TOWARD A

FILIPINO-
LANGUAGE
PHILIPPINE
STUDIES
PROJECT

Prepared By:

Marites C. Olorvida
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
DR. RAMON GUILLERMO

He is the man behind the study entitled

“Toward a Filipino-Language Philippine Studies Project”
From the Department of Filipino and Philippine Literature,
College of Arts and Letters,
University of the Philippines,Diliman
INTRODUCTION
(SUMMARY)

This short paper advances the thesis that the main currents of the socalled
indigenization movement in Philippine Studies such as Pantayong Pananaw and
Sikolohiyang Pilipino were closely related to the rise of the nationalist and militant
mass movements of the crucial decades of the 1960s to the 1980s. It argues that
the disengagement of these tendencies from the social and mass movements that
gave them their original impetus deprives thereof the real basis of their strength
and continuing relevance.
INTRODUCTION
(SUMMARY)

– The militant upheavals of the 1960s marked the era that gave birth to two of
the most important indigenization tendencies in Philippine Studies;
– The “PANTAYONG PANANAW” by historian Zeus Salazar and “SIKOLOHIYANG
PILIPINO” by the psychologist Virgilio Enriquez.
– According to the study made by R.Guillermo that the Filipino language became
the bridge on everyday communication.Also in formalized discourse and
scientific works.
INTRODUCTIO
N
(SUMMARY)

Zeus Salazar Virgilio Enriquez

– Father of Pantayong -Father of Sikolohiyang
Pananaw Pilipino
INTRODUCTION
(SUMMARY)

 However, some representatives of the indigenization approaches in Philippine

Studies considered themselves as moving beyond simply using Filipino in
expressing themselves as academics toward developing what they understood
to be genuinely Filipino perspective in Philippine phenomena.
 The study gave emphasis on the fact that the Filipinos are adopting the
Western way in terms of political ad economical aspects.
THE DISAVOWAL OF THE
ECONOMY
 In this paticular part of the study made by Ramon Guillermo, it described the
distance between the indigenizing tendencies in Philippine Studies and the
social movements that initially gave their impetus during 1960s.
 In tandem with the social movement’s lack of interest in socioeconomic issues,
PP and Pilipinolohiya has been described as the rejection of Marxism (a
principle by the father of Communism , Karl Marx)
 Thus, Prospero Covar denied the existence of capitalism or the capitalist
relations in the Philippines .
THE INDIGENIZATION IN
NEOLIBERAL AGE
 In this era,those in the education sector including the youth created a big reform
 towards bigger liberalization and privatization.
 In part of the pressure given by the globalization , the English language served as
 a pragmatic language for teaching, researches and publications in state universities
 such as the University of the Philippines (UP).
 However, those progressive mentor or faculty who teaches Filipino became at it’s
 lost due to globalization together with those so called “ISKOLAR NG BAYAN”.
 But in 2003, in accordance with the Revitalized General Education Program, the
 Filipino will be used mostly in teaching tertiary subjects that has something to do with
 Philippine History and Governance.
THE LANGUAGE AND
DEMOCRACY

 In this paticular era, those who are known to destruct the growth and development of
 the country would have to make serious movements to increase production in their
 own language to gain more mass audiences.
 Hence in this era, there are still a lot of discriminations in using the Filipino language.
 Because, English language is the main language used in scientific discourse,
 researches and publications outside the UP Campus. Also, English language is in
used
 in any mode of communication ; either Economical, Political or even in the business
 world.