Royal Spanish Academy Head Congratulates Father Gilbert
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NEW YORK: The Royal Spanish Academy, through its director Darío Villanueva, has congratulated Father Gilbert for publishing his latest book, Diptych/Díptico, his first bilingual poetry book.
Father Gilbert's bilingual book is a boost to the efforts of the Academy and the Spanish government to promote and revive the Spanish language in the Philippines, which misguided education policies have severely weakened. False nationalism on the part of some policymakers led to the abolition of the Spanish language from the school curriculum in favor of Filipino, which was officially adopted as a national language.
In an email message to Father Gilbert, Villanueva also informed him that the book would be added to the library collection of the Academy in Madrid.
Father Gilbert's bilingual book is a boost to the efforts of the Academy and the Spanish government to promote and revive the Spanish language in the Philippines, which misguided education policies have severely weakened. False nationalism on the part of some policymakers led to the abolition of the Spanish language from the school curriculum in favor of Filipino, which was officially adopted as a national language.
In an email message to Father Gilbert, Villanueva also informed him that the book would be added to the library collection of the Academy in Madrid.
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