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Group renews call for mandatory teaching of Filipino, Panitikan in college

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Arra Perez, ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA — An advocacy group on Monday renewed its call for Filipino and Panitikan (Filipino literature) to return as required subjects in college.</p><p>Tanggol Wika made the call 2 years after the Supreme Court upheld the validity of a memorandum from the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), which removed the study of Filipino and Panitikan from the core subjects in colleges.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/30/19/anti-filipino-wrong-says-ched-on-panitikan-filipino-exclusion">Anti-Filipino? Wrong, says CHED on Panitikan, Filipino exclusion</a></li></ul><p>Tanggol Wika lead convener David Michael San Juan said the importance of the Filipino language was highlighted during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p>&quot;Naging mahalaga ang papel ng Filipino at Panitikan para sa pagtatala at pagpapaliwanag ng mga usaping pangkalusugan at mga karanasan ng bayan,&quot; San Juan said in a virtual briefing.</p><p>(Filipino and Filipino literature played an important role in recording and explaining topics of health and the experiences of our people.)</p><p>&quot;Kaya marapat na bigyang prayoridad din ang pagsasabatas ng muling pagiging mandatory ng mga kursong ito,&quot; he added.</p><p>(That&#x27;s why we should prioritize legislating bills that would make these courses mandatory again.)</p><p>House Bill 223 and Senate Bill 1838, currently pending in their respective chambers, seek to make Filipino and Panitikan mandatory again in college.</p><p>To amplify its advocacy, Tanggol Wika said it planned to hold a dialogue with CHED, conduct more webinars, and establish regional chapters.</p><p>The group said it also wants Philippine Government and Constitution to be a required subject in college, and Philippine History as a required subject in high school.</p><div><strong>Youth vote</strong></div><p>The academic issues are part of Tanggol Wika&#x27;s 10-point &quot;Electoral Manifesto for 2022,&quot; which they consider key issues for next year&#x27;s elections.</p><p>Preserving Lumad schools, and providing higher salaries for teachers and bigger budget for the education sector, are also part of it, among others.</p><p>San Juan said the youth vote has a decisive power on who the country&#x27;s next leaders would be.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/02/21/deped-youth-vote-2022-elections">DepEd: Youth vote has &#x27;potential power&#x27; to influence elections</a></li></ul><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1419452	" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>An advocacy group on Monday renewed its call for Filipino and Panitikan (Filipino literature) to return as required subjects in college.</p>

An advocacy group on Monday renewed its call for Filipino and Panitikan (Filipino literature) to return as required subjects in college.

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Group renews call for mandatory teaching of Filipino, Panitikan in college

Arra Perez,

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Published Aug 02, 2021 04:13 PM PHT

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