Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 335)
The main purpose of Executive Order No. 335 is to enjoin all government departments, bureaus, offices, and instrumentalities to use the Filipino language in official transactions, communications, and correspondence to promote national unity and progress.
Executive Order No. 335 refers to the 1987 Constitution provisions that declare Filipino as the national language of the Philippines, its continued development based on existing Philippine languages, and that for communication and instruction, the official languages are Filipino and English until otherwise provided by law.
Government offices are required to enhance the use of Filipino in all official communications, assign personnel to handle communications in Filipino, translate office and building names into Filipino, Filipinize the Oath of Office, and include Filipino proficiency training in personnel development programs.
The Institute of Philippine Languages is tasked with formulating and implementing programs and projects to support the use of Filipino.
The Institute of Philippine Languages is to conduct an information campaign on the importance of Filipino, translate the Executive Order and government terms into Filipino, train government officials and personnel, monitor implementation, submit progress reports, and explore other strategies for full implementation.
Office names, building names, and signboards of offices and their divisions or instrumentalities are to be translated into Filipino, with the option to include English translations in smaller letters below the Filipino text.
The Oath of Office for government officials and personnel should be Filipinized, meaning it should be translated and administered in the Filipino language.
Yes, Executive Order No. 335 supersedes Executive Order No. 187 dated August 6, 1969.
Yes, the Institute of Philippine Languages is authorized to coordinate with and request support from all government departments, bureaus, offices, agencies, and instrumentalities, both national and local, to implement the Executive Order.