Lengua Tagala, Lengua Bisaya? (Wikang Tagalog, Wikang Bisaya?)

Hello! I created this Canva infographic as a requirement in one of our subjects in senior high school (which I forgot, perhaps 'Filipino sa Piling Larang' or 'Personal Development') during the S.Y. 2019–2020.

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1. effective ways
of studying before exams
1950s-60s
On 13 Aug 1959, Tagalog was renamed Pilipino
by then-Secretary of Education, Jose Romero,
to give it a national label, rather than an
ethnic connotation. However, this did not
lead to better acceptance among non-
Tagalogs, especially Cebuanos, who had not
accepted the 1937 selection. Shortly after,
Inocencio Ferrer, a Hiligaynon congressman,
challenged the constitutionality of the choice
and the subsequent renaming as a deception
by the Surian ng Wikang Pambansa. This
conflict only temporarily ended when the
Supreme Court ruled in favor of SWP.
WARS OF THE
NATIONAL LANGUAGE
LENGUA TAGALA,
LENGUA BISAYA?
late 1500s
When Miguel López de Legazpi arrived in the
Philippine Islands, he encountered a land and
people with distinct cultures and languages.
After the natives set Maynila on fire and fled
to neighboring towns, the Spaniards occupied
its ruins, and on 19 May 1571, the then
Governor-General gave the title ‘City’ to the
Colony of Manila.
LLEGADA Y CONQUISTA
early 1600s
On 10 Jun 1574, King Philip II gave Manila the
title of “Distinguished and Ever Loyal City.” In
1595, Manila was proclaimed as the capital of
the Philippine Islands. Early statistics showed
that Tagalog was the most spoken in Luzon, at
around 124,000 speakers. During that time,
Visayan was already spoken in the center of
the archipelago, and had far greater numbers.
PROCLAMATION OF THE CAPITAL
1930s-40s
The Surian ng Wikang Pambansa adopted a
resolution on 9 Nov 1937, recommending
Tagalog as the basis of the national language.
On 30 Dec, then-President Quezon issued E.O.
134, approving its adoption and proclamation.
On 7 Jun 1940, the Philippine National
Assembly passed C.A. 570, declaring that
“Wikang Pambansa” be considered an official
language effective 4 Jul 1946.
TAGALOG-BASED IDENTITY
now
While modernization did somewhat help ease
the tension between Visayans and Tagalogs,
subtle frictions and hidden animosities can
still be felt whenever someone speaks the
language of the former in the region of the
latter and vice versa. Still, it is interesting to
note that both understand they are Filipino
and typically get along, regardless of where
they come from.
THE ONGOING,
“UNSPOKEN” RIVALRY