A new law discontinuing the use of the mother tongue as the medium of instruction from Kindergarten to Grade 3 in the Philippines has taken effect after the bill lapsed into law on October 11, 2024.
Republic Act (RA) No. 12027 amends the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013, which previously mandated using regional or native languages in early education.
Under the new law, instruction will revert to Filipino and English, with regional languages serving only as supplementary media of instruction.
The shift marks a significant change in the country’s approach to multilingual education.
The law aims to standardize language use in early education moving forward.
Source: PhilNews24 | October 13, 2024
