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Philippine History
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History Background
History is the study of the past, with special
attention to the written record of the activities
of human beings over time.
Scholars who write about history are
called historians.
It is a field of research which uses a
narrative to examine and analyze the
sequence of events.
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Why study Philippine History?
The study of Philippine history is important inunderstanding the present.
To know the significance of why our heroes fightfor the freedom against the dominant foreigners
To know what is the values and aspects ourancestors have tried to protect
To learn from the past in the decision making of
todays leaders As Filipinos, we should love and know our
country as well, studying history is the story ofour country and its people
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Environment and Asian Heritage
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Physical Environment
Our country is Philippines, our native land
It is 1 of more than 180 countries worldwide
Its citizenry are called Filipinos
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God, land, and people
God
God loves Filipinos and put them in a rich and
beautiful land
God gave the gift of faith to Filipinos to know
and serve him.
God has helped Filipinos in many times from all
natural calamities and social troubles
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People
Men, women, and children who make up the Filipino
nation are very fortunate
Only Filipinos have the most knowledge of Gods Wordand His Son Jesus Christ compared to Asian, African,
and Middle Eastern nations
Only Filipinos have rich and unique cultural heritage of
Asian, Latin, European, and American influences
No other nation in the world has this rich in cultural
heritage
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We are bridge between the East and West
We are the only Christian nation in Asia
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Land
We have the most beautiful and richest lands in
the world
Philippines is rich in natural resources like oil, gas,
mineral, farmlands, and forests
Visitors come to see the scenic spots in the
country
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Why Philippines
When Filipinos were not yet united as nation,
we were separated into clans and tribes
People lived in areas of their own names
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Early Chinese traders who visited Mindoro calledour nation Ma-yi which means land of gold
A greek mapmaker named Claudius Ptolemy
called our islands Maniolas in his ancient map When Magellan came in 1521, he called the
Philippines Archipelago of St. Lazarus
In 1543, a Spanish explorer Ruy Lopez deVillalobos gave the name Felipinas in honor toCrown prince Felipe (Philip) who later becameKing Philip II of Spain
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The Felipinas later became Filipinas during the
Spanish colonial era, then it became the
Philippine Islands during the American
colonial era, then the Republic of the
Philippines after our Independence in 1946
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The most popular nickname for the
Philippines is Pearl of the Orient Seas by a
Spanish missionary-historian Fr. Juan Delgado
in 1751 and was popularized by Dr. Jose Rizal,
our National Hero in 1892
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Location
The Philippines lies in southeast Asia, a littleabove the Equator
Bounded in the east by the Pacific Ocean, in the
west by the South China Sea, in the north b theBashi Channel, and in the south by the Zulu andCelebes sea
The northernmost island is Y Ami, only 240 km
from Taiwan
The southernmost island in Saluag Isle, about 24km from Sabah (north Borneo)
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Area
The Philippine area includes islands, adjacentseas, and submarine areas and the airspaceabove
Total land area is 300, 780 sqm or 0.2% of theworlds land mass
It is bigger than that of UK, almost as large as
Italy and slightly smaller than Japan With 7, 107 island, one of the worlds largest
archipelagos
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Only 2, 773 island have names and 1, 190 are
inhabited
Luzon is the biggest island group (141,
395sqm)
Mindanao is second (101, 999 sqm)
Visayas is third (56, 606 sqm)
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11 Main Islands
Luzon (104, 687 sqm)
Mindanao (94, 630sqm)
Samar (13,080sqm)
Negros (12,709sqm)
Palawan (11, 785 sqm) Panay (11,515 sqm)
Mindoro (9, 735 sqm)
Leyte (7,214sqm)
Cebu (4, 422sqm) Bohol (3, 864sqm)
Masbate (3, 269s sqm)
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Recently, the area has been increased with the
addition of Spratly island (Presidential Decree
no. 1596 of President Marcos, June 11, 1978)
Spratly is under the province of Palawan
(which is claimed also by Malaysia, Vietnam,
and china)
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Topography
Means the physical feature of the country
It is an inverted Y shaped archipelago ofnumerous islands and islets, coral reefs, rivers,lakes, and bays, mountains and valleys, coolplateaus, and scenic volcanoes
Philippines has the longest discontinuouscoastline in the world- 34, 600 km
It has 61 natural harbors and 20 landlockedstraits
Manila Bay is the finest harbor in Asia and thelargest bay in the country
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Other famous bays:
Balayan Bay (Batangas)
Tayabas Bay (Quezon)
Ormoc Bay (Leyte)
Taytay Bay (Palawan)
Sindangan Bay, Illana Bay and Sarangani Bay in
Mindanao
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Famous gulfs:
Lingayen gulf
Leyte gulf
Davao gulf
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Narrowest strait in the world is the San
Juanico Strait between Samar and Leyte, now
connected by San Juanico Bridge
Great peninsulas:
Historic Bataan Peninsula
Fertile Bicol Peninsula in Luzon
Zamboanga and Davao Peninsula in Mindanao
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Philippine Deep is the lowest place in the
country, some 89 km Northeast of Mindanao
With a depth of 37, 732 feet below sea level
It is said to be the deepest place in the world
The tallest mountain in the world , Mount Everest
is the (29, 028 feet high), can easily submerged in
it with over 8,000 feet to spare
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Mountains and valleys
7 major mountain ranges: Sierra Mountain range (the longest) from Cagayan province in
the North to Laguna in the south
Mt. apo, the highest mountain in the country (9, 690 feet or 2,954 meter above sea level)
Mt. Pulog, the second highest peak on the Ifugao-Benguetboundary in Luzon (2, 982 meters)
Mt. Banahaw in Laguna- Quezon
Mt. Bulusan in Sorsogon
Mt. Halcon in Mindoro Orriental
Mt. Kanlaon in Negros Occidental
Mt. Matutum in Cotabato
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4 major lowland plains:
Central Plain (luzon)- the rice granary of the
Philippines
Cagayan Valley (Luzon)- greatest tobacco-
producing region in Asia and is also the largest
Agusan Valley (Mindanao)
Cotabato Valley (Mindanao)
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Famous plateus:
Benguet plateu in Northern Luzon (the summer
capital of the Philipines, Baguio city of pines)
Fertile Bukidnon Plateu in Mindanao (famous for
pineapple)
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132 main rivers
Cagayan River (longest), its annual flood fertilizes
the Cagayan Valley as the Nile River in Egypt
Rio Grande of Mindanao (the largest river in water
volume)
Pasig river (most historic) bad is now badly
polluted and is gradually dying
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59 natural lakes
Laguna de bay, the largest, which was the source
of Jose Rizal and other literary talents, and source
of livelihood for nearby fishing communities
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Springs
Valuable for medicinal waters and for geothermal
power
Los banos and pansol in Laguna
Pandi and sibul in Bulacan
Tiwi in Albay
Magsingal in Ilocos sur
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Waterfalls
Provide tourist attractions and hydroelectric
power
Pagsanjan falls in Laguna- favorite tourist resort andmovie location
Maria Cristina in Lanao del Norte
Hinulugang Taktak in Antipolo
Tamaraw Fallas in Mindoro Orriental
Darosdos Falls in Smaar
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The Worlds Greatest Biodiversity
We have the richest and most numerous
species of plants and animals
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Plant
8,120 plant species grow in the country
Orchids alone has 1,000 varieties
Rice has 1,000 species
Numerous flowers of various colors, not to
mention the Queen of Philippine flowers,
the Sampaguita
Grapes of various species are being cultivated
in the country
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Animal Life
About 850 species of birds are found in the countrymore than Australia, Japan, and other Asian countries
The biggest bird Eastern Sarus Crane known as tipol inLuzon and labong in Visayas is in the country, a wading
bird with very long legs and necks
The worlds largest eagle is in the country, which is thePhilippine or money eating eagle known as theNational Bird
The kalaw, the clock of the mountains is in the country
The most useful animal, which is carabaois in thecountry considered as the farmers bestfriend
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The smallest monkey in the world is in Bohol
which is the tarsier
The smallest deer in the world the mouse
deer of Balabac Island is in Palawan
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Forest Resources
The forest lands have a total area of 16, 633,000
hectares, representing 55% of the total land area
In Asia, Philippines ranks 3rd in forest
reserves,Indonesia being first and Japan as thesecond
More than 3,000 species of trees are found in our
forests The most famous is narra, the queen of Philippine
wood
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Fish and marine resources
There are many fishing grounds in thearchipelago which include the Lingayen gulf,Manila Bay, Lamon Bay, Ragay Gulf and the
Tayabas Bay in Luzon; Samar Sea Carigara Bay,Sibuyan Sea, Guimaras Strait, Camotes sea,Iloilo Strait, Panay Gulf, and Bohol strait in theVisayas; Malampaya sound, Coron Bay, Taytay
Bay, Cuyo Pass,a nd Imuran Bay in Palawan,and Mindanao Sea, Gingoog Bay, Illana Bay,and Moro Gulf in Mindanao
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At least 2,000 species of fish are found in thePhilippine waters
Both the largest ( whale shark or the pating bulik)
and smallest fish (pygmy globy fish or thePandaka Pygmaea which is about the size of a ricegrain and tabios ) in the world is in thearchipelago
We are also yielded with marine products such asshells, shellfish, sponges, coals, seaweed, andpearls
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20,000 of the 60,000 shell species in the world are in thePhilippines
The worlds largest pearl is in the Philippines , the Pearl ofAllah
Many minerals are found in the country such as nickel,copper, iron, gold, etc.
Philippines is one of Asias great gold producing region
Gold and copper mining are among the ancient industry forFilipino people
The greatest iron-bearing areas in the country are the twoSurigao provinces, the biggest in the world
Vast nickel deposit was discovered in Nonoc Island, Surigaodel Norte, one of the worlds largest in Asia
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Energy sources
The philippines energy is supplies by oil,
hydroelectric power, bagasse (surgarcane
wastes), geothermal, coal, new sources of
energy like solar power, biogas, agro-forestrywastes, natural gas, alcogas, and wood
The discovery of more oil and gas in
Malampaya, Palawan is the biggest oil and gasfield in the country
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Scenic beauties and natural wonders
Banaue rice terraces- built more than 2,000 years ago singthe bare hands and crude stone tools of the Ifugaos
Mount Mayon- the crowning glory of Philippine naturalwonders
Manila bay sunset is another enchanting wonder of thecountry called as the most beatiful sunset in the world
Pagsanjan Falls and Gorge, the inland Sampalok lake of Sanpablo city and the hidden Valey of Alaminos in laguna, theamazing Umbrella Geyser of Barrio Bigaa, San Juan, the
petite Taal Volcano 9smallest and lowest volcano in theworld, the hundred islands in pangasinan, the ChocolateHills, the magnificnet Ma. Cristina Falls, the undergroundriver in Palawan are among the beautiful sights in the land
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Social Environment
Social environment means people and their
character and culture including the racial
ancestry, the population growth, the religion,
customs, language, arts and sciences,government, and economy
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Filipinos are a great nation because of the following:
We are a unique with a cultural heritage from the majorcivilizations in the world: Asian, European, Latin American,and North American
We are a nation with a gift of faith and a gift of music(Filipinos are very spiritual and deeply religious, also ourmusic is more romantic and melodious than othercountries)
We are the first republic in Asia (the first PhilippineRepublic was founded by Aguinaldo in 18989), othercountries in Asia were only kingdoms, colonies, or nonexistent
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We received training in self-government anddemocracy ahead of the other Asian nations, withthe Philippine Commonwealth came into being in1935 under President Quezon
We led Asian world in building schools,universities, roads, and bridges, town planning,public health system, hosptials, orphanages,telephones and other Western-style technology
We are the largest English speaking nation in Asia,other Asian countries do not speak English and donot feel comfortable with foreigners
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population
In 2002, the population was 82, 841, 516
The population grows more than the national
wealth, the nation has become poorer
The urgent economic problems are developing
and protecting natural resources and
controlling population growth
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Social classes
There are 3 social classes based on incomeand hsare of the national wealth
Rich (oligarchs) represent 10% of the population
but own 90% of the wealth Middle class represent 20% of the population who
are professionals, they are the backbone of thenation
Lower income groups and the poor massesrepresent 70% of the population but only earn orshare 10% of the wealth
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Religion
Philippines is the only Christian nation in Asia
About 93% are christians, 83% are Cathlics,7.6% are Aglipayans, 2.35 are protestants, and
other sects Catholicism was Spains greatest leagcy to the
philippines
Protestant sects (Episcopalian, baptist,methodist, SDA are among the Americansintroduced sect
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The Aglipay church of the Philippine IndependentChurch is a unique Filipino Protestant founded byIsabelo delos Reyes in 1902 with Gregorio Aglipay as itsfirst Bishop. Today, it has 1.43 million adherents
Iglesia ni Kristo, founded by Feliz Manalo in 1914, is aPhilippine sect with members both in the country andabroad. It has 475,000 members
Islam with 1.6 million followers is the countrys secondlargest religion
Pagan religions followed by tribal minorities (ancestor& nature worship) account a very small minority of thereglion (0.03%)
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Buddhism (0.002%) and Shintoism (0.008%)
are followed by Chinese and Japanese
communities
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language
Philippines is a nation of many languages There are 55 native languages and 142 local dialects according to a
survey by Richard Pitman, an American linguist
Cebuano ranks 1st of the 8 principal native languages, it is themother tongue of of the people (24.39%)
Tagalog is now a close second (23.82%), followed by Ilocano(11.14%), Hiligaynon or Ilonggo (9.99%), Bicolano (6.96%), Waray-waray (4.62%), Kapampangan (3.43%, and Pangasinan (2.26%)
English is the most widely used language in the country especiallyused for education, commerce, and the profession
Philippines is the 3
rd
largest English speaking country in the world
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In 1935, President Manuel L. Quezon, the
father of the National Language
The 1987 Constitution provided that the
national language is Filipino with Tagalog as
the basis of the national language
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Education and high literacy
Filipinos are fond of education The american Governor-General of the Philippines
Frank Murphy said No people ever accepted theblessings of education with more enthusiasm than the
Filipinos A college diploma is a status of symbol in the country
Filipino & English are the medium of instruction fromElementary to Highschool
English is the medium of instruction in colleges anduniversities
There are more than 50 universities in the Philippines
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The University of Santo Tomas in Manila was
the oldest (1611), it is 25 years older than the
Harvard University, the oldest university in the
United States
Literacy rate for the Philippines is 89.9%, the
highest among Southeast Asian countries
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Asias citadel of democracy
Filipino patriots since Spanish times havesacrificed their fortunes and their lives in defenseof democracy
Thousands of Filipinos fought and died in Bataan,Corregidor, Mauban, and other battlefield duringthe World War II in defense of freedom anddemocracy against the Japanese invaders
As early as Philippine revolution (1896-1902),democracy was already the peoples cherishedideal
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Filipino character
Filipinos has many good qualities than bad traits
We love fiestas, parties, expensive clothes, and
jewels for which we spend for money
Filipinos are prone to gamblling and betting-
cockfighting, horse races, jai-alai-mahjong, and
card games gambling is a national vice
Fatalism is another bad trait- Filipinos believethat what happen to them depends on fate. They
say Bahala na
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Filipinos are sensitive about their honor andreputation
Filipinos prefer smooth relations with their
relatives, friends, and colleagues even whenothers are corrupt, or dishonest. This is calledpakisama which often leads to nepotism,influence peddling, or cheating
Filipinos unlike the Chinese or the Japanese lackof discipline. They are usually easy going and willnot work well without strict supervision
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Filipinos lack perseverance they begin a task withenthusiasm but quickly lose interest in the job. This iscalled ningas cogon
Filipinos have the bad habit of putting aside the work
which can be done right away and doing it thefollowing day manana habit,which is inherited fromthe Spaniards
Some good traits are: Filipinos are intelligent, withretentive memory, quick perception, and talents for
arts and science are very high. Filipinos are also gentle,friendly, and cheerful, noted for courtesy andhospitality
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Filipinos are noted for close family ties Filipinos are passionately romantic
Filipinos are liberty-loving and brave people. Theyvaliantly resisted the Spanish, American, and Japanese
invaders The Filipino courage is proven during the Battle of
Mactan (1521), the Battle of Tirad Pass (1899), theBattle of Bataan,corregidor, and Bessang Pass duringthe World War II
Gratitude is another sterling strait of the Filipinos. Theyare grateful to those who have granted them favors(utang na loob)
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Filipinos are cooperative (bayanihan)
Filipinos are noted for their durability and
resilliency
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Regional Traits
Ilocanos of Ilocandia are the most adventurous,hardworking,and frugal of Filipinos
Tagalogs feel superior to other Filipinos becausethey live in a region blessed with rich farm
lands,navigable rivers, and panoramic beauties &because of their participation to history
Bicolanos are a religious , mild tempered, andmusical people
Bisayas particularly from Iloilo and NegrosOccidental are extravagant, carefree and jolly
The Muslim Filipinos are fierce, valiant warriors
Cultural minorities
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Cultural minorities
Of the 52 million Filipinos, 1.6 million belong to the culturalminorities
Northern tribes are the Ifugaos, the Bontocs, the Kankanays, theIbaloys, the Tinguians, the Kalingas, the Gaddangs, and theNegritoes. Some tribes worship nature and their ancestors
Mindoro tribes comprise the Mangyans, a peace loving, musicalpeople
Mindanao: Maranao, Ilanum, Tausug, Samal, Badjao, Yakan,Subanon, Bukidnon, Mansaka, Higaunon, Kalagan, Mandaya,Bagobo, Tiruray, Manobo, Blaan, Manubo Blit, and Ubo tribes
The Badjao and Samals are primitive fishermen and often live in
boats
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Filipino women
Women in the Philippines occupy a high place
in the society, enjoy equal social and political
rights with men unlike in other Asian countries
The first lady President of the philippines is
Corazon Aquino
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The arts
Filipinos are creative people & have produced outstandingartists- writers, painters, sculptors, musicians, etc
Since 1972, many Filipinos have received the National ArtistAward:
Juan Nakpil & Pablo Antonio for Architecture
Amado Hernandez, Jose Garcia Villa, Nick Joaquin, & CarlosRomulo for Literature
Fernando Amorsolo, Carlos Francisco, & Victorio Edades forPainting
Guillermo Tolentino & Napoleon Abueva for Sculpture
Lamberto Avellana, Gerardo de Leon for Film
Antonio Molina, Jovita Fuentes for Music
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Science & Technology
Filipino scientists are trying to find alternative technologyappropriate to Philippine condition
The Department of Science and Technology is pushing thefrontiers of the coutnrys technological knowledge
Some national scientists:
Juan salcedo Jr, Fe del Mundo, Geminiano Ocampo forMedicine
Alfredo Santos & Julian Banzon for Chemistry
Casimiro del Rosario for Physics
Gregorio Zara for Engineering Eduardo Quisumbing, Gregorio Velaszuez, and Dioscoro
Umali for Botany
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Our Early Ancestors
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Our early ancestors can be explained in:
The story of Gods creation in the Bible
Evolution theory
Legend and fairy tales
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The Biblical Story
All men and women originated from the first man(Adam) and the first woman (Eve)
After the great flood, Noah and his 3 sons lefts tosettle the earth
Noahs sons were Japheth, Shem, & Ham
The youngest of Japheth named Javan, came four(4) sons namely: Elishah, Tharsis, the Kittim, andthe Rodanim
They spread into their territory with their clanswithin their nations each with its own language
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According to Fr. Francisco Colin, a Jesuit
historian, the first settlers in the country was
Tharsis, son of Javan and great grandson of
Noah, together with his brothers and theirdescendants
Descendants then settled in the parts of the
world that we now know as Asia, including theislands of Philippines
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The theory of evolution
By study of archaeologists, scientist who study the past,man came from apelike creatures
They use material relics like bones, jars, pottery, andantique jewelry to trace the past
One group of scientist believe that early Filipinos camefrom waves of migration- Negritos, Indonesians, andMalays
Another group of scientist believe that early Filipinos camefrom settlers within the islands, and in fact our ancestorsmigrated outside the country to the other nearby islands
Both group of scientist however believe that first man inthe Philippines lived in Palawan about 25,000 years ago.Palawan was then connected to the Asian mainland
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The first Filipino lived in caves at TabonPalawan, thus called Tabon man
They belong to the stone age culture
Tabon man hunted wild animas with crudestone weapons, use stone tools to makeclothes or prepare food
They did not know farming or raise animals They were short, with bushy eyebrows and
low forehead
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Most of the time was spent looking for good
Primitive people like the Tabon Man lived in
other parts of the world called java man or
Beijing man
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Growth of Filipinos
Filipinos grew in number and improved their lifestyle They began to cook with fire and to make sharper tools
Many llived in Central Luzon and Cagayan Valley
About 5,000 years ago, the early Filipinos learned to make axes,seashell ornaments and pottery
Filipinos then became experts craftsmen, travelers, and traders The early filipinos were like Vikings of the Pacific
They sailed on boat across the Pacific Ocean to nearby islands inMicronesia and polynesia
They live in larger villages in Manila, pampanga, Mindoro, Samar,
Leyte, Cebu, and Bohol They started good business relations with the Arabs, Chinese, and
other nearby nations
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Waves of migration
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The Negritos
The first people to come to the Philippines were the Negritos They were called Atis or Aetas
The came across land bridges from mainland Asia about 25,000years ago
They were very small people, less than 5 feet tall
Negritos because they had black skin, short kinky hair, thick lips,and black noses
They wore little clothing
They had no government, no writing and no permanent homes
They wandered in the forests and lived by hunting using bow and
arrow Today, negritos are still in the hills of Zambales
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The Indonesians
According the migration theory, Indonesians were thefirst immigrants to come by sea to the Philippines
They came about 5,000 years ago
They sailed in boats from south Asia
They drove the negritos to the mountains and lived inthe lowlands
There were 2 types of Indonesians:
Tall, with light skin, large forehead high nose, and thin lips
Shorter and darker, with a large nose, thick lips, and heavyjaw
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Indonesians were more advanced than the Negritos
They lived in permanent homes
They used fire to cook their food
They lived by hunting, fishing, and small farming
They painted their bodies with colorful figures
Today, Indonesian minority tribes are found in theinterior parts of the country: the Kalingas of Northern
Luzon, the Tagbanuas of Palwan, the Bagobos,manobos, Mandayas, Bukidnons, Tirurays andSabanuns of Mindanao
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malays
Malays came after Indonesians, about 2,000 years ago
They arrived in boats from Southeast Asia
They were medium in height, brown-skinned, with darkeyes, flat noses, and straight black hair
They drove Indonesians to the forests and they lived inthe lowlands
Malays were more civilized than the Indonesians
They lived in larger villages They had government, writing, music, arts, and scienes
They lived by agriculture, fishing, mining, and trading
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The Filipinos today came from the Malays
brown race. Thus, there are Muslim malays in
Mindanao, particularly in Jolo and also in
Palawan There are also Christian Malay across the
country
There are also Malay tribes like the Igorots,Ifugaos, Bontoks, and Tinggians of Luzon
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Legend and Fairy Tales
The legend and fairy tale about the origin of
the country is told by the story of:
1. malakas and maganda
2. story of brown people
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Our Malayan Heritage
Our Malay ancestors had brought to our
shores their ancestral culture including food
and drinks, mode of dressing, housing, society,
government and laws, writing, language,literature, music, economy, religion, arts and
sciences, superstitious beliefs and customs
and traditions
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Food and Drinks
The staple food of the early Filipinos was rice
Aside from rice, their food consisted ofcarabao meat, pork, chickens, sea turtles, fish,
bananas, and other fruits and vegetables They cooked their food by rubbing two pieces
of dry wood which then heated produced aflame
They stored their drinking water in earthen jaror in huge clean bamboo tube
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The popular wine of our ancestors was tuba
which was made from coconut
Other wines were basi, an Ilocano wine made
from sugarcane; pangasi, a Bisayan wine madefrom fermented rice; lambanog, a Tagalog
wine taken from the coconut palm; and the
tapuy, an Igorot wine distilled from rice
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Mode of dressing
Men wore collarless, short-sleeved jacket called kanganand a strip of cloth called bahag, wrapped around thewaist and in between legs
The jacket (kangan) reached slightly below the waist
It was dyed (tining)either in blue or black except that ofthe datu which is red
Instead of hat, men use putong, a piece of cloth woundaround the head
They had no shoes
They had jewels, such as gold necklaces, gold armletscalled kalombigas and gold anklets filled with agatesand other colored glass
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Women wore side-sleeved jacket called baro
Skit was patadyong, a piece of cotton cloth whichthey wrapped about their waists and let fall totheir feet
They wore jewels consisted of gold necklaces,gold bracelets, large gold earrings, and gold rings
They are barefooted
Both men and women inserted gold betweentheir teeth as an ornament
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Tattoos
Early Filipinos tattooed their bodies with
animals, birds, flowers, and geometric figures
to:
Enhance beauty
Show their war record
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House
They lived in houses made of bamboo, wood, andpalm leaves
They were built near each other in the barangay
Each house had a bamboo ladder
They had batalan where jars of water were keptfor household purposes
Some of them lived in tree-houses. Bagobos andKalingas still live in such houses
The Badjaos of the Sulu sea still live in boathouses