Who among you bloggers have already watched the film Baler? Maybe you have been amazed by the cinematography, the classic love story plot and the talents of Anne and Echo in acting their roles for the movie. Well, that's not the film's idea I wanted you to share in this blog. It's the struggles and sacrifices of the Filipino soldiers who fought for our rights and that they did all they can do to pave way for our Language's growth. It was on that little town of Baler did our own language anchored its roots and slowly but surely, was nurtured and gardened by our leaders to bloom its way to the entire nation.
But our language's journey to popularization didn't have any easy, smooth sail ride though. By the time the Americans came to our country, schools everywhere in the Philippines were using English as their conversation media. The Americans may have brought good tidings to our country's economy but the bad side was, our native tongue kept shut. Luckily we had one brave soul who gave hope of our language's rise to popularity; that was President Manuel L. Quezon. He bridged the gaps among the thousand islands of the country and spread the word, our word to the whole country.
Our leaders and heroes have done a lot of things for the country in terms of majoritizing our language. And we are now enjoying thier fruits of labor. As a way of paying back all their sacrifices, we must speak the Filipino language anytime, anywhere and in our own little ways, we must influence others to "talk our talk." For short, we must use it, love it and be proud of it. Let's tell the world that we speak Filipino! Long-live the Filipino language!
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