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Written by Hector Santos    Wednesday, 12 September 2007 14:08
One declaration I frequently hear from Filipinos is, "There is
no 'F' in the Pilipino language." It aggravates me because it
contains two errors. 'F' is present in Alpabetong Filipino and
the language is called Filipino, not Pilipino. What is more
troubling is that these errors are not only perpetuated by
parents trying to enlighten their children about Filipino
culture but also by lecturers in academic settings. These two
disparate groups are undoubtedly passing on what they had
learned when they went to school in the Philippines. The problem
is they haven't kept current with t