Philippine History--notes and reviews

Why do we need to study the History of the Philippines?

1.) helps us to understand people and society.
2.) helps us to understand change and how the society we live in came to be.
3.) contributes to moral understanding
4.) provides identity to a) society b) religion c) institution d) country
5.) essential for good citizenship

Common traits of Filipinos

1.) hospitality
2.) jealousy
3.) sensitivity
4.) Close family ties
5.) loyalty
6.) Fatalistic
7.) Regionalistic
8.) Pakikisama
9.) Tendency to be indolent
10.) lack of initiative
11.) individualistic
12.) curiosity
13.) Respect for the elders

Origin and Evolution of the Name Philippines

1.) Ma-yi --> Early Chinese traders who visited Mindoro called our country Ma-yi which means land of Gold since they buy gold in Mindoro.
2.) Maniolas --> Claudius Ptolemy called the Philippines by this name during 90-168 AD
3.) Archipelago of St. Lazarus --> When Magellan came in 1521, he called our country by this name
4.) Felipinas --> name given to us by Ruy Lopez De Villalobos last 1543 in honor of King Philip II of Spain.
5.) Filipinas --> name during the Spanish colonial or the formal colonization of the Spaniards of Philippines. Introduced a new alphabet
6.) Island of the Philippines or Philippine Islands --> American colonial era.
7.) Republic of the Philippines --> after our Independence in 1946
1943-45 American-Japanese war
8.) Pearl of the Orient Seas- Nicknamed to us By Dr. Jose Rizal
Oriental - Asia , Occidental - Europe, America

Origin of the Philippines

1.) Theological Point of View

--> Man is created by God. After the time of Noah and the great flood, many islands appeared. So the descendants of Noah spread out to many parts of the world.

2.) Myth

--> A giant was tired of holding a huge rock. The rock fell down and broke to many pieces. These became the many islands of our country.

--> The sea and the sky were quarreling. The sky then threw rocks down to the sea, and thus was formed the islands.

3.) Scientific Point of View

a.) Philippines was a remnant of a pre-historic continent called Mu or Lemuria. Due to volcanic eruptions and earthquakes, the continent submerged in the ocean.
b.) Volcanic eruption- gradual emergence of islands due to the eruption of sea volcanoes
c.) Philippines was part of the Sunda Self or the continental shelf of Asia. The ice age ended and melted, thus flooding the land bridges connecting Asia and the Philippines.

PHILIPPINEs --> Located in South-east Asia a little above the equator
NORTH-Bashi Channel, South-Sulu, celebes Sea, East- Pacific Ocean West- South China Sea

--> has 7,107 islands, 2,773 have names and 1,190 are inhabited

11 main island groups
1.) Luzon
2.) Mindanao
3.) Samar
4.) Negros
5.) Palawan
6.) Panay
7.) Mindoro
8.) Leyte
9.) Cebu
10.) Bohol
11.) Masbate

On June 11, 1978 President Marcos signed Presidential Decree 1596 declaring Kalayaan Islands as part of the municipality of Palawan. Our Sea Area has been increased by UNCLOS (united nations convention on the law of the sea) odf December 10, 1982

The philippines benefits from the national agreement through
1.) archipelago doctrine
2.) 12-mile belt of territorial waters
3.) exclusive economic zone

Our EARLY ANCESTORS

1.) Story of God's creation
NOAH --> Shem Ham Japheth--> Javan --> Elisha, Tharsis

2.) Human Theory of Evolution

a.) Migration theory
Negritos--> Indonesians --> malays--> racial mixtures

b.) Core population theory --> Ancient filipinos already inhabited and also migrated from the islands to other parts.

3.) Legends or Fairy tales
a.) Malakas and Maganda
b.) Racial Superiority of Brown People