The Official Filipino Alphabet

The official Filipino alphabet (as decreed in 1987) comprises 28 letters -- the 26 letters of the English alphabet plus ñ and ng.

	a  	b  	c	d 	e 	f 	g  	

	h 	i 	j	k  	l 	m 	n    

	ñ 	ng 	o    	p 	q 	r  	s   

	t   	u  	v 	w  	x	y 	z 

Previously, the alphabet taught to Filipino children in Philippine schools consisted of 31 letters -- the basic ABAKADA Tagalog alphabet, as developed by Lope K. Santos in the 1930s, plus c, ch, f, j, ll, ñ, q, rr, v, x, and z.

Note: In 2001, the Commission on the Filipino Language (Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino) issued "Revisyon ng Alfabeto at Patnubay sa Ispeling ng Wikang Filipino" -- revised guidelines on the use of c, f, j, ñ, q, v, x, and z. Notice the spelling of "revisyon," "alfabeto," and "ispeling."