THE answer to the question posed by the title is categorically and emphatically yes! The ability to speak and write in English has been of great advantage to Filipinos, more than what some might think of as disadvantageous. One does not have to be a Filipino to realize that the ability to speak English is advantageous. The world recognizes such a linguistic reality. Even major economies speaking major world languages — China, Spain, France, Portugal, Japan — also recognize the need to speak English, and they are all doing everything to enable their citizens to speak it more fluently. And...