VICE-PRESIDENT (VP) Sara Duterte-Carpio on Sunday urged Filipinos to ensure that the national language keeps pace with artificial intelligence (AI) and other technological advances, saying it should remain a tool for knowledge and digital innovation.
“As we enter the era of modern technology, let us ensure that our national language is not left behind but remains a tool for knowledge and digital innovation,” she said in Filipino in a statement on Sunday, marking Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa.
This year’s National Language Month is themed “Wikang Filipino at AI: Kasangkapan sa Pananaliksik at Tulay sa Yaman ng Impormasyon,” highlighting the role of Filipino in research and access to information amid the growing use of AI.
Ms. Duterte said the Filipino language serves as a reflection of the country’s history and culture, while also helping foster unity among Filipinos.
She also linked the observance to her broader call for a country where children are safe and educated, and families are not left in poverty.
Ms. Duterte also urged Filipinos to celebrate their identity through the national language.
“Let us celebrate our identity as Filipinos together, using the voice that gives life to our race wherever we may be in the world,” she added. — Mark Joseph M. Sanchez
