๐Ÿ’ฌ May I butt in? The Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino proposed to change the spelling of the name of our country to โ€œFilipinasโ€ instead of โ€œPili...

Replied to https://twitter.com/kneekeywhy/status/1725089431655501876 by NKY (Twitter)

Wasn’t the complete name something like “Las Islas de Filipinas”?

May I butt in? The Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino proposed to change the spelling of the name of our country to โ€œFilipinasโ€ instead of โ€œPilipinasโ€. It would acknowledge the use โ€œfโ€ sound in some local languages and the original Spanish spelling. https://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/06/30/13/language-body-wants-pilipinas-changed-filipinas

(https://www.frederickcalica.com/?p=3353486)

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