What languages is spoken i Philippines?
Filipino (the standardize Tagalog) and English, are both the official languages of the Philippines… Both languages are widely spoken throughout the Philippines… Filipino, which is based on Tagalog, is the National language… it is the most-used language in the Philippines, and the preferred language when talking to someone that has different dialect… English, the other official language, is widely used as a lingua franca throughout the country… English is the dominant language in education, churches, religious affairs, print and broadcast media, and business, government, medicine, the sole language of the law courts, and the preferred medium for textbooks and instruction for secondary and tertiary levels, and also publicly spoken… English proficiency sustains a significant call center industry for American companies… Both Spanish and Arabic are used as auxiliary languages in the Philippines… Manila is home to the main Asian branch of the Instituto Cervantes, the Spanish
