As a multilingual state, the Philippines has grappled with the political aspects of determining which languages ought to serve in official functions in a vastly dispersed archipelago. From a policy perspective, recent initiatives—such as the Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE)—have served to assert the importance of regional languages not only as a symbol of linguistic plurality within the country but also as being of intrinsic academic value. The need for translation between and amongst the major languages of the Philippines thus remains an astute goal for improving communication options throughout the country and institutionalizing diversity.