KWF, indigenous groups: Filipino is language of peace (fwd link)

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*KWF, indigenous groups: Filipino is language of peace*
By Lester G. Babiera
Philippine Daily Inquirer
12:06 am | Monday, March 17th, 2014

The Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) and 100 representatives of cultural
communities nationwide have passed a resolution urging that every peace
agreement and law be written in Filipino and the indigenous languages.


The extraordinary resolution was written in Filipino, urging government and
relevant agencies that—“na ang mga balangkas ng kasunduang pangkapayapaan
at ang mga batas na ipinaiiral sa bansa ay dapat isulat sa wikang Filipino
nang may katumbas na teksto sa mga katutubong wika ng mga pangkat etniko.
(That peace accords and other laws should be written in Filipino with
corresponding versions written in the  languages of cultural  communities.)”


The resolution was passed during the extraordinary summit on peace and
language, “Wika ng Kapayapaan: Pambansang Summit at Palihan,”  on Feb.
13-15 at Kaamulan Gym in Malaybalay, Bukidnon.

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