<P> In 1946, Proclamation No. 35 of March 26 provided for a week - long celebration of the national language . this celebration would last from March 27 until April 2 each year, the last day coinciding with birthday of the Filipino writer Francisco Baltazar, author of the Tagalog epic Florante at Laura . </P> <P> In 1954, Proclamation No. 12 of March 26 provided that the week of celebration would be from March 29 to April 4 every year . This proclamation was amended the following year by President Ramon Magsaysay by Proclamation No. 186 of September 23, moving the dates of celebration to August 13 - 19, every year . Now coinciding with the birthday of President Manuel L. Quezon . The reason for the move being given that the original celebration was a period "outside of the school year, thereby precluding the participation of schools in its celebration". </P> <P> In 1988, President Corazon Aquino signed Proclamation No. 19, reaffirming the celebration every August 13 to 19 . In 1997, the celebration was extended from a week to a month by Proclamation 1041 of July 15 signed by President Fidel V. Ramos . </P> <P> While the official view (shared by the government, the Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino, and a number of educators) is that Filipino and Tagalog are considered separate languages; in practical terms, Filipino may be considered the official name of Tagalog, or even a synonym of it . Today's Filipino language is best described as "Tagalog - based"; The language is usually called Tagalog within the Philippines and among Filipinos to differentiate it from other Philippine languages, but it has also come to be known as Filipino to differentiate it from the languages of other countries; the former implies a regional origin, the latter a national . This is similar to the use of names given to the Spanish language: Castilian tends to be used within Spain, and Spanish in international settings . </P>

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