QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 134)
Executive Order No. 134 cites the constitutional mandate in Section 3, Article XIII, and is carried out through Commonwealth Act No. 184, pursuant to the powers of the President under Section 7 of CA No. 184.
It references the mandate to adopt a national language based on one of the existing native tongues (Section 3, Article XIII of the 1935 Constitution).
They were appointed by the President on January 12, 1937.
Cecilio Lopez (Tagalog) was listed as a member and Secretary.
The Institute adopted the resolution on November 9, 1937.
It states the Institute conducted studies of Philippine tongues and concluded that Tagalog most nearly fulfills the requirements of Commonwealth Act No. 184.
It mentions that Tagalog has been used and accepted by the greatest number of Filipinos and that scholars, patriots, local newspapers, publications, and individual writers expressed unanimous or categorical support.
It expressly states that adopting Tagalog as the basis of the national language shall not affect the requirement that instruction in public schools shall be primarily conducted in English.
It references Section 1, subsection 8 of the Ordinance appended to the Constitution, which requires the government to establish and maintain an adequate system of public schools primarily conducted in English.
The Institute recommended to the President the adoption of Tagalog as the basis of the national language of the Philippines.
He cited the powers vested in him by law, specifically pursuant to Section 7 of Commonwealth Act No. 184, and upon the recommendation of the Institute.
He approved the adoption of Tagalog as the basis of the national language and declared Tagalog-based national language as the national language of the Philippines.
It was dated December 13, 1937, and it was provided that the Order shall take effect two years from its promulgation.
It indicates delayed enforceability: despite proclamation, the national language policy would take legal effect only after two years from promulgation, unless otherwise provided by later law or regulation.
It was signed by Manuel L. Quezon, President of the Philippines, and Elpidio Quirino, Secretary of the Interior, signed “By the President.”