Commission on the Filipino Language

The Commission on the Filipino Language, also referred to as the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, is the official regulating body of the Filipino language and the official government institution tasked with developing, preserving, and promoting the various local languages of the Philippines.
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  • Type: Government office
  • Description: Philippine government agency that regulates the Filipino national language
  • Also known as: “KWF”
  • Address: 1610 Jose P. Laurel Street, Manila, 1005

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Commission on the Filipino Language and Santa Catalina College.

Memorial
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is a memorial.

College
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is a Roman Catholic, private institution that serves coeducational basic and higher education administered by the Congregation of the Dominican Sisters of St. is situated 190 metres north of Commission on the Filipino Language.

Government office
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, officially known as Malacañán Palace, is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the Philippines. It is located in the district of , along Jose Laurel Street, though it is commonly associated with nearby Mendiola Street. is situated 630 metres southwest of Commission on the Filipino Language.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Miguel and Sampaloc.

Suburb
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The University Belt, or the "U-Belt" in short, contains a large cluster of universities and colleges in . The universities in this district draws locals, other Filipinos, and some foreign students.

Suburb
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is a district of , . It is referred to as the or simply called "U-Belt" for numerous colleges and universities are found within the district such as the University of Santo Tomas, the oldest extant university in Asia…

Suburb
is a district in , , which is known in recent history as the former site of the Oil Depot which supplied the majority of oil exports in the country.

Commission on the Filipino Language

Latitude
14.59871° or 14° 35′ 55″ north
Longitude
120.99755° or 120° 59′ 51″ east
Open location code
7Q62HXXX+F2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7746471133
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Wiki­data ID
Q508768
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Vietnamese—“Commission on the Filipino Language” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino”
  • Cebuano: “Komisyon sa Pinulungang Filipinhon”
  • Cebuano: “Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino”
  • Central Bikol: “Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino”
  • Chinese: “菲律賓語言委員會”
  • Esperanto: “Komisio pri la Lingvo Filipina”
  • Galician: “Comisión para a Lingua Filipina”
  • Hebrew: “הוועדה לשפה הפיליפינית”
  • Igbo: “Commission on the Filipino Language”
  • Iloko: “Komision iti Pagsasao a Filipino”
  • Indonesian: “Komisi Bahasa Filipina”
  • Indonesian: “Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino”
  • Indonesian: “KWF”
  • Japanese: “フィリピン語協会”
  • Japanese: “フィリピン語委員会”
  • Kinaray-A: “Komisyon sa Polong Finilipinhun”
  • Kinaray-A: “Komisyon sa Pulong Finilipinhën”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kommisjonen for det filippinske språket”
  • Pampanga: “Komisiun king Amánung Filipínu”
  • Slovenian: “Komisija za filipinski jezik”
  • Spanish: “Comisión de la Lengua Filipina”
  • Spanish: “Comisión para la Lengua Filipina”
  • Tagalog: “Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino”
  • Tagalog: “KWF”
  • Vietnamese: “Ủy ban ngôn ngữ Philippines”

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