In 1939 a language based on Tagalog became this country's official language
In 1939, President Quezon renamed the proposed Tagalog-
based national... [DOC] [TLE] Languages of the Philippines - Wikipedia [PAR] Filipino and English are the official languages, with the ... the national and official 
language of the country for more ... and became the lingua franca of the 
Philippines in the ... based on one of the existing native languages.