Do you think mastering the Filipino language is still necessary?

From someone from outside i think whatever nation your from you should keep your identity. Which includes your language. So many things are so easily lost over time just by the pace the world moves. Also its good for commerce. Discussions can be made without a foreigner in front of you understanding what is being said. But be warned im learning Cebuano and Tagalog although im not sure how much of an effort other foreigners make to intergrate into the Philippines.. maybe another discussion..hmm

Yeah i kept on noticing that especially those that are in the metro manila area where the tagalog dialect is supposed to be dominant but then English language is already the most common language used. But if you do come to a nearby provinces you still could hear some old people trying to speak the old tagalog. I do believe that we should always try to preseved what is supposed to be our own. Language is one. Let's be like the Japanese that they really try to preserve their own language and they are indeed successful enough even though they are not that good in English they could level up with many developed countries.

I think so. It's part of our culture. We should be loving our own native language even if English is used all over the world.

It is necessary for those who are inclined to write and we lack Filipino writers. It should be good for all of us to know grammatical Pilipino language but we cannot do anything nowadays. People especially Filipinos are proud to speak foreign languages which should not be the case.

this is so true..i guess it's just that it's really necessary to master the english language nowadays to catch up on the globalization stuff..we have to do that cause other wise we don't grown as a person and our careers won't grow at all..being good in english open doors for a lot of people...but ofcourse i'd still say it is good to master our own language..coz it's important not to lose one's individuality..but it won't be as useful in a lot of ways..

For me, being a Filipino would always say that it is still very important to know or to master our own language. First when you master our language which is Pilipino it would be easier for you to learn more other languages. I cant blame you with your observation but for me I do still take the word of our National Hero that says "Ang di Magmahal sa sariling wika ay mahigit pa sa Hayop at malansang isda." I am sorry for the foreigners who cant understand this. Just try to find a Filipino to translate it for you.

But of course. But I will understand if some won't go for the mastery of it. You see, the Philippines has over 20 dialects. And most prefer their native dialect over Tagalog or Filipino. Like I am more inclined to speak in Chavacano, yes, that Spanish creole, than speak in Filipino or Tagalog. I'd prefer to speak in Cebuano than Tagalog. Believe me, I don't find it amazing if someone speaks English fluently, even if it's with a twang! I love Chavacano and Cebuano. I am not a native speaker of Cebuano but I've studied and learned it. You might not believe it but there are more Filipinos who speak Cebuano or Bisaya than any local dialect.