The word is also used by DZRH radio station in their infotainment, bringing latest news from around the provinces (via Aksyon Radyo) every Sunday.
Tagalog is one of the Philippines' national languages, giving it a strong presence in the country's education system, mostly in the Humanities and Social Sciences.
Increased usage of Tagalog in younger generations is the result of children paying respect to parents and figures of authority.
[7] The Philippines has seen different periods of colonization (by Spain and the United States), and these eras have influenced the languages spoken in the country.
[8] As stated in the previous section, the younger Davaoeño population often use Tagalog when speaking to their elders and figures of authority, highlighting how age strongly plays a role when code switching.
[9] The need for code switching on social media likely stems from how easy it is to reach wider audiences on the web.
This pride has led to the founding of groups like the Cebuano Studies Center, who seek to maintain Bisaya as a prominent language.
Further more, Cebu has a strong influence over the surrounding area, making others in the vicinity strive to accomplish similar feats.
[9] Other Visayan regions simply see little use of Tagalog and English outside of school and government settings,[7] showing how the views towards and the usage of code switching differ entirely.