Influenza pandemic. An influenza pandemic is an epidemic of an influenza virus that spreads on a worldwide scale and infects a large proportion of the world population. In contrast to the regular seasonal epidemics of influenza, these pandemics occur irregularlyâthere have been about 9 influenza pandemics during the last 300 years.
Chinese is also used in commerce. Very few Filipinos speak Spanish. <b>Filipino</b>, a language based on <b>Tagalog</b>, is the national language of the Philippines. Unfortunately, Tagalog is spoken by only 55 percent of the Filipinos. Other dialects spoken in the Philippines are Aklanon, Bicolano, Capiznon, Cebuano, Chavacano, Davaweno, Hiligaynon, Ilocano, Kagayanen, Kinaray-a, Pampangan, Pangasinan, Sambal, Surigaonon, Tagalog and a hundred more.
Tagalog means âresident beside the river.â. In the Philippines, due to a history of multiple settlements, more than 170 languages ââare spoken and only 2 of them are official in the country: Filipino and English. With very little written, not much is known about this language for the history prior to the arrival of the Spanish during the sixteenth century.