what language they speak in the philippines?
Filipino language English Language
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 Filipino and English are the official languages of the country . Filipino is a standardized version of Tagalog , spoken mainly in Metro Manila and other urban regions . Both Filipino and English are used in government , education , print , broadcast media , and business . However , most people outside cities do not speak much English . In most towns , the local indigenous language is spoken . The Philippine constitution provides for the promotion of Spanish and Arabic on a voluntary and optional basis , although neither are used on as wide a scale as in the past . Spanish , which was widely used as a lingua franca in the late nineteenth century , has since declined greatly in use , but is experiencing revival due to government promotions , while Arabic is mainly used in Islamic schools in Mindanao . However , Spanish loanwords are still present today in many of the indigenous Philippine languages . 

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 Ethnologue lists 186 individual languages in the Philippines , 182 of which are living languages , while 4 no longer have any known speakers . Most native languages are part of the Philippine branch of the Malayo @-@ Polynesian languages , which is itself a branch of the Austronesian language family . The only language not classified as an Austronesian language is Chavacano which is a creole language of Mexican Spanish and is classified as a Romance language . 

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 The languages of Romblon , as well as all languages native to the Philippines , belong to the Austronesian language family , the second largest language family in the world with 1 @,@ 257 known languages , second only to the Niger @-@ Congo family 's 1 @,@ 538 languages . All of the languages of the Philippines , except Samalan , are classified as Philippine languages under the Western Malayo @-@ Polynesian branch of Austronesian . The Philippine language group has three main branches : Northern , Southern and Central , the latter of which is composed of the Visayan , Bikol and Tagalog languages . 

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 Philippine media uses mainly Filipino and English . Other Philippine languages , including various Visayan languages are also used , especially in radio due to its ability to reach remote rural locations that might otherwise not be serviced by other kinds of media . The dominant television networks ABS @-@ CBN , GMA and TV5 also have extensive radio presence . 

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 Languages not indigenous to the islands are also taught in select schools . Mandarin is used in Chinese schools catering to the Chinese Filipino community . Islamic schools in Mindanao teach Modern Standard Arabic in their curriculum . French , German , Japanese , Korean , Spanish are taught with the help of foreign linguistic institutions . The Department of Education began teaching the Malay languages of Indonesian and Malaysian in 2013 . 
