Okay, that's not really a word. But how should I know, I had Kasaysayan and Kapnayan in college when I should have had History and Biology?

Okay, that's a lie. I had neither, but they were there for me to take. I do remember finding it very, er, unintelligent for U.P to push Filipino as a medium of instruction when:

a. Filipino itself isn't clearly defined
b. The language is simply inaccessible

They started waving Jose Rizal's quote at everyone's face, ignoring all the signs that point to English competency as a global competitive advantage. Okay, so we know our Chemistry, but your writing skills suck.

Now, the City of Manila is trying to undo that.

Since the current trend in employment remains to be working overseas, he said it was only necessary to protect the advantage of Filipino workers over those from other countries.

Apart from the skills and productivity, Filipinos are hired by foreign employers because of their good command of the English language.

By the way, not using my native language (which is Tagalog; and I do use it often) doesn't make me less of a Filipino than I already am. On the other hand, Filipinos who do not eat balut are lesser Filipinos, if you ask me.

And you should know by now never to take me seriously.