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Spanish language is among the lasting legacies of Spain to the Filipinos, which linguistic authorities said has enriched the national language called Pilipino with at least 5,000 Spanish loan-words.
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The Filipino people have become closer to the Western World with knowledge of Latin alphabet and Spanish language (and later the English language).
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Through linguistical media, Filipinos have been able to imbibe the wisdom of the West as well as to learn the ideas of Western philosophers and teachers.
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The Filipinos, before the arrival of the Spaniards, had a syllabary, probably of Sanskrit or Arabic origin.
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Philippines News Agency archives
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June 5, 1754: a Real Cedula providing compulsory teaching of Spanish was received in the Philippines