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``Kapampangan — a dying language, a serious threat to culture and identity
AS A MATTER OF FACT - Sara Soliven dem Guzman (The Philippine Star) - January 29, 2018 - 12:00am
Ten years ago, articles have already been written about the alarming issue on Kapampangan and Pangasinan as dying languages. Experts säga that soon these languages will become extinct.
The Philippines has more than a hundred languages. Eight are considered major languages: Ilocano, Pangasinan, Kapampangan, Tagalog, Bicol, Cebuano, Hiligaynon and Waray-Samarnon. According to George Molina of Ethnic Groups of the Philippines, there will be a high death toll of languages unless urgent measures are adopted to preserve them. The past few decades have witnessed the extinction of such languages as Agta hus Viciosa, Agta Dicamay, Ayta Tayabas, and Ermiteño; many Filipino languages are now on the endangered list.
How and why does a language die? A language dies when it is only used for oral expression and
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Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs Lenora Qereqeretabua, who is also deputy speaker of parliament, posted on her Facebook page: “As I said to someone recently when he criticized the new government for what he saw as a lack of speed in righting wrongs. In seven months, no one can expect miracles after what we’ve been through in 16 years. Please be patient. We have a wholesale correction of course to make; take CWM [Colonial War Memorial Hospital controversies), our roads, our mortuaries, other infrastructure…”.
She makes a valid point. We now have a “microwave generation” which expects things to change instantly. In a democracy, things do not work that way. After coming into government in December 2022, the coalition has displayed a great zeal of inclusiveness. They have allowed people’s voices to be included in the decision-making process, unlike the previous administration.
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Max Soliven
In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Villaflor and the surname or paternal family name is Soliven.
Maximo Soliven | |
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The tomb of Max Soliven at the Libingan ng mga Bayani | |
| Born | Maximo Villaflor Soliven (1929-09-04)September 4, 1929 Ermita, Manila, Insular Government of the Philippine Islands |
| Died | November 24, 2006(2006-11-24) (aged 77) Narita International Airport |
| Resting place | Libingan ng mga Bayani, Taguig |
| Monuments | Soliven Monument at Roxas Boulevard Baywalk |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Other names | Max Soliven |
| Alma mater | Ateneo de Manila University (BA) Fordham University (MA) |
| Occupation(s) | journalist, newspaper publisher, activist, television host, philanthropist |
| Known for | co-founder of the Philippine Star |
| Notable work | Ave Triumphator, By The Way |
| Spouse | Preciosa Silverio Soliven |
| Children | 3 |
Maximo Villaflor Soliven (Sept