The Philippine National Language
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After more than thirty years of teaching English in the schools, President Quezon announced that the language had not penetrated the masses so far. He felt that the people should have their own national language and not a borrowed one.
Consequently, he proposed to the National Assembly the creation of an Institute of National Language. The assembly then passed Commonwealth Act no. 184 creating the institute. This law was intended to carry out the Constitutional provision stating that the “National Assembly shall take steps toward the development and adoption of a common national language based on one of the existing native languages.
The Institute of National Language started operations early in 1937 with seven members, each representing a major Philippine language. The Institute then studied the Philippine languages, and on November 9, 1937, it recommended the adoption of Tagalog as the basis of the national language. On December 30 of the same year, President Quezon, by Executive Order no. 134, proclaimed Tagalog as the basis of the national language.
Later the Department of Public Instruction issued an order making National Language a part of the school curriculum.
Iloilo has its own language and vowels seperate from tagalogs , and from its establishment in 1200′s AD , It does not borrow or influence by tagalog