European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 30, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday Jura 30, 1hs8 the stars and stripes Page 9 demo gop National conventions can be seen live on european Cable a ii it Vino a Ashi Nulec of the country s mis on the country s colonial past. The islands were ruled by Spain for More than Ito years until the United states took Over in 1s98. The americans through a Public education system patterned after their own encouraged widespread use of the English language. Bul the report says the use of English in this country of More than 7.000 islands and about so indigenous languages and dialects has caused More harm than Good. English As the medium of education has the Filipi Niz cd the youth and laugh them to regard american culture As Superior the report says. Thinking in our native language bul expressing ourselves in English results not Only in a Lack of Confidence bul also in a Lack of Power of expression imprecision and stunted development of one s intellectual Powers the report says. Filipino or tagalog. Now is the medium of instruction in Grade school and part of High school but English remains the main medium in College. At the prodding of sen. Leticia Ramos Shahani. The 23-Membcr Senate directed its committees on Educa Tion and social Justice last september to conduct a. Study on ways of arresting philippine society s moral  Shahani said the report was the result of nine months of research including a nationwide Survey of 2,000 people