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If you thought it stood for 'Wireless Fidelity,' you’d be wrong.

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It hits closer to the bone when you hear characters express themselves in your language.
After a long day of staring at documents, grading papers, and doomscrolling through office emails, the last thing I want to do is read more text. And yet, every night, I would cue up a K-drama on Netflix, ready to relax- ...
But Harvard officials declined to comment on the course of the funding.
This story was updated on Sunday (September 17) with a statement from the office of House Speaker Martin Romualdez The first-ever Filipino language instructor position at Harvard University is being funded through an endowment by Rep. Martin Romualdez, the Speaker of ...
Kamusta, Canada?
For the first time ever, a high school in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada will offer a course on Filipino language and culture. A report on DailyHive said students in grade 10 to 12 at the Tupper Secondary School in East Vancouver will ...
We're living through the great "-ussification" of our society.
We've been seeing the "-ussification" of the world recently. It's become a phenomenon in many ways, and not just for Generation Z. Out of the shadows of the Twitter- and TikTok-verse, the suffix "-ussy" has now been recognized by ...
More than 180 languages and 110 dialects later, 11 languages in the Philippines are said to be dying out, while four are now extinct. How is language going to evolve from here?
Philippine languages and dialects are a constant back-and-forth with ourselves and the events that have shaped the modern Filipino identity. Mapping them out is how we can trace our history and culture, even if it does expose some tough truths ...
The woke word authority updates 15,000 entries, adding 650 new words, to reflect the changing world.  
Though we are a stickler for rules, we recognize that language is not dead. Popular use pushes informal terms to the fore and de-emphasizes older words until they are but fading ink on paper.Top Story: Backhanded, Condescending Remarks You May ...
Senator Pia Cayetano was wrong to say that our level of English proficiency is nakakahiya.
During a Senate hearing on Monday, Senator Pia Cayetano demanded to know why some broadcasters choose to air children's programs dubbed in Filipino instead of their original versions in English. She wants kids to learn how to speak English as early ...
Let's Facebook this, shall we?
How do you stop an entire nation from using a particular word that's been part of their culture for decades now? You take out a newspaper notice, apparently. At least, that's what Japan-based company Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. thought ...
You might learn a thing or two about Baybayin, Tagalog, and Philippine symbols.
Filipinos love their card games, but these Filipino card games made by and for Filipinos might teach you a thing or two about Baybayin, Tagalog, and Philippine culture. Instead of gambling, these card games lean more on the educational side, with tricky ...
Someone's gotta do it!
Does the above sign make you uncontrollably angry? Congrats, a new study says you're probably a douchebag. Kind of! New research from the University of Michigan, cheekily (or infuriatingly, if you're an asshole) titled "If You're House Is Still ...
Nothing like a warm-up challenge before FIBA.
Ang Gilas Pilipinas ay may hinaharap na matinding pagsubok sa kanilang pagsabak sa Fiba Asia Cup.Pero bago mag-umpisa ang labanan sa Agosto 9, ang ilan sa mga manlalaro ng Gilas ay napalaban sa isang kakaibang hamon.Para sa pagdiriwang ng ...
Hint: When he says, “Uy, Harry Potter,” he isn’t taking you to Hogwarts.
Transportation in the Philippines is a world of its own, and it has evolved to own its own language-but some are harder to understand than others. Gladys Matias, a student of Ateneo de Manila University, produced an entire 76-page study ...
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