DepEd replaces 'nagdarasal' in Panatang Makabayan with 'nananalangin'

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Students recite the Panatang Makabayan during the flag ceremony.

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MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education has replaced a word in the Panatang Makabayan with a Filipino term for prayer more inclusive to Muslim students from the Muslim and Moro communities.

 

The national pledge recited by students every day will now use the word “nananalangin" instead of “nagdarasal,” according to DepEd Order No. 4, s. 2023. 

 

DepEd consulted various organizations on the change of terminology, including the Pambansang Samahan sa Linggwistika at Literaturang Filipino and representatives from Muslim and Moro communities, all of which deemed the word change more inclusive, solemn and universal.

 

Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/02/15/2245144/deped-replaces-nagdarasal-panatang-makabayan-nananalangin

 

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