Maybe, Filipino dictionaries need upgrading to include English loanwords with Filipinized spelling. I am thinking of English-derived words like "metabolisem." Sometimes, some Filipinos would prefer it to the more well-established Spanish-derived word "metabolismo." Though "metabolisem" does not exist in Filipino dictionaries, maybe it and others like it should. The current treatment of English loanwords is to spell as is from the English, unlike what is done for Spanish loanwords.
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