August is one of the special months that we have in the Philippines as we dedicate the whole month in celebration of our National Language or Buwan ng Wika. It aims to strengthen and spread awareness of the celebration and importance of the Filipino language. 

For this year, the theme is “Filipino at mga Katutubong Wika sa Dekolonisasyon ng Pag-iisip ng mga Pilipino” (Filipino and the Indigenous Peoples’ language on the decolonization of the Filipino mindset).

Before the pandemic, Buwan ng Wika is often celebrated with a line of various activities and performances in schools and private and public organizations and offices. All Filipinos were encouraged to use our National Language for the rest of the month in producing our official communications, meetings, and speeches. Different local and nationalistic exhibitions were also being conducted during this month, along with a festival of local Filipino movies.