------------------------------------------------- History of money The history of money spans thousands of years. Numismatics is the scientific study of money and its history in all its varied forms. Many items have been used as commodity money such as natural scarce precious metals‚ cowry shells‚ barley‚ beads etc.‚ as well as many other things that are thought of as having value. Modern money (and most ancient money) is essentially a token — in other words‚ an abstraction. Paper currency is
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Chapter 4: The Period of Enlightenment (1872-1898) Historical Background After 300 years of passivity under Spanish rule‚ the Filipino spirit reawakened when the 3 priests Gomez‚ Burgos and Zamora were guillotined without sufficient evidence of guilt. This occurred on the 17th of February. This was buttressed with the spirit of liberalism when the Philippines opened its doors to world trade and with the coming of a liberal leader in the person of Governor Carlos Maria de la Torre. The Spaniards
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served as president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944. He was the first Filipino to head a government of the Philippines. Quezón is considered by most Filipinos to have been the second president of the Philippines‚ after Emilio Aguinaldo (1897–1901). ). Quezon played a major role in obtaining Congress’ passage in 1916 of the Jones Act‚ which pledged independence for the Philippines without giving a specific date when it would take effect. He fought for passage of the Tydings-McDuffie
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legislature was to mark its opening. The Malolos Constitution of 1899 provided for the President of the Philippines to preside over the opening of Congress‚ as well as convey his messages to the legislature through a secretary. When President Emilio Aguinaldo addressed the Malolos Congress on 15 September 1898‚ he simply congratulated the formation of the first representative body of the Philippines and Asia. This is not considered a State of the Nation Address because the Constitution at the time
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Good afternoon everyone‚ today I would like to further elaborate on the topic of the Spanish American War as what my fellow panelist had discussed before. First of all‚ the Spanish American War was a major turning point in the history of both opposing countries (Spain and US). The war was short and inexpensive in human life and resources. Spain had lost its major power to the United States. They also had a disastrous direct impact which turned their view towards developing their domestic needs
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Francis B. Sayre U.S. HIGH COMMISSIONER EXECUTIVE Manuel L. Quezon PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES Sergio Osmeña VICE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES CABINET Serafin Marabat SEC. OF FINANCE Rafael Alunan SEC. OF AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE Soltero Baluyot SEC. OF PUBLIC WORKS AND COMMUNICATIONS Teofilo Sison SEC. OF JUSTICE Leon Guinto SEC. OF LABOR Jorge Bocobo SEC. OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION Jorge B. Vargas SEC. TO THE PRESIDENT Jose Fabella SEC. OF HEALTH AND PUBLIC WELFARE vacant SEC. OF NATIONAL
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Education in the Philippines Education in the Philippines is based on the education system of the United States‚ with some variations. Generally‚ compulsory elementary education runs for 6 years‚ while secondary education takes 4 years. After high school there are vocational courses or colleges which offer courses for a varying number of years depending on the course. University courses leading to a bachelor’s degree are usually 4 years long. The school year‚ which is at least 200 days or 40 weeks
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“And shall our country let it pass‚ this deed of foul intent? And shall our country dare believe it was an accident?... Come arm‚ we all‚ and let us teach a lesson to bold Spain. We will avenge‚ by more than speech the destruction of the Maine!” These words were spoken by H. W. Petrie (1898) (p. 592). These words were spoken about the Spanish-American War. Mr. Petrie spoke these words after the destruction of the Maine‚ which is thought to be a key affect of the Spanish-American War. The war was
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Administrative History of the Philippines Early History: The Philippine archipelago was settled at least 30‚000 years ago‚ when migrations from the Indonesian archipelago and elsewhere are believed to have occurred. Additional migrations took place over the next millennia. Over time‚ social and political organization developed and evolved in the widely scattered islands. The basic unit of settlement was the barangay (a Malay word for boat that came to be used to denote a communal settlement). Kinship
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the provisional governments of Tejeros‚ Biak-na-Bato‚ and the Revolutionary Republic proclaimed in Kawit‚ essentially had General Emilio Aguinaldo exercising decree-making powers instituting ad hoc courts and reviewing any appeals concerning their decisions. In 1899‚ when the Malolos Constitution was ratified‚ it provided for a Supreme Court of Justice. President Aguinaldo proposed the appointment of Apolinario Mabini as Chief Justice but the appointment and the convening of the Supreme Court of Justice
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