Filipino and Pilipino

as we all probably know, we used to have the Alpabetong Pilipino composed of A BA KA DA E GA HA I LA MA NA NGA O PA RA SA TA U WA YA. then sometime in the late 80s, that alpabetong pilipino evolved into A B C D E F G H I J K L M N Ñ Ng O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. Two letters more than the english alphabet. Since we now have an F in the alphabet, the authorities (this is just my opinion, i may be wrongLOL) sort of like changed Pilipino into Filipino, maybe to incorporate the new letter to our language; maybe to have a word that starts with that new letter. at the moment i can't think of any Filipino word that starts with an F. Can you? But Pilipinas remained as Pilipinas not Filipinas. If that happens, RP (Republika ng Pilipinas) will be RF, BSP (bangko sentral ng pilinas) will be BSF and UP (unibersidad ng pilipinas) will be UF, not very charming acronyms i'd say.

Sec. 6 of Article XIV of the 1987 Philippine Constitution states that "the national language of the Philippines is FILIPINO. As it evolves, it shall be further developed and enriched on the basis of existing Philippine and other languages. Subject to the provisions of law and as the Congress may deem appropriate, the Government shall take steps to initiate and sustain the use of FILIPINO as a medium of official communication and as language of instruction in the educational system." Therefore, the term FILIPINO refers to the national language of the Philippines, the medium of official communication and the language to be used in schools. Although the word "Filipino" is acceptable in FILIPINO (the national language), most Filipinos will still say PILIPINO when referring to a Filipino person while speaking in Filipino/Tagalog. Why? It's easier for Filipinos to pronounce "p" than "f".

If you are talking in English, you say Filipino. But if you are talking in Tagalog, you sa Pilipino. Before the 1987 constitution, the language was Pilipino and there were no Fs in the alphabet. But for the sake of changing (I think) to erase whatever is to be remembered of Marcos, even the alphabet was changed to include F and made the Pilipino language Filipino language. Coloquially speaking, I don't think we use letter F otherwise we make Pampanga as Famfanga.

the 'f' and the 'p'? ;) just for laughs. hehe. simple question but mind-boggling. :)

Filipino refers to the Philippine's National Language. While Pilipino refers to the people of the Philippines. Some are so confused regarding these terms.

Filipino is a subject/nationality. Filipino is a word for "sossy" people. ;p Pilipino is tagalog word while Filipino is english. ay tama ba?;p

It is the spelling!lol!just kidding..i think they are the same,they both refer to people in the philippines and may refer to our own language..when we are the one saying it,we use Pilipino but if foriegn people,they use Filipino.

No difference at all just a spelling -- it mean the same things: 1. the people of the Philippines and 2. the language used by the people of the Philippines. I think the word Filipino in reference to the national language can be found at our constitution. Even before, when I was in college, our Pilipino subject is already called Filipino -- capital F. Just the same meaning at all.

I think the difference is that Pilipino refers to the people in the Philippines while Filipino is the subject