Providing for the Teaching of the Spanish Language in Government High Schools
Act No. 2735, enacted on February 15, 1918, mandates the inclusion of the Spanish language as a subject in the last two years of government high schools in the Philippines. The law stipulates that Spanish instruction will be available only to students who express interest and apply for it. This initiative aims to promote the Spanish language among high school students starting in the 1918 academic year.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 2735
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
February 15, 1918
ACT NO. 2735
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE TEACHING OF THE SPANISH LANGUAGE IN THE HIGH SCHOOLS OF THE GOVERNMENT
ONLY SECTION. Beginning with the school year nineteen hundred and eighteen, the Spanish language shall be one of the subjects of study in the last two years in the high schools of the Government: Provided, however, That said language shall be taught only to pupils making application therefor.
Approved: February 15, 1918.
Cite This Law
Providing for the Teaching of the Spanish Language in Government High Schools, Act No. 2735, Feb 15, 1918 (Philippines)
Providing for the Teaching of the Spanish Language in Government High Schools, Act No. 2735 (Phil. 1918)
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