{"id":189861,"date":"2018-11-16T04:51:05","date_gmt":"2018-11-16T09:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=189861"},"modified":"2018-11-16T12:32:12","modified_gmt":"2018-11-16T17:32:12","slug":"ethel-booba-sparks-witty-thread-about-filipino-language-in-twitterverse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/11\/16\/ethel-booba-sparks-witty-thread-about-filipino-language-in-twitterverse\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethel Booba sparks ‘witty’ thread about Filipino language in Twitterverse"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Comedienne Ethel Booba (Photo<\/a>: ethelbooba\/Instagram<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Comedienne Ethel Booba is once again winning the internet as she explains in a fun but outright brilliant way the reason behind the exclusion of Filipino and Panitikan as subjects in college, while some public schools will teach Korean language to its students — sparking a witty exchange with netizens on Twitter.<\/p>\n

The Supreme Court (SC) recently lifted a 2015 temporary restraining order (TRO) against the Commission on Higher Education’s (CHED) Memorandum Order (CMO) No. 20 which excluded Filipino and Panitikan as core courses in tertiary level, a decision that drew flak from several schools and Filipino language advocates.<\/p>\n

While this matter is taken seriously by many Filipinos, Ethel somehow managed to break the ice when she made light of the issue.<\/p>\n

“Balak na pala alisin ang <\/em>Filipino subject sa <\/em>college at magkakaroon ng<\/em> foreign language sa ibang<\/em> level gaya ng <\/em>Korean (I see that they are intending to remove Filipino subject in college and have foreign languages in other levels like Korean),” Ethel tweeted.<\/p>\n

But why? The comedienne said, “Pambansang bayani kasi natin ay Koreano na s<\/em>i Rizal Park. Charot <\/em>(Our national hero is a Korean named Rizal Park. Joke)!”<\/em> pertaining to the country’s national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal and the landmark Rizal Park.<\/p>\n

Many netizens instantly noticed Ethel’s hilarious tweet, and with no intention of losing the Pinoy’s game of wit, these social media users also shared their own entries.<\/p>\n

Instead of saying one of Rizal’s famous lines, “Ang hindi marunong magmahal sa sariling wika ay higit pa sa hayop at malansang isda <\/em>(He who does not love his own language is worse than an animal and smelly fish),”<\/em> netizen @JhunLloyd04 tweeted a photo of the country’s national hero, along with a text, “Ang hindi magmahal sa sariling wika ay higit sa hayop at kamsahamnida <\/em>(He who does not love his own language is worse than an animal and kamsahamnida),”<\/em> which means ‘thank you’ in South Korea.<\/p>\n

Netizen @sharkushark, meanwhile, was supposed to tweet the last part of the Philippine national anthem, “Ang mamatay nang dahil sayo <\/em>(To die because of you),”<\/em> but he replaced the word \u201cAng\u201d <\/em>with a South Korean term \u201cAnnyeong.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Two netizens even created a family tree of “Parks,” where “Rizal Park” is the “grandfather” of South Korean singer Sandara Park, according to a certain @mrdarren761, while @joudraihana said he is the “great-grandfather” of another Korean singer Park Chanyeol.<\/p>\n

Twitter user @RamonMM9, on the other hand, said he was not informed that the Philippines is also a “colony” of Korea.<\/p>\n

“Akala ko <\/em>province tayo ng<\/em> China (I thought we are China\u2019s province)? Philippines… my country with a confused IDENTITY!” he said, pinching in issues between the Philippines and China.<\/p>\n

Even though some netizens, including Ethel, made a little fun of the issue, they are not disregarding the fact that it is indeed alarming.<\/p>\n

A certain @calypsodiary, for her part, said she has nothing against foreign languages being taught to Filipino students as it is also an additional knowledge for them.<\/p>\n

But she stressed, “\u2018Di pa nga tayo bihasa sa sarili nating lenggwahe eh.. pwede nmn idagdag lang yung<\/em> foreign language as elective or smth para sa mga interesado pero ang subj na filipino, wag sana tanggalin <\/em>(We are not yet proficient in our own language. We can just add foreign languages as elective or something for those who are interested, but I hope the Filipino subject will not be removed).”<\/em><\/p>\n

Before Ethel, another comedienne Kakai Bautista, also expressed her sentiments about the matter on social media.<\/p>\n

“Oo<\/em> (Yes) we love Korea, Koreans. Their telenovelas, their food. Their pop superstars. I don\u2019t\u00a0hate them. I am actually a fan,” Kakai wrote.<\/p>\n

“PERO sana po<\/em> @PhCHED wag naman nating gawin \u2018to <\/em>(But @PhCHED, please do not do this).<\/em> Pls. Don\u2019t let them invade our own culture. Cut Panitikan to teach Korean language. NO!!!” she continued.<\/p>\n

The celebrity shared her thoughts along with an illustration made by Semi Singkit, showing a young student whose tongue, labeled as “Wikang Pilipino <\/em>(Filipino language),”<\/em> is being cut by a scissor tagged as “CHED,” while a syringe identified as “Korean Language” is injected to his tongue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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