Filipino or Pilipino? Philippines' WIKApedia clears grammar confusion

Ahhh. Finally! The difference between Filipino and Pilipino is clearly explained in the Philippines' WIKApedia for Buwan ng Wika 2014.

According to a Twitter post about grammar from the government website The Official Gazette (, a citizen of the Philippines is called "Pilipino," the Philippine national language and the school subject should be called "Filipino," and the country must be called "Pilipinas."

WIKApedia: Filipino or Pilipino?

Here's more from WIKApedia:

Buwan ng Wika is an annual celebration that coincides with the birth anniversary of former President Manuel L. Quezon, officially known as Ama ng Wikang Pambansa, who was born on August 19, 1878.

Proclamation 1041, signed by President Fidel Ramos in 1997, sets the month of August every year as the National Language Month.