In 1613, a Franciscan named Pedro de San Buenaventura wrote the first Tagalog

dictionary. It was published by Tomas Pinpin, who thereafter became known as the
"father of Filipino printing."

According to the World Atlas, Tagalog is the fifth most spoken language in the
United States, with 1,613,346 speakers to date.

Spanish was the national and official language of the Philippines until 1973.

The word �boondocks� � used commonly in the English vocabulary � is actually a

Tagalog loanword. In Tagalog it means mountain.

Tagalog is the foundation of Filipino which is the national Philippines language.

The translation of Adam's Apple in Filipino is lalagukan.

Champorado in the Philippines is a sweet chocolate-flavored rice porridge,

Champurrado in Mexico is a thick hot chocolate drink.

A Belgian king almost bought the Philippines from Spain.

The original Philippine flag was sewn in Hong Kong.

Jose Rizal, a national hero of the Philippines, could write and read at the age of
two.