Kapampangan is not a dialect

I AM writing in reference to an article published in The Manila Times, titled "Google Translates adds 5 more PH dialects," on June 30, 2024. The headline referred to Kapampangan and the other four languages of the Philippines as dialects. Those mentioned in the article are languages, not dialects.

A dialect is defined as: (n.) a particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group. Kapampangan, like the other Filipino languages, is not a particular form of a language but are, in themselves, a specific language that is separate and distinct from Tagalog.