philippine nat l lang content length 786 local newspaper recently printed letter editor read part follows tagalog language secondmost commonly spoken dialect philippines next cebuano 50 dialects national language filipino required philippine congress 1989 anyone know filipino might find information events philippine congress 1989 like use topic startingoff point class discussion dialect vs language prescriptivism need know information please reply directly thanks christine brisson rutgers university cbrisson zodiac rutgers edu