Senate passes new bill that makes ‘mother tongue’ instruction optional in schools

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Schools will soon stop the use of mother tongue or regional languages from kindergarten to Grade 3 after the Senate approved on third and final reading Tuesday, July 23, 2024, a bill seeking to discontinue its mandatory use.

“Mother tongue as the medium of instruction is not a one-size-fits-all solution for every classroom,” said Gatchalian, sponsor of the bill. He acknowledged it is effective only in monolingual environments where students share and speak the same native language. These include the development and publication of an official orthography by the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino , an officially documented vocabulary, relevant literature and teaching materials, and trained teachers proficient in the mother tongue.

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