Commission on the Filipino Language

Commission on the Filipino Language
Filipino: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
Agency overview
Formed	1937 (first formation); 1991 (reformed)
Jurisdiction	Government of the Philippines
Headquarters	San Miguel, Manila, Philippines; 14°35′55″N 120°59′51″E
Annual budget	₱107.53 million Php (2018)
Agency executives	Arthur P. Casanova, (1st in the History of the Board of Commissioners to exercise its power to recommend to the President of the Philippines his REMOVAL); Comm. Benjamin M. Mendillo, Jr., Commissioner for Finance and Administration; Comm. Milet Abduhraman, Commissioner for Programs and Projects; Atty. Marites A. Barrios-Taran, Director General;
Parent department	Office of the President
Key documents	Republic Act No. 7104; Republic Act No. 11106;
Website	kwf.gov.ph

The Commission on the Filipino Language (CFL), also referred to as the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF), is the official regulating body of the Filipino language and the official government institution tasked with developing, preserving, and promoting the various local Philippine languages. The commission was established in accordance with the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines.

Established by Republic Act No. 7104 in 1991, the commission is a replacement for the Institute of Philippine Languages (IPL; Linangan ng mga Wika sa Pilipinas) that was set up in 1987 which was a replacement of the older Institute of National Language (INL; Surian ng Wikang Pambansa), established in 1937 as the first government agency to foster the development of a Philippine national language.

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