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'''The government website of Zamboanga City INCORRECTLY refers to the Zamboangueño language as Chabacano''' | |||
Celso Lobregat who was elected congressman of zamboanga city in 1998 started to refer to the language of Chavacano in writing as chabacano contradicting his mother (Maria Clara Lorenzo Lobregat) who was mayor of Zamboanga City back then. He heard some of people of zamboanga pronounce the letter "V" as "B" and thought that the word "chavacano" was spelled "chabacano". Celso (born, raised and educated outside zamboanga city) is not a zamboangueño even though his mother was. When Celso became mayor (2004) he pushed for the change from chavacano to chabacano. To this date the government website of zamboanga city incorrectly refers to chavacano as chabacano. | |||
As of 2015 the City of Zamboanga is still under the political influence of Celso Lobregat, so the change from chabacano to chavacano will not unlikely happen. However, we at zamboanga.com and with other true zamboangueños will continue to push for the change so that the government website will start to refer to our beloved language as chavacano instead of chabacano. | |||
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