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Certified Tagalog translation of the following types of documents are prepared by our experienced NAATI certified Tagalog translators:

• Tagalog death certificate translation
• Tagalog degree translation
• Tagalog diploma translation
• Tagalog divorce certificate translation
• Tagalog driver licence translation
• Tagalog employment record translation
• Tagalog financial document translations such as bank statements
• Tagalog legal contract translation
• Tagalog marriage certificate translation
• Tagalog medical report translation
• Tagalog name-change certificate translation
• Tagalog passport translation
• Tagalog personal letters and cards
• Tagalog police check translation
• Tagalog police report translation
• Tagalog school transcript translation
• Tagalog utility bill translations
• Wills and Power of Attorney translation

Tagalog Business Translation Services

• Tagalog brochure translation
• Tagalog website translation
• Tagalog marketing translation
• Tagalog technical translation
• Tagalog medical translation

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About the Tagalog Language

Tagalog is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by a third of the population of the Philippines and as a second language by most of the rest. Its standardized form, commonly called Filipino, is the national language and one of two official languages of the Philippines. In 1939, Manuel L. Quezon named the national language "Wikang Pambansâ" ("National Language"). Twenty years later, in 1959, it was renamed by then Secretary of Education, José Romero, as Pilipino to give it a national rather than ethnic label and connotation.

Tagalog Community in Australia

Filipino-Australians form one of the country's most rapidly growing communities, driven by several intersecting factors: a large skilled migration intake (nurses, aged care and disability workers, engineers), a strong Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme connection, and an extensive network of Filipino families already established in Australia sponsoring relatives. Western Australia, Queensland, and regional areas with mining and agricultural industries have particularly significant Filipino communities. Tagalog is the basis of Filipino, the national language of the Philippines, and is the language used in most official Philippine government documents. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is the central issuing authority for civil certificates — birth, marriage, and death certificates all come through the PSA system, which has standardised formats and is well-documented. Notably, the PSA also issues certified true copies (CTCs) of civil documents specifically for use abroad, which simplifies the authentication process for Australians of Filipino origin. Tagalog uses Latin script (introduced during the Spanish colonial period and retained through American administration), making Philippine documents visually accessible. The Philippines is a Hague Apostille Convention member; PSA-issued documents apostille-stamped through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) are accepted by Australian authorities. Common translation requests include birth certificates, marriage certificates, NBI clearance (National Bureau of Investigation — the Philippine equivalent of a police clearance), and school records for credential recognition.