL) which was created to direct the selection,
propagation and development of the national language, recommended
that Tagalog be the basis for the adoption of the national
language of the country. In the same year, then President Manuel
Quezon signed Executive Order No. 134 declaring Tagalog as basis
of the national language. On April 12, 1940, Executive Order No.
263 was issued ordering among others, the teaching of the
national language in all public and private schools in the
country. A Department Order was subsequently issued by the
Secretary of Public Instruction on April 8,1940 to implement the
aforementioned Executive Order .Bureau Education Circular No. 26,
s.1940 provides that “... effective June 19,1940, the national
language shall be taught forty minutes a day as a regular,
required two-semester subject “... The national language shall
replace an elective in each semester of the second year in normal
schools and shall be an additional subject of all secondary
schools …” The national language, more popularly known as
Tagalog, was therefore, first introduced in the fourth year of
all public and private high schools and in the second year of all
public and private teacher-training institutions. The inclusion
of Tagalog in the curriculum was viewed as a positive direction
towards more effective teaching and learning since, compared with
English, Tagalog would be an easier language to use as tool of
learning. This significant move also marked the beginning of the
critical process of developing the national language and
disseminating it nationwide mainly through the schools.
Meanwhile, Tagalog was popularized more widely when the Japanese
forces invaded the country in 1942. The Commander-in-Chief of the
Japanese Imperial Forces ordered the prohibition of the use of
English and the Filipino people’s reliance upon Western nations
particularly the United States and Great Britain. Besides being
declared as the official language, Tagalog was to become the
medium of instruction in schools during the Japanese regime.
Teachers who were used to using English, however, were reportedly
teaching secure.

B. Foreign Studies

Philippine Linguistic Studies in Russia by NATALIA V.

ZABOLOTNAYA

The first descriptions of the Philippine languages were

made by Spanish friars by the late sixteenth century when they
arrived in the Philippine Archipelago after the Spanish conquest
of the Islands. However, the most important and impressive
Spanish works appeared in the 1700s and 1800s only. At the
beginning of the nineteenth century their materials were used by
the fathers of comparative and historical linguistics. As a
result, by the early twentieth century 500 works by European,
American and Filipino authors on Tagalog only, one of the most
widely spoken languages in the Philippines, were produced.
Various theoretical schools succeeding one another or existing
simultaneously have contributed a lot to the development of the
Philippine linguistics studies. The largest and the most
influential in force of historical circumstances remains the
American linguistics. The European schools exerted less
influence, probably, except for universalism presented in the
works by Spanish missionaries. The Philippine linguistics studies
in Russia trace its roots back to the 20th century when Peter S.
Pallas a member of the Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences,
published in 1787 his famous work entitled Comparative
Dictionaries of all Languages and Dialects gathered by the right
hand of Her Majesty including the European and Asian languages.
This book has materials on Kapampangan, Tagalog and Maguindanao.
However, out of 130 words of the Russian glossary 19 words only
were translated into Tagalog. Although Peter Pallas did not
provide any references he used to compile the Dictionary, we may
assume that for the Filipino words he applied to Forster’s
glossary. At the beginning of the 19th century Peter Dobell, the
American who came over to the Russian service and who was
appointed to the position of Russian Consul General in Manila in
1820, got acquainted with Tagalog in practice. In his very
interesting book Voyages and Latest 6bservations in China, Manila
and Indo-Chinese Archipelago published in translation from
English 2 by N. Grech in 1833 in St. Petersburg, you can find not
only various observational data about the Philippine Archipelago,
its inhabitants, their capital but also very remarkable
information on Tagalog, its role and cultivation in Archipelago,
cognition of this language with Malay a good command of which
Dobell had and etc. As it said in the book, Dobell compiled the
pocket Tagalog dictionary and on his return to Russia donated it
to Count Nikolay Rumyantsev (17541826), Foreign Minister of
Russia in 18071814 as well as the famous collector of books and
manuscripts and founder of the Rumyantsev Museum and Library
(today 7 the - Russian State Library) the end of the 19th century
and at the beginning of the 20th century Sergey Bulich
(18591921), the famous Russian linguist and specialist in the
Slavic languages, comparability and historian of the national
linguistics concept as well as Professor of the Roscow State
University, repeatedly applied to the Philippine and Austronesian
languages. He wrote such articles as the Tagalog Language 92=;2:.
The Filipino or Tagalog Group of the Malay Languages and some
others for the popular Encyclopedia . The author used the works
of Spanish and Filipino authors as Sebastian de Hotanes, Hose de
Soceda and to write the mentioned articles, compiled to the great
extent by the terms of the edition. some information about the
Philippine languages, language and eth-no national situation,
language policy and culture of the Philippines in the 20th
century we can find in the articles of Russian navigator, captain
of circumnavigation and corresponding member of the St.
Petersburg Academy of Sciences. In the book of written in
cooperation with Herman writer in the Philippine Islands in the
travel notes Frigate Callada by the Russian famous writer and
some other publications

Related Theories

Curriculum Theory

Humanists

Five Windows

Cultural Bias

Figure 1. Theoretical Framework

Curriculum Theory

Curriculum theory is the theory of the development and

enactment of curriculum. Within the broad field of curriculum
studies, it is both a historical analysis of curriculum and a way
of viewing current educational curriculum and policy decisions.
There are many different views of curriculum theory including
those of Herbert Kliebard and Michael Stephen Schiro, among
others.

Kliebard takes a more historical approach to examining the

forces at work that shape the American curriculum, as he
describes those forces between 1893 and 1958. Schiro takes a more
philosophical approach as he examines the curriculum ideologies
(or philosophies) that have influenced American curriculum
thought and practice between ca 1890-2007. Kliebard discusses
four curriculum groups that he calls humanist (or mental
disciplinarians), social efficiency, develop mentalist (or child
study), and social meliorates. Schiro labels the philosophies of
these groups the scholar academic ideology, social efficiency
ideology, learner-centered ideology, and social reconstruction
ideology.

One of the common criticism of curriculum of broad field

curriculum is that it lays more emphasis on mental discipline and
education. "Mental disciplinarians" and Humanists believe in all
students' abilities to develop mental reasoning and that
education was not intended for social reform in itself but for
the systematic development of reasoning power. Good reasoning
power would lead to the betterment of society. Harris described
the subjects to be taught as the "five windows" into the soul of
the student: "grammar, literature and art, mathematics,
geography, and history" and prescribed it in that order to be
taught. Some critics view this group as having too much emphasis
on the "classics" as determined by the dominant groups in a
society (and particularly in history by the Committee of Five and
Committee of Ten in the late 19th century). In today's society
this group is may be seen as having a cultural bias toward the
upper class, as well as, the Caucasian majority in the United
States.

Trendsetters in Philippine society -newscasters (both in

radio and television), Filipino writers and some academicians,
showbiz personalities--it would appear that his theory is closest
to reality.
 Removal of Filipino Subject

Perspective

Awareness

Students

Figure 2. Conceptual Framework

The Figure 2 shows that the study is all about the Removal
of Filipino subject in Tertiary level which the researchers’ aim
is to know the different perspective of the students order for
them to have an awareness on the system in college because
student should be fully equipped and be alert on what the society
really is. Students will be the beneficiary of the research
study.
 CHAPTER 3

Methods of Research

This chapter is allotted to the sampling methods, instrument

and data gathering procedures which were applied throughout the
study.

Research Design

To be able to acquire the different perception of students of

Aliaga National High School to the Senior High School, the
researchers used qualitative approach to comply to the
acceptability of the study. This study used descriptive method.
Descriptive research is a process of data gathering, analyzing,
tabulating, and classifying data about a certain situation.

Respondents and Sampling

This study used the stratified sampling. Stratified sampling

refers to a type of sampling method. With stratified sampling,
the researcher divides the population into separate groups,
called strata. It may be possible to reduce the sample size
required to achieve a given precision. Or it may be possible to
increase the precision with the same sample size. The respondents
are the Senior High School students of Aliaga National High
School this SY: 2018-2019.
Research Instrument

The instrument used was a questionnaire that researchers

made. It will provide data which is made to answer by the
students of Senior High School at Aliaga National High School.
The questionnaire is made up of several question, it has essay
type part wherein the respondents can freely say what they wanted
to express, it will serve as a written document.

Procedure

The researcher harmonize with the student who are the

respondents of the study. The researchers went to the school
rooms of the Senior High School at Aliaga National High School
and personally distributed it to the students. The data that will
be collected will help the study. The researchers ensures the
confidentiality of the gathered data.
 CHAPTER 4

Presentation, Analysis and Interpretation of Data

This chapter contains all gathered data from questionnaire

and interviews which are presented ,analyzed and interpreted to
identify the perception of Senior High School students.

I. Demographic Profile of Senior High School students fifty (50)

Respondents

Table 1. Demographic Profile of Senior High School Student

Name Section Age Gender

Sarah HUMMS 17 Female

Levi HUMMS 18 Female

 CJ HUMMS 16 Female

Malaya HUMMS 16 Female

Ramirez

Student A HUMMS 17 Female

Mariel F. Soro HUMMS 17 Female

Maria Marie Lie HUMMS 18 Female

H. Santos

Naya HUMMS 18 Female

Student B HUMMS 17 Female

Student C HUMMS 16 Female

Student D HUMMS 16 Female

Student E HUMMS 17 Female

Student F HUMMS 17 Female

 Student G HUMMS 16 Female

Student H TVL 17 Female

Student I TVL 16 Female

Student J TVL 16 Female

Student K TVL 17 Female

Adorasiyon TVL 17 Female

Gatil

Joanna Marie TVL 21 Female

Villanueva

Angelica TVL 17 Female

Student L ABM 16 Female

Student M ABM 16 Female

Student N ABM 18 Female

 Student O ABM 17 Female

Student P ABM 17 Female

Maxpein Zayne ABM 17 Female

Sofhia Mikaela ABM 17 Female

Student Q STEM 18 Female

Mia Rose STEM 17 Female

Aquino

Nicole Monis STEM 18 Female

Student R STEM 16 Female

Jhana Ramos STEM 16 Female

Student S GAS 17 Female

Chinno HUMMS 18 Male

 Student T HUMMS 18 Male

Student U HUMMS 18 Male

Jojo HUMMS 17 Male

Student V HUMMS 17 Male

Student W HUMMS 17 Male

Student X HUMMS 17 Male

Student Y HUMMS 16 Male

Student Z HUMMS 16 Male

Mark Nathaniel TVL 16 Male

Olpot

Arvin Bernardo TVL 17 Male

Jamile Custodio TVL 18 Male

Cabagay

Uranus TVL 17 Male

 Student AA TVL 17 Male

Student AB TVL 17 Male

Student AC GAS 17 Male

The table above is about the names, sections, ages and

genders of Senior High School students in Aliaga National High
School. A total number of 50 respondents, Sixty Eight percent
(68%) where females and the remaining Thirty Two percent (32%)
are the males.
 A. Survey Question

Table 2. Do you think that the removal of Filipino subject

is helpful? Yes or No?

Name of Respondents Answers

Sarah No, because the Filipino subject is the

one of the most powerful subject because
we are all Pilipino so why does they want
to remove the subject.

Levi Opo,mas maiimprove pa yung course na

nakuha. Example, ang napili kong course
ay educ. Major in English mas maiimprove
nito kung English lang ang gagamitin.
(Yes, There will be more improvement of
what my course is. Example my course is
education major in English so it will
have more improvements if we use
English.)

CJ Para sakin ito ay hindi nakakatulong sa

panahon natin ngayon ay marami pa rin mag
aaral na hindi masyadong pamilyar sa mga
 malalalim na salita at may iba na ring na
na hindi pa masyadong bihasa sa pag-gamit
na raw, daw, ng, nang at iba pa. (For
me,It is nothelpful because on this era
there aremany students still do not know
some deep filipino words and there are
some also who are not fluent using word
raw, daw, ng, nang and many more.)

Malaya Hindi, kasi ang subject na ito ay

nakakatulong sa atin na mas lumalim ang
Ramirez
ating kaalaman sa ating sariling wika.
Dapat nating mas pagyamanin ito dahil ito
ay sariling wika. (No, because this
subject help us to deepen our knowledge .
We should foster it because it is our own
langiuage.)

Student A Hindi, dahil unang una sariling wika ang

filipino which is tumutulong sa atin
upang magkaroon ng mabuting
komyunikasyon. Ano na lamang
maiintindihan ng mga mag aaral? Hindi
ba’t mas hihirap ang pag aaral kung ibang
wika ang gagamitin. (No, because in the
firstr place Filipino is our own language
which help us to have a good
communication. What will be the kwonledge
of the students? It’s harder to study if
we used other languages.

Mariel F. Soro Many countries suffers the international

language just to keep their own language
and its serves as their asset to a
progressive country. As Filipino just
 wanted to know what are the strongest and
accepted reason. Why do the filipino
subject must remove? For now, Its a No,
How many things we must to give up until
we realize that we stupid for a long
period of time? I don’t want to be a pet
anymore.

Maria Marie Lie No, Filipino is our own language and

learning it from Filipino subject really
H. Santos
helps us a lot. Removing is like removing
our own, of course as a Filipino citezen
we should embrace it. Accept it and be
proud of it instead of removing it why
not make make it progressive? As a our
national hero said,” Ang hindi marunong
magmahal sa sariling wika ay higit pa ang
amoy sa malansang isda.” Don’t be stupid!
Don’t remove the Filipino subject!

Naya No! How about other students that wanted

to learn our language deeply, If they
remove this subject.

Student B No, we are still in need of knowledge

regarding to this subject.

Student C No, because now a days people believe

that they really know Filipino but
somehow use Filipino in a wrong way even
in Filipino they are wrong grammar.
Filipino subject teach us many things. It
contributes lots of learning so for me,
Its really not helpful but can also
produce lots of conflicts in our society.
Student D No. We must embraced our own language
that can be learn through Filipino
subject.

Student E No, because Filipino subject is one of

the most helpful and important subject on
our study. Simply, because it may help us
to gain more knowledge about our
history/society. Filipino subject will
also important to us because it is a
part of our daily life.

Student F No. Simply because as Filipino they need

to love own languages. They need to
explore Filipino Subject. Because that is
the way how to have better communication!

Student G No, dahil sa isang bansa dapat

tangkilikin ang sariling atin.(No,
because in one country our own language
must be patrionized)

Student H No, ewan ko. (No, I don’t know)

Student I No. The student might forget our language

and history.

Student J No. Because sa side ng students hindi

lalo mauunawaan ang sariling Literature
natin. Like sa High School diba may mga
students na hindi nakikinig sa tinuturo
ng teachers Lalo na sa Filipino. Tyaka
sarili nating Subject tatangalin. (No,
because in the student’s side they will
not particularly understand the
 Literature, Like in High School other
students did not listen a Filipino
teacher.)

Student K No, dahil hindi naman lahat tayo ay alam

na lahat tungkol sa ating kulturao wika.
(No, because not all of us know all about
Filipino or own culture or language.)

Adorasiyon Hindi, dahil hindi makakatulong sa isang

estudyante kung hindi niya matututuhan
Gatil
ang sariing wika. Para sakin bago pag-
aralan ang iba, dapat ay maging bihasa
muna tayo sa sariling atin. (NO, because
is it not good for the student to not
know our own language. For me, before we
should learn pour own first before other
foreign cultures.)

Joanna Marie Yes! Dahil tagalog ang kinagisnan kong

wika. (Yes! Because tagalog is my mother
Villanueva
language.)

Angelica No, Bakit aalisin kung ito nga mismo ay

hindi matutunan ng mga mamamayang
filipino na gamitin sa araw araw. (No,
Why remove? If Filipinos can’t even use
Filipino language properly.)

Student L Sa aking palagay, ang pagtatanggal ng ng

asignaturang Filipino ay handi
makakatulong bagkus ay makadadagdag pa
kaguluhan sa ating lipunan dahil may mga
organisasyon parin na hindi papayag na
isantabi ang asignaturang Filipino. (On
my opinion, removing Filipino suject is
 noy going to be helpful. In fact, it will
add more chaos on this country, because
there are allot of organization that are
against in removing the Filipino
subject.)

Student M No, dahil paano nating malilinang ang

ating kaalaman sa ating saring wika kung
ito ay tatangalin at di pag aaralan. (How
we will cultiuate our knowledge to our
own language if it will be removed and
not studied.

Student N Hindi, dahil namulat na tayo na may

Filipino subject at kung tatanggalin man
ang filipino subject madaming guro ang
mawawalan ng trabaho at madaming
estudyante ang maninibago. (No, because
we opened with Filipio subject and if the
Filipino subject will be removed there so
many teacher will loss a job and many
students will unfamiliarize.)

Student O Hindi, kasi yung mga hindi naman

nakakaintindi ay malilimutan ang mga
itinuturo don, at hindi ito makakatulong
dahil hindi naman lahat tkayang magsalita
at makaintindi ng mas malalim na salitang
tagalog. (No, because those people who
cannot understand Filipino subject, they
will forget it and it is not helpful
because not all of us can speak and
understand those deep tagalog words.)

Student P Hindi, dahil pag inalis yung Filipino

subject parang gusto na nilang kalimutan
 natin yung sarili nating lenggwahe. Ang
Filipino ay ipanaglaban pa ng ating mga
bayani tapos aalisin lang? Bakit? Ito na
nga yung matatawag natin saan man tayo
mapunta kaya hindi maganda alisin ito.
(No, if we remove Filipino subject it
means we forgetting our own language.
Because our ancestors fought for us and
we will just remove it. Why? We can call
it our own, so , why bother to remove it.

Maxpein Zayne No, hindi ikinaganda ng Pilipinas ang

pag-alis ng Filipino subject. Hindi rin
ito kinaunlad ng mga Pilipino. Bakit
kailangan alisin ang Filipino Subject
kung pwede naman ang ibang Subject. (No,
because its not look good in the
Philippines if Filipino subject will
remove and it will not improve Pilipino’s
status. Why the Filipino Subject need to
be remove instead of other subjects.)

Sofhia Mikaela

Student Q No, because Filipino subject is

important, Filipino is part of lives as a
Filipino, it’s our language and we should
continue to study this subject because we
did not learn all what it is about.

Miya No, it will always be our privilege to

always learn on what do we call us.
Rose Aquino
Learning the proper use and the
importance of our mother tongue.
Nicole Monis No, because it is our own language that
it has no valid reason to remove.

Student R No, because Filipino subject is

important, Filipino is part of lives as a
Filipino, it’s our language and we should
continue to study this subject because we
did not learn all what it is.

Jhana Ramos No, dahil bilang isang pilipino dapat

natin tangkilikinang sarili nating wika
at para sakin hindi makakatulong sa ang
pag aalis ng Filipino subject. (NO,
being Pilipino we should patronize our
own language and for me, it is not
helpful for others to remove filipino
subject.

Student S No, kasi kahit tayong mga Pilipino

madalas hirap pa rin tayong umunawa ng
mga Filipino lalo na kapag malalalim.(NO,
because even we are Pilipino often, It is
difficult to us to understand Filipino
especially those deeper words.

Chinno No, because the Filipino subject is our

own language so there is no need to
remove it.

Student T No!Dahil ito ay ating sarili ginagamit na

lenggwahe. (No, because it is our own
language.)

Student U NO, dahil ito ang ating lenggwahe bakit

natin aalisin ang Filipino subject?.(No,
 because it is our own language.)

Jojo No I will not be approved to me.

Student V NO, because we even Filipino did not know

how to properly use Filipino subject and
then they will remove it? Also it isn’t
very helpful?

Student W Hindi sapagkat ang Filipinong asignatura

ay napakaimportante sa atin dahil tayo’y
Pilipino. Kapag inalis ang Filipinong
asignatura ay parang inalis nyo na rin
ang ating pagka-Pilipino. Kung ang
lenggwahe ng ibang bansa ay ating
tinatangkilik tulad ng lenggwahe ng mga
koreano bakit hindi natin magawang
pahalaghan ang lenggwaheng sariling atin.
(No, because Filipino subject is a very
important thing on us because we are
Pilipino. If they removed Filipino
subject, it’s just like they removed our
blood as a Pilipino. If we accept foreign
language like korean why we can’t
treasure our own language.)

Student X Hindi sapagkat kahit gaano katagal at

paulit-ulit ng pinag-aaralan ang
Filipino, hindi pa rin ito sapat na
dahalin upang tanggalin. Halimbawa na
lamang ay ang ilang malalalim na salita
at sinaunang letra na katangian nating
isa puso. Isa din itong respeto para sa
ating mga bayani. (No, because no matter
 how long the Filipino subject studied it
is still not enough to get rid of it. For
example just some of the deep words and
ancient letters that we need to
internalized. And it is also a respect
for our heroes.)

Student Y No, dahil kapag tinangal na ang Filupino

subject ay unting-unti nang mawawala ang
ating sariling wika, maraming kabataan
ngayon ang hirap umintindi ng tagalog
kaya kapag tinangal natin ang filipino
subject ay para narin natin kinalimutan
ang ating pagka-Pilipino.

Student Z No, it will only cause confusion to the

Pilipino.

Mark Nathaniel No, because Filipino is our National

language so its the language that we
OLpot
speak in our daily lives we still have to
give importance of it, so if won’t be
forgotten by our future generations.

Arvin No, because it will affect the students

who passionate about Filipino literature.
Bernardo

Jamile Custodio No, kasi ang Filipino ay ang ating

sariling wika ng kung saan a pinaglaban
Cabagay
pa ng mga bayani lalo na si Rizal tapos
ibabalewala lang lahat ng ginagawa nya
mula sa mga kastilang lumusob at
 kinontrol ang ating bansa.

Uranus No, because filipino is national language

at pilipino at dahhil isa ito sa mga
nawang mga subject sa Pilipinas kaya para
sakin hindi ka tanggap kung ito ay
aalisin. (No, because Filipino is our
national language and because it’s one of
the first subjects in the Philippines so
for me I can not accept it it’s removed.

Student AA Yes, Makakabawas ito sa oras, tutal

naituro naman na ito sa mas mababang
level ng pag-aaral. (Yes, it can reduce
time, because we learn in low level
school.)

Student AB I’m kinda neutral about it. We already

know the basics of Filipino. And Putting
it up to Second Level (High School) is
kind of enough but removing it in
tertiary level would Kinda be off. Maybe
if they some how regularity the teaching
and some how remind us of what Filipino
is, I’ll be enough.

Student AC Hindi kase, paano na nalang ang

kinabukasan ng ating sariling wika.(No,
How about the future of our own
language.)

Table 2 illustrates the responses of the student of Senior

High School in Aliaga National High School. Most of the answers
say No, because it stated that Filipino subject is part of our
identity as Pilipino. As a Pilipino, Filipino should be learned
deeply and it should enrich and enhance order for citizen to
foster culturally. The remaining answers are Yes and Maybe.
According to them, it is helpful because it may reduce expenses
and time. The person answered Maybe, he stated that we already
know the basics of Filipino but of course Filipino subject
reminds us that, it is important to love our own treasure.

Table 3. Is there any disadvantages this act may bring to the

students in college?

Name of Respondents Answer

Sarah No, because of this subject

they have an idea to make a
malawak na isipan para sa bansa
dahil dito mapapalawak natin
ang kaalaman ng lahat. (No,
because of this subject they
have an idea on our country and
because of it we can all widen
our knowledge.

Levi Wala kasi hindi naman siguro

agad magiging fluent sa English
ang isang tao. (Nothing,
because maybe they would not be
fluent immediately in English
in that particular person.)

CJ Oo naman, lalo na kung ang

estudyante ay hindi gaano
marunong mag-english.
Mahihirapan silang mag-adjust
sa ituturo ng guro. (ofcourse
yes, especially students that
 is not good in English. It is
difficult to them to adjust on
the teacher’s lesson.)

Malaya Ramirez The disadvantages of this act

is the student will have a lack
of knowledge about our own
language.

Student A Yes, we need to know the

importance of our own language.
There’s many disadvantages this
act. Lalong hihirap ang
pagkakaunawa na imbis na madali
nalang gamit ang ating wika.
(It will be more difficult to
understand if we use other
language.)

Mariel F. Soro Yes! People were so tired to

always adjust.

Ma. Marie Lee H. santos Of course there is.Not everyone

can speak English fluently and
there’s a lot of thing that we
can learn form Filipino
subject.

Naya Yes, for those who take the

teachers course that majored in
Filipino.

Student B Yes, since we’re lacking of

knowledge we might be confuse
and have a hard time to keep
up.
Student C Maybe, it depends upon how the
students control this kind of
issue. There can be also a
disadvantage like for the
future people will not be able
to experience and learn
Filipino subject.

Student D Yes. Most of the time, many

Filipinos aren’t familiar
regarding to the real Filipino
language. Some of us have lack
of knowledge in our early ages
so that in college, we must
continue to learn this subject
for us not to be apart from it.

Student E I think that disadvantage is

they don’t know or recall the
lessons that they are already
tackled on a few years ago

Student F Yes. I should say love your own

language and definitely sign
for advantages as student.

Student G Yes, because being Filipino we

need to continue what started

Student H Meron. (It have.)

Student I The student might forgot what

our heroes have done to protect
our country’s freedom.

Student J Wala. (Nothing)

 Student K Meron, dahil kailangan pang
malaman o kailangan pang
palawakin ang kaalaman tungkol
dito. (There is disadvantage,
because we need to know and to
expand our knowledge.)

Adoracion Gotil Hindi na nila matututuhan o

magkakaroon ng pagkakataon para
pag-aralan ang Filipino. (They
will not learn our own language
and they don’t have a chance to
study it.)

Joanna Marie Villanueva Yes, because Filipino subject

is common to the all students.

Angelica I think yes, dahil pwedeng

ulitinnang mapalitan ang aking
wika dahil dito. Ang iba nga ay
hindi na tama ang paggamit ng
aking salita, kahit pa ito
tatanggalin kung sa ganitong
edad ay hindi natin maggamit ng
maayos nang tama ay ating
sariling wika. (I think
yes,because can change the
mother language, The other
Pilipinos cannot even use
Filipino language properly.)

Student L Oo, meron itong hindi magandang

maidudulot, maaaring hindi na
pahalagahan ng mga estudyante
ang ating sariling wika dahil
ito’y hindi na pag-
 aaralan.(Yes, is going to have
a bad consequences, because
there will be a lot students
that are going to ignore our
own language because it is not
a subject anymore.)

Student M Yes, ipagwawalang bahala nalang

nila ang mga araling napag-
aralan nila dati noong
highschool.(Yes, they will
ignore all the knowledge they
gain on highschool)

Student N Meron, dahil bilang estudyante

likas na sa atin at namulat na
tayo sa pagkakaroon ng Filipino
subject.(It have, because as a
student it is natural to us and
we opened with Filipino
subject.)

Student O Yes, kasi hindi naman lahat ng

istudyante ay nakikinig at
nakakaintindi sa topic nung
sila ay nasa high school pa
kaya mas maganda kung hanggang
college itinituro ito.(Yes,
because not all students will
understand the topic during
their high school, so it is
more.)

Student P Mas mahihirapan yung mga

student na iintidihan yung
lesson, dahil hindi naman lahat
 magaling mag English. Tapos yun
pa yung naririnig natin sa
community, tapos biglanalang
pag-pasok sa school kailangan
English. Mahirap mag adjust
lalo na’t hindi naman lahat
ganon karunong.(It will more
difficult to the students to
understand the lesson, because
not all students are good in
English.)

Maxpein Zayne Magiging mahirap para sa

kanilang intindihin ang lessons
kasi hindi naman lahat ng
students ay magaling mag
English.(It will be diffivult
for them to understand the
lessons, because not all of
students is good in English.)

Sophia Mikaela Wala namang disadvantage yung

pagtanggal ng Filipino subject
sa college kase napag-aralan
naman ito sa highschool.(There
is no disadvantage on removing
of Filipino subject on college
because on college you know in
highschool it already tackled
it.)

Student Q Madami itong disadvantage kase

ito na ang kinagisnan natin at
sa tingin ko baka makalimutan
na ng mga susunod na generation
 ang ating sariling wika. (It
has many disadvantages because
Filipino is existed before we
born and I think there is
possibility that it might be
forgotten in next generation,
our own language.)

Mia Rose Aqiono Yes. Many students may failed

because of lack in willingness.

Nicole Monis Yes, because in tertiary level

we study Filipino too if they
remove this subject they don’t
have enough knowledge on our
own tongue.

Student R The disadvantage of removal of

Filipino subject is students
may not fully learn all about
what it is to learn.

Jhana Ramos Para sakin mawawalan sila ng

interes sa mga pag-aaralan kung
tanggalin ang subject na
Filipino. (For me, their
interest will be lessen on
studying if we remove Filipino
subject.)

Student S Meron pa rin naman, pero dapat

parin sa language ng
subject/major. (Of course, it
have but it depends on language
of subject/major,
 Chinno Yes, there are many
disadvantage if we remove the
Filipino subject. One of these
disadvantages is that we know
that many Filipino students
cannot speak English or they
are having trouble
understanding and interpreting
it.

Student T The disadvantage ng pagtangal

ng Filipino subject ay mahirap
dahil hindi naman lahat ng
studyante are not able to speak
in English.(The disadvantage of
the removal of the Filipino
subject is the student will be
having a difficult time to
speak in English.)

Student U Oo naman dahil hindi naman

lahat ng tao ay may kakayahang
gumamit ng wikang Ingles.(Yes,
because if we remove the
Filipino subject, some of the
students are not able to speak
in English.)

Jojo Yes it is advantage because the

other people are politely
improve that no matter what
happen love the Filipino.

Student V Not that much because English

is commonly use at colleges.
 Student W Maaaring makalimutan na ng mga
kolehiyo ang mahahalagang
kontribusyon ng ating mga
bayani sa ating mahal na bansa
at maaari rin silang maging
mangmang sa yaman ng ating
mahal na wika.(We might forget
the importance of our hero’s
contribution on our beloved
country and they can also be
fool on our beloved language.)

Student X Oo, sapagkat magkakaroon ng

tanong sa kanilang isipan na
parang may kulang.(Yes, because
there will be a question in
their mind as if that something
is missing.)

Student Y Yes.

Student Z Yes.

Mark Nathaniel Olpot Balewalain nalang ng mga

matatanda ang ating pambansang
lenggwahe dahil halos lahat ng
subject ay ginagamitan ng
Ingles.(Adults will ignored our
own language because English is
commonly use in all.)

Arvin Bernardo Practically speaking, no.

Ecxept for the students who’s
passion is Filipino
literarture.
 Jamille Custodio Cabagay Yes, kase makakalimutan na nila
ang pag-aaralan ng ating
sariling wika.(Yes,because they
will forget to our studies in
our own language.)

Uranus Yes, kase nakakalimutan na nila

ang pag-aaral ng sarili nating
wika. (Yes, because they will
forget about studying our own
language.)

Student AA Maybe.

Student AB No, We already used Tagalog

every single day. It’s our
mother tongue teaching it in
early stages of a person grown
up.

Student AC Depend on your course in

college.

The table 3 illustrates the responses of the student of

Senior High School in Aliaga National High School. Some of the
answers is Yes , It has disadvantage. Respondents believe that
the disadvantages of Removal of Filipino subject in college are
it will be more difficult for them to understand the lessons
because not all of the students are good in English. They stated
that it is possible that they may not all firmly understand all
the lesson that they have tackled on high school. And most of the
respondents believe that there is no disadvantage at all because
not everyone can speak English fluently and there are a lot of
things that we can learn form Filipino subject. Few answered
maybe, because until not they still do not know because it both
has advantages and disadvantages.

Table 4. What do you think is the advantage of removing Filipino

subject in college?

Name of Respondents Answers

Sarah I think the removing of Filipino
subject in College is malaking
disadvantage dahil ito yung
kailangan natin palawakin dahil
is tayong Pilipino kailangan
nating ipaglaban na hindi dapat
alisin ang Filipino subject sa
College. (Is a huge disadvantage
because this is what we need to
enhance because we are Pilipino
we need to fight against removal
if Filipino subject on College)
Levi Mas maiimprove natin kung ano
man yung napili mong course.
(More improvement on us, What
are we going to choose on that
particular course)
Siguro dahil wala ng Filipino s
CJ kolehiyo mas may pagkakataon na
Maenhance and Maenrich ang
 paggamit ng English ng mga
student. (Maybe, beacause if
Filipino removed in college
there are some possibilities to
enhance and to enrich English on
some students.
Malaya Ramirez Dahil wala ng Filipino sa
kolehiyo mas may pagkakataon
nang mas mapalawak at maenrich
ang paggamit ng wikang Ingles.
(Because there is no Filipino in
College there is more
opportunity to expand and to
enrich the use of English
language.)
Student A Sa tingin ko, may advantage
naman ito pero mas lamang ang
disadvantage. Sabihin na nating
mas malawak pa ang kaalaman ng
mga estudyante kung ibang wika
ang gagamitin pero syempre iba
pa din ang sariling atin. (I
think, there is advantage, but
disadvantage is more
appropriate. Let’s say students
will have more knowledge if we
use other language but of course
it’s more beautiful if we use
our own language.
Mariel F. Soro I think the advantage of
removing Filipino subject is to
deal with things through
applying English language under
English subject. It lessen the
 doubt to face other
nationalities and it offers a
lot of opportunities abroad but
for me, if we want to grow we
must prevent the promotion of
working overseas, Filipino must
learn to be contented to achieve
great success.
Ma. Marie Lee H. Santos I think that the advantage of
removing Filipino subject in
college is that, we did not need
to think about this and for
those students who was having a
hard time learning Filipino
subject, worry no more because
they did not need to struggle.
Also, if ever there was students
from other country they did not
need to study Filipino subject
and also because of the removal
of this we can now focus on
other subject.
Naya I don’t know if there any
advantage if they remove
Filipino subject in college.
That is nonsense actually.
Student B Another subject will be added
that can deliver new knowledge
to students.
Student C Maybe, there is no advantage
because for me there’s no sense
of removing this subject but can
only contributes conflict within
the society and the government.
Student D It can be less hassle and stress
to the students because learning
Filipino subject looks like an
easy one but it’s not.
Student E I think, it will lessen our
sights about this subject, aside
from it is boring or some of
students will hate it because
they feel that it is not
interested.
Student F We explore to other language and
therefore we can gain new
knowledge.
Student G Meron dahil maaaring mabigyan ng
pansin ang ibang subject. (The
advantage is to focus in other
subjects.)
Student H Wala, abe sabi nga nila “Ang
taong himdi marunong magmahal sa
sariling wika ay higit pa sa
amoy ng malansang isda”.
(Nothing, what they told us “Who
does not love his own language
is more than the smell of
rotting fish”.
Student I We can learn other subjects.
Student J Ang advantage ng students in
college mas maaga ang pagtatapos
ng mga students. (The advantage
of students in College is the
sooner their end their study.)
Student K Meron, dahil mas mabibigyan ng
oras ang ibang major subjects.
(There is advantage, because we
 will be more focus to study
other subjects.
Student I We can learn other subjects.
Student J Ang advantage ng students in
college mas maaga ang pagtatapos
ng mga students. (The advantage
of students in College is the
sooner their end their study.)
Student K Meron, dahil mas mabibigyan ng
oras ang ibang major subjects.
(There is advantage, because we
will be more focus to study
other subjects.
Adoracion Gatil Mas mahahasa sila sa ibang
subject lalo na sa English, at
hindi na rin sila mahihirapan na
pag-aralan ang malalalim na
paksa sa Filipino. (They must
master in English, and not
suffering to study about hard
word in Filipino.)
Joanna Marie Villanueva Tagalog subject on College is
common but all of the students
on college level is always
finding Tagalog subject.
Angelica I think there is no such thing
as a advantage of removing
Filipino subject in College.
Student L Ang magandang maidudulot ng
pagtanggal ng asignaturang
Filipino ay makakabawas ito sa
mga iintindihing subject ng mga
estudyante, makakafocus sila sa
mga major subjects nila dahil
 mababawasan na ng isang
subjects. (The wonderful thing
about removing the Filipino is
it will decrease the subjects of
the students that they are going
to think about, thus, they can
focus more on other subjects.
Student M Oonti ang pagaaralan ng mga
studyante sa kolehiyo. (The
subject of tertiary students
will be lessen.)
Student N Siguro ang magiging advantage
nito ay mapapagtuunan natin ng
pansin ang ibang subject o ang
ipapalit kung tatanggalin ang
Filipino subject. (Maybe the
advantage of it is we will have
more time in other subject who
replace Filipino subject if it
will be remove.)
Student O Ang magiging advantage nito ay
mababawasan ang mga subject na
kukunin sa College. (The
advantage is to lessen the
subjects in College.)
Student P Mas mahahasa tayo sa English at
mas magiging mas focus sa mga
major subjects. (We will be able
to know English more and we will
focus on major subjects.)
Maxpein Zayne Mas mapapadali sa kanila na
intindihin yung mga subject na
nakaayon sa kanila. (It will be
easier to understand the subject
 that appropriate for them.)

Sofhia Mikaela Para sa akin mas mapapakonti

lang nito ang mga subject na
ating pagaaralan sa college.
Student Q Sa tingin ko hindi ito magiging
advantage. (I think there is no
advantage.)
Mia Rose Aquino I think the advantage of
removing Filipino subject in
college is the students will
learn different subject which is
Korean language. They will use
it someday when they work on
Korea, but many of us would love
to work on Europe country or on
our country.
Nicole Monis I don’t see any advantages in
removing Filipino subject.
Student R Removing Filipino subject can
result to an introduction of new
subject which can lead to more
gaining of knowledge.
Jhana Ramos Sa tingin ko ang magiging
advantage nito ay marami pa
silang ibang matutunan na
subject. (I think the advantage
will be there will be more
knowledge that will gain.)
Student S I think mas magiging focus yung
mga student s sa English subject
since mas mababa na yung time.
(I think, syudents will be more
focused in English subject since
 the time will be longer.)

Chinno For me, I do not really think

that there is advantage of
removing Filipino subject in
college but if something like
that were to happen I think many
Filipino students will
eventually be able to easily
speak English.
Student T To explore the disparity
language and to focus to the
other subjects.
Student U WAla! Walang advantage kase
katunayan lang yan na hindi mo
nirerespeto yung sariling wika
natin at ang pagkamatay ng ating
mga bayani pano nalang
mapakilala ang wika natin sa ia.
(No advantage,because it means
that we do not respect our own
language and the sacrifice of
our heroes to introduce our
language to others.)
Jojo The advantages to the Filipino
subject, no I will not agree to
remove this.
Student V The students will be more
interesteed at learning English
language for some.
Student W Mababawasan ang mga asignaturang
pag-aaralan ng mga kolehiyo at
mas mapapabilis silang magtapos
ng pag-aaral. (Subjects on
 college will be lessen and their
studies will be accelerated.)
Student X Para sa akin ang magiging
advantage nito ay mas
makakapagfocus tayo sa iba pang
mga bagay na dapat matutunan.
(For me, the advantage is that
we can be more focus in other
things that we must learn.)
Student Y I think the advantage of
removing Filipino subject ay
makakapagfocus ang mga
estudyante sa iba nilang subject
at mas mababawasan ang oras ng
kanilang pag-aaral sa iskwelahan
at mababawasan din ang gastos
nila sa eskwelahan. (I think the
advantage of removing Filipino
subject is, the students will
become more focus on thier
subjects/major subjects and
reduce their time to study on it
in school and lesser expenses
too.)
Student Z Mas mapagtutuunan yung ibang
subject. (To be more focus in
other subjects.)
Mark Nathaniel Olpot Sa tingin ko mas mapagtutuunan
nila ng pansin ang iba nilang
subject dahil sa tingin ng mga
nagpatupad dito ay napag-aralan
naman na ito, simula nang unang
pumasok sa eskwela. (I think the
advantage is they will be more
 focus on their other subjects
because based on the people
behind on this Filipino subject
already tackeled it from the
start that we entered school.)
Arvin Bernardo Wala kase hindi na nila
natutunan ang wika na kinagisnan
nating Pilipino kaya dapat huwag
muna. (Nothing, because they
will not be able to learn our
language.
Jamile Custodio Cabagay Hindi na sila mahihirapang mag-
aral o magpakadallubhasa sa
sariling wika at bagkus ay
mahahasa sila sa ibang subject
na ipapalit dito. (They will not
struggle in studying or just
specialized in their own
language, instead they masteres
in other subjects.)
Uranus Mababawasan ang kanilang gawain,
mga gastusin at dadami ang
kanilang oras. (Reducing their
burden of work and expenses and
their have more time in other
subjects.)
Student AA Mababawasan ang oras at ang
libreng oras na iyon ay pwedeng
ilaan sa iba pang makabuluhang
bagay. (It may reduce time and
we can be more focus in the
other important things.)
Student AB It will open a slot for other
languages that we want to learn,
 make Filipino an elective. Make
it an elective class so that we
can still have the option
studying and continuing the
subject.
Student AC Yes. Because it’s less stress.

Table 4 illustrates the responses of the students of Aliaga

National High School. Some of the respondents believes that the
advantage of the Removal of the Filipino subject in College will
help the students to focus on other subjects because the
respondents think that the Removal of the Filipino subject can
lead the students to gain more knowledge about the other subjects
especially in English subject. And most respondents believes that
there is no advantage in the Removal of the Filipino subject
because the respondents credence that Filipino students should
patronized our own language.
 Table 5. What are the students’ suggestion on removing
Filipino subject in college?

Name of Respondents Answer

Sarah Nothing want to suggest because

we don’t want to remove that
subject in college being a
Pilipino we need to fight for
our own because we need a
Filipino subject to enhance it
for the next generation.

Levi Don’t remove because Filipino

subject can help us, some
Filipino is not fluently in
English.

CJ May mga sumasangayon ngunit

karamihan ay hindi lalo na ang
kukuha ng kursong may kinalaman
dito. (Some say yes and are no,
especially whom taking about
it.)

Malaya Ramirez Maraming hindi sumang-ayon

dahil naniniwala sila na mas
dapat nating pagyamanin ang
sariling wika natin. (Many do
not agree because they believe
 that we should better enrich
our own language.)

Student A Maraming hindi sumang-ayon dito

dahil sariling wika natin ‘to.
(Many disagree with it, because
iy is our own language.)

Mariel F. Soro Don’t totally remove. Just

remove something that is not so
worth to learm.

Ma. Marie Lee H. Santos Don’t totally remove.

Naya For me I suggest nothing.

Student B shouldn’t be remove but rather

makeIt it more in-depth for
that is our own and we should
be knowledgeable regarding to
the subject.

Student C As a student , my suggstion for

this issue is that the
government should propose any
programs that will surely help
the progress of the country and
they should not focus on this.

Student D It must not accepted. We must

love and embrace the things
that has been originated here
and for us to be well-learned
regarding to this subject.

Student E My suggestion is even if the

Filipino subject will totally
remove in college, we must
 remember all the
lesson/knowledge that we have
learned on it. Don’t set aside
Filipino subject because it is
a part of our study.

Student F I think to develop our

knowledge and most especially
to become fluent to other
subject.

Student G Dapat hindi tanggalin ang

subject na ito dahil sa isang
bansa mahirap namang hindi
tangkilikin ang sariling atin.
(Filipino subject should not
remove because in one place it
is difficult to not patronized
our own language.)

Student H Negative on th topic of

removing the Filipino subject.

Student I I suggest that don’t remove the

Filipino language so we cannot
forget who we are.

Student J I think, hindi dapat tanggalin

ang Filipino subject in college
because here in Senior HIgh
School I don’t understand
Filipino dapat ituro pa rin sa
college para mas lalong
maunanawaan ang bawat isa ay
topic in Filipino. (I think,
they must not remove the
 Filipino subject in college
because here in Senior High
School I don’t understand
Filipino. It should be still
taught at college to better
understand the topic in
Filipino.

Student K Dapat ay hindi ito tanggalin at

kailangan natin tangkilikin ang
sariling atin. (It should not
remove and we need to
patronized our own language.)

Adoracion Gotil Para sakin, hindi na dapat

tanggalin yung Filipino subject
dahil malaking tulong ito sa
mga estudyante. (For me, we
should not remove Filipino
subject because it’s a big help
to student.)

Joanna Marie Villanueva Mas magandang hindi ito alisin

dahil sarili natin itong
lengwahe.(It is better if this
subject will not remove because
we own it.)

Angelica Wag niyo na tanggalin kasi

kapag tinanggal yon parang
binastos narin natin yung mga
bayani natin.(Do not removed it
because when they removed it
seems we insulted our heroes.)

Student L Hindi naman kailangan tanggalin

 ang Filipno subject sa college.
Mas mabuti paring mayroong
asignatura na malayang
maipapahayag ng mga estudyante
ang kanilang mga kaalaman sa
kanilang sariling wika. Halos
kasi lahat ng subject ay
english ang medium, maaaring
makaapekto ito sa kultura ng
mga pilipino.(The Filipino
subject doesn’t need to be
removed in college. It is a lot
better if the students have the
freedom in the language that
they are going to use to share
their knowledge, because almost
all subjects are required to
use English. It might affect
the culture of the Filipinos.)

Student M Huwag na dapat tanggalin!!!.(Do

not remove it.)

Student N Para sa akin, hindi na dapat

tanggalin ang Filipino subject
dahil bilang isang Pilipino
dapat nating tangkilikin ang
ating sariling wika.(For me,
the Filipino subject should not
removed because as a Pilipino
we need to love our own
language.)

Student O Tanggalin na yung mga iba pa at

itira yung mga major subjects
 para duon makapag focus yung
mga istudyante.(Remove the
other subjects and left the
major subjects for be able to
focus the other students.)

Student P Minor subject nalang ang alisin

kaysa sa sariling atin.(It will
be better if the minor subjects
we remove instead of our own
language.)

Maxpein Zayne Alisin nalang ang mga minor

subject kaysa sa sarili nating
wika.(Remove the minor subjects
instead of our own language.)

Sophia Mikaela Kung tatanggalin man ito sa

college, dapat ay tanggalin
nalang ang mga minor subjectsa
college at ang gamitin nalang
ay yung mga nakakonekta o yung
pinaka major subject nalang ang
pag-aralan. (If it will be
removed from college, then they
should consider removing minor
subjects and focus on the
subjects that are related on
the course or rather focus on
the major subjects.)

Student Q Sa aking palagay, dapat hindi

alisin ang Filipino subject
sapgkat ito ang sumasalamin sa
mga ninuno at sa mga dakilang
bayani natin! (In my opinion,
 Filipino subject should not be
remove because it is the
reflection of our ancestors and
our great hero.)

Mia Rose Aquino In case this will not satisfy

many students in terms of our
different perspective on so
many things, many of them will
rebel and fail. Please do not
remove Filipino subject.

Nicole Monis Please do not remove subject

because learning our own
language is like loving our
country.

Student R My suggestion is that the

removal of Filipino subject
must be stopped.

Jhana Ramos Para sakin, hindi dapat

tanggalin ang subject na
Filipino dahil ito ang ating
ginagamit sa pang araw-araw
nating pamumuhay. At marami
pang iba na hindi pa ito
natutunan. Kaya para sakin
hindi ito makakatulong kung
tatanggalin. (For me, Filipino
subject, it shouldn’t remove
because we’re using it in our
daily life. There are still
many people out there who
didn’t know it. So for me, it
is not helpful if we remove
 it.)

Student S For me, okay lang na tanggalin

kasi since Primary to secondary
pinag-aaralan natin yung
Filipino although may mga
words na hindi nating masyadong
naintindihan pero kasi may mga
millenial words na umuusbong at
mas madalas nating ginagamit.
(For me, It’s ok to remove
because since in primary and
secondary already tackeled
Filipino although we have some
words that is difficult to
understand but ofcourse we have
millenial words emerging on our
own society which is we oftenly
used.

Chino I don’t want to remove it.

Student T Gaining new knowledge and to

become fluent to the other
subject.

Student U I suggest na kung papalitan man

yung wikang Pilipino sana ang
ipalit ay about din dito pero
ibang lengwahe gaya ng ilocano,
kampampangan, waray and so on.
In short wag nalang palitan and
tangkilikin natin sarili nating
wika.(I suggest that if the
Filipino subject will replaced
hopefully they should change it
 but still connected to the
Filipino, like other dialect.
In short, don’t remove it and
appreciate our mother tounge.)

Student V Filipino subject shouldn’t be

removed at school and colleges
because we should learn this
and enrich by the students.

Jojo My suggestion is to be do not

totally remove it I’ll will
really happy because the
Filipino subject is important
to the others and our country.

Student W Iminumungkahi ko na wag namang

alisin ng buo ang Filipino
subject sa kolehiyo, maaaring
bawasan nalang ang hindi
lubusang makalimutan ng kapwa
natin Pilipino ang ating wikang
pambansa at kaugalian nating
mga Pilipino.(I suggest that
don’t remove necessary the
whole Filipino subject on
college, just minimize it a
little bit to not completely
forget our national language
and attitude as a Filipino
countrymen.)

Student X Bakit aalisin ang Tagalog na

wika sa bansa kung ito mismo ay
hindi panatutunan gamitin sa
pang araw-araw na buhay.(Why
 will remove Filipino language
if can’t even use Filipino
language properly.)

Student Y Para sa akin huwag tanggalin

ang asignaturang Filipino para
mas mapagtuunan natin ng pansin
ang ating sariling wika at mas
mapagyaman pa natin ito.(For
me, don’t remove the Filipino
subject to focus on our own
language and to enrich it.)

Student Z Don’t remove it, it will only

cause confusion to the future
Filipino kids.

Mark Nathaniel Olpot Sa tingin ko hindi ito dapat

ipatupad dahil kasama ito sa
ating kultura at pagkakakilalan
natin bilang isang Pilipino. (I
think, it should not implement
because this subject belongs to
our culture and identity as a
Pilipino.)

Arvin Bernardo Para sakin ang pag-aalis ng

wikang Filipino sa college ay
dapat ay dumaan muna ito sa
malalim na proseso bago isa
katuparan. (For me, The removal
of the Filipino subject in
college must pass first in deep
process before implement it.)

Jamile custodio Cabagay Dapat isaalang alang muna kung

 ano ang maidudulot nito sa
bawat Pilipinong estudyante.
(They should consider if it
helpful before they implement
it.)

Uranus I suggest that this removing of

Filipino subject must reject to
respect our national heroes who
did to protect our country.

Student AA Maaari siyang tanggalin sa mga

kursong kaugnay ng Filipino.
Pwede rin naman itong
panatilihin sa mga kursong may
kaugnayan sa Filipino. (It is
possible to remove if it is not
connected to your course but if
it is cooonected don’t remove
it.)

Student AB Majority says no. But I think

they are lying to themselves
like I have said make it
elective. We have been learning
this stuff for eternity. It
will be hypocrasy if you want
it to be mondatary.

Student AC This subject should only be

chosen when necessary.

The table 5 illustrates the responses of the students of

Senior High School in Aliaga National High School. Most of the
answers suggested that do not remove Filipino subject because
Filipino subject does not need to be removed in college. It is a
lot better if the students have the freedom in the language that
they are going to use to share their knowledge, because almost
all subjects are required to use English. It might affect the
culture of the Filipinos. Some answered should not be remove but
rather make it more in-depth for that, culture is always there.
And few answered it, it should be removed because Filipino
subject already discussed on elementary and high school.
Table 6. Generalization

Questions Summary of the Answers

Do you think that the Most of the answers say No, because
removal of Filipino it stated that Filipino subject is part
subject is helpful? Yes or of our identity as Pilipino. As a
No? Pilipino, Filipino should be learned
deeply and it should enrich and enhance
order for citizen to foster culturally.
The remaining answers are Yes and
Maybe. According to them, it is helpful
because it may reduce expenses and
time. The person answered Maybe, he
stated that we already know the basics
of Filipino but of course Filipino
subject reminds us that, it is
important to love our own treasure.

Is there any disadvantages Some of the answers is Yes , It has

this act may bring to the disadvantage. Respondents believe that
students in college? the disadvantages of Removal of
Filipino subject in college are it will
be more difficult for them to
understand the lessons because not all
of the students are good in English.
They stated that it is possible that
they may not all firmly understand all
the lesson that they have tackled on
high school. And most of the
respondents believe that there is no
 disadvantage at all because not
everyone can speak English fluently and
there are a lot of things that we can
learn form Filipino subject. Few
answered maybe, because until not they
still do not know because it both has
advantages and disadvantages.

What do you think is the Some of the respondents believes

advantage of removing that the advantage of the Removal of
Filipino subject in the Filipino subject in College will
college? help the students to focus on other
subjects because the respondents think
that the Removal of the Filipino
subject can lead the students to gain
more knowledge about the other subjects
especially in English subject. And most
respondents believes that there is no
advantage in the Removal of the
Filipino subject because the
respondents credence that Filipino
students should patronized our own
language.

What are the students’ Most of the answers suggested that

suggestion on removing do not remove Filipino subject because
Filipino subject in Filipino subject does not need to be
college? removed in college. It is a lot better
if the students have the freedom in the
language that they are going to use to
share their knowledge, because almost
all subjects are required to use
English. It might affect the culture of
the Filipinos. Some answered should not
be remove but rather make it more in-
depth for that, culture is always
there. And few answered it, it should
be removed because Filipino subject
already discussed on elementary and
high school.
 Chapter V

Conclusion and Recommendations

This chapter presents the findings undertaken, the conclusion

drawn and recommendations made as an outgrowth of this study.

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

This study was carried out to investigate the perception of

Senior High School students about removal of Filipino subject in
college.

A total number of 50 respondents, Sixty Eight percent (68%)

where females and the remaining Thirty Two percent (32%) are the
males.

The researchers used qualitative approach to comply to the

acceptability of the study.

Specifically, the study looked into the personal profile of

the student that includes age, gender, and section.

I. Demographic Profile of Senior High School students fifty (50)

Respondents

A total number of 50 respondents, Sixty Eight percent (68%)

where females, there are thirty four (34) of them and the
remaining Thirty Two percent (32%), there are Sixteen males (16).
Their ages ranging from 16-18 years old.
II. Usefulness of Removal of Filipino subject in tertiary level

It stated that Filipino subject is part of our identity as

Pilipino. As a Pilipino, Filipino should be learned deeply and it
should enrich and enhance order for citizen to foster culturally.
According to them, it is helpful because it may reduce expenses
and time. It also stated that it already know, the basics of
Filipino but of course Filipino subject reminds that, it is
important to love our own treasure, our language.

III. Disadvantages of Filipino subject

It has disadvantage. Respondents believe that the

disadvantages of Removal of Filipino subject in college are it
will be more difficult for them to understand the lessons because
not all of the students are good in English. They stated that
it is possible that they may not all firmly understand all the
lesson that they tackled on high school. And most of the
respondents believe that there is no disadvantage at all because
not everyone can speak English fluently and there are a lot of
things that we can learn form Filipino subject. Few answered
maybe, because until not they still do not know because it both
has advantages and disadvantages.

IV. Advantage of Filipino subject

Some of the respondents believes that the advantage of the

Removal of the Filipino subject in College will help the students
to focus on other subjects because the respondents think that the
Removal of the Filipino subject can lead the students to gain
more knowledge about the other subjects especially in English
subject. And most respondents believes that there is no advantage
in the Removal of the Filipino subject because the respondents
credence that Filipino students should patronized our own
language.

V. Students’ suggestion on removing Filipino subject in college

It suggested that do not remove Filipino subject because

Filipino subject does not need to be removed in college. It is a
lot better if the students have the freedom in the language that
they are going to use to share their knowledge, because almost
all subjects are required to use English. It might affect the
culture of the Filipinos. Some answered should not be remove but
rather make it more in-depth for that, culture is always there.
And few answered it, it should be removed because Filipino
subject already discussed on elementary and high school.

Conclusion

Though a deep understanding and analyzing researchers

discovered the different perceptions of students about the
Removal of Filipino subject in tertiary level. Based on the
answers, they stated that do not remove Filipino subject because
Filipino subject is absolutely helpful to us. They suggested that
is it better to change, a little bit not totally the whole
subject. This study could help the students to be more aware
about the system in college.

Recommendation

After analysis and interpretation, the researchers

constructed recommendations regarding the students’ perception on
the Removal of Filipino subject in tertiary level.
For the Students

The student should always aware on our society especially

in education aspect, they should ready and fully equipped on the
changes of the government.

For the Teachers

The teachers should enhance and enrich all the lesson that
their gain and share it to the students properly. Teachers should
teach students strongly especially in Filipino because it is our
identity as Pilifino.

For the DepEd Personnel

The administrator should deeply think about in their

objectives and face all the consequences that they might have
done. The personnel should balance all things, especially they
are the most essential Department of the country.

For the Future Researchers

1. Use teachers as a respondents to determine their perspective

about the topic.

2. Use more respondents order for the study more valid and firm.

3. Try to find other issues or law acquainted to the topic and

try to analyze and evaluate those things.
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 ALIAGA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
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Removal of Filipino Subject on Tertiary Level:

Reaction of the Senior High School

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