SB 314

Senate·20th Congress·Filed Jul 9, 2025

Bahay-Wika Act of 2025

An Act Institutionalizing a Nationwide Language Revitalization Program and Providing Funds Therefor

In plain language

The bill creates a national program to save endangered Philippine languages by mapping them, setting up language‑revitalization centers in schools, and providing training and materials, with funding drawn from the language commission’s budget.

EducationCulture, Arts and HeritageHuman Rights

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Author · Senator

Lito Lapid
SenatorManuel "Lito" Lapid
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Subjects

Bahay-WikaLanguage Revitalization

Official sources

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SBN-314 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch