They should have done this earlier. I never learned much. ;D

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Cordillera schools mandated to teach 8 major languages

HIGHER education institutions in the Cordillera would be mandated to teach their students the eight major languages in the region.

This developed after Baguio Representative Mauricio Domogan filed House Bill (HB) 1021 mandating the teaching and learning of the eight major Cordillera languages as optional subjects with accredited units in the tertiary level of education in the Cordillera.

Domogan pointed out the teaching of Cordillera languages in the tertiary level, particularly Baguio Ilocano, Ifugao, Inibaloi, Kankana-ey, Kalinga, Isneg, Tingguian and Ifontok is pursuant to the constitutional provisions on culture.

He emphasized the teaching and learning of the particular language of a people is one of the surest ways to express the cultural heritages of such people to bring about pride for one’s culture and deeper patriotism, unity and solidarity, among them.

Under the proposal, the Commission on Higher Education (Ched) is tasked to implement and prescribe the rules and regulations necessary for its implementation.

At the same time, the different colleges and universities in the region have the option to agree with Ched how many of the eight languages may be included in their respective curricula.

Should any part of the bill be declared unconstitutional or invalid, such declaration shall not affect the other provisions of the measure.

Domogan expressed confidence the measure would be given due course by the 14th Congress to pave the way for cultural awareness among the people of the region and other students from other regions who want to learn the culture of the Cordillerans.

The Cordillera is one of the regions in the country with a distinct culture and traditions that worthy of learning, he said.

Domogan, known for his advocacy on indigenous peoples’ customs and traditions, explained the present generation must preserve the rich culture and traditions of the Cordillera that must be passed on from generation to generation.

it's about time...

mamapteng itan

shia et adi sa, tapno ma-asa nan kankaney ko........................... ^-^

yes yes i want to learn and study Inibaloi.

nice O0 O0 O0

hmmm, it's about time cordillerans go locally "global" hehehe (if there is such a term!!!). We call ourselves "igorot" or cordillerans but we can't understand each other. And we all know that misunderstanding leads to paranoia and worst of all---Tribal war  . Hopefully, knowing all the cordillera dialects will foster/ strengthen our solidarity ....Kudos to Cong. Domogan.
By the way, i'm Baguio_beans (female beans :smitten:)! I love and miss Baguio so much. I missed the bustling session road especially during the early evening where people and vehicles clogged the narrow streets. I also missed the sight of SM-Baguio, Porta Vaga and others. I missed the traffic, the taxis and the jeepneys and of course, my fellow igorots with the smiling baby faces hehehe. Hello to everybody, esp. the newbie administrator O0

I guess you have to go far away from Baguio to miss all the vehicles, taxis and jeepneys that clog the narrow streets and cause traffic (which we don't ;D)

Hello baguio_beans.

My family is half ibaloi and half kankana-ey.  I don't know how to speak neither language but I wish I could.  I know how to speak ilocano but even then some words I don't understand either.  I know tagalog, too.    I'm glad that they would include all these languages in school.

Inibaloi, Kankana-ey, Kalanguya and Baguio Ilocano (? :) is enough to fit in i think :idiot: :idiot:

mixed languages....  8) 8)

hell... you could go anywhere with this stuff :buck2:

and become the linguist of all linguist ....  O0 O0

:headbang: :headbang: :headbang:

point taken.... ^-^ ^-^ ^-^

correction:

a person who is good at speaking many languages is called a POLYGLOT

a person who specializes in studying languages is called a LINGUIST

hmmm.... that's good to know. thanks jimili.
polyglot, polyglot, polyglot.... i have to practice otherwise i might call someone who speaks
many languages a POLYWOG. ugghs!

hmmmm... sounds nice...  O0 so what happen with this proposal, did it work? so how's the implementation? It must be really tough to learn all this 8 dialects at the same time...

BUT at the end... It would be nice to understand all the dialects we have in Cordillera, tapno gawis... mas marami mas masaya...  di ba   8))