<P> Under the U.S. occupation and civil regime , English began to be taught in schools . By 1901 , public education used English as the medium of instruction . Around 600 educators ( called `` Thomasites '' ) who arrived in that year aboard the USAT Thomas replaced the soldiers who also functioned as teachers . The 1935 Constitution added English as an official language alongside Spanish . A provision in this constitution also called for Congress to `` take steps toward the development and adoption of a common national language based on one of the existing native languages . '' On November 12 , 1937 , the First National Assembly created the National Language Institute . President Manuel L. Quezón appointed native Waray speaker Jaime C. De Veyra to chair a committee of speakers of other regional languages . Their aim was to select a national language among the other regional languages . Ultimately , Tagalog was chosen as the base language December 30 , 1937 , on the basis that it was the most widely spoken and developed local language . </P>
<P> Under the U.S. occupation and civil regime , English began to be taught in schools . By 1901 , public education used English as the medium of instruction . Around 600 educators ( called `` Thomasites '' ) who arrived in that year aboard the USAT Thomas replaced the soldiers who also functioned as teachers . The 1935 Constitution added English as an official language alongside Spanish . A provision in this constitution also called for Congress to `` take steps toward the development and adoption of a common national language based on one of the existing native languages . '' On November 12 , 1937 , the First National Assembly created the National Language Institute . President Manuel L. Quezón appointed native Waray speaker Jaime C. De Veyra to chair a committee of speakers of other regional languages . Their aim was to select a national language among the other regional languages . Ultimately , Tagalog was chosen as the base language December 30 , 1937 , on the basis that it was the most widely spoken and developed local language . </P>
when did english become the official language of the philippines
when did english become the official language of the philippines
1935
1935