[pic] BONIFACIO MONUMENT Filipino sculptors came to be known in the middle of the 19th century. Classical Philippine sculpture reached its peak in the works of Guillermo Tolentino (1890-1976). His best known masterpiece is the Bonifacio Monument‚ which is a group sculpture composed of numerous figures massed around a central obelisk. The principal figure is Andres Bonifacio‚ leader of the revolution against Spain in 1896. Behind him stands Emilio Jacinto‚ the brains of the Katipunan. The Bonifacio
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"Filipino uprisings" Chapter VII (INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL OF FILIPINO UPRISINGS) HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF FILIPINO UPRISINGS The early missionaries learned the language of their flock and even their customs and traditions. They lived among the people as the father and mentors of the community. At times they took the sides of the natives against tax exaction of the state. They worked through the chiefs and established themselves as an additional authority. Greater power together with the decline
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Filipino Philosophers in Education Jose Rizal “The school is the book in which is written the future of the nations. Shows us the schools of a people and we will tell you what those people are.” Rizal’s concept of the importance of education is enunciated in his work entitled Instruction wherein he sought improvements in the schools and in the methods of teaching. For Rizal‚ the mission of education is to elevate the country to the highest seat of glory and to develop the people’s mentality
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Filipino films? Why not? Most of us would prefer watching American movies than Filipino ones. When we are in the cinemas‚ I noticed that there are more people paying to watch American movies instead of supporting locally made ones. For most‚ they better understand movies spoken in English than in Filipino. In addition‚ for most people‚ the quality of American movies is better than Filipino movies. However‚ there are some people that think otherwise but sadly majority of Filipinos think this
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Early Filipinos are believed to have been dull-minded if it weren’t for the Spaniards who invaded their country who taught how to make pottery‚ boats (banka) and houses. Spaniards say that they would’ve been nothing if it weren’t for them‚ that Filipinos would not have a religion‚ or that Filipinos would not have improved their lifestyle or that Filipinos would have stayed barbaric and dull-minded. But‚ this is false‚ the Bangang Manunggul or the Manunggul Jar is made by the Filipinos before
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definition includes those who are 15 to 30 years old‚ comprises almost one-third of the country’s population (NYC‚ 1998). As such‚ the Filipino youth increasingly play an important and vital role in the development of the Philippine society. Their attitudes‚ values‚ mind-set‚ and priorities will determine the progress of the country in the future. Nowadays‚ the Filipino youth are experiencing a serious decline of discipline and morale. They have become disrespectful to their parents‚ teachers‚ elders
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THE LARLY FILIPINOS The earliest Filipinos of whom we have historical record are the little black men whom the Spaniards called negrillos or negrito. They‚ however‚ called themselves simply dwellers‚ or lords of the lands; itself as indication of the antiquity of their settlement. When this was cannot say exactly‚ but it may we’ll have been when land bridges still connected the Philippines with the continent of Asia. It is reasonable to assume that their way of life has not changed much
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Filipino Americans My name is Mely‚ a Filipino American‚ born and raised in the United States. Many people are not too familiar with Filipinos as they are other ethnic groups‚ such as the Chinese or the Japanese. Some people have confused me or my family as Chinese or even Hispanics because of our physical features being similar to either culture. I would like to give a background of my Filipino history. According to the U.S. Census Bureau‚ there has been a 99% increase of Asian Americans
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The indolence of the Filipinos In this essay of Dr. Jose Rizal‚ he explained the behaviors of the Filipinos he had observed in the past and present with in his time. Here he admitted that indolence exist with in Filipinos‚ but was because of the troubles experienced by the country. One of this troubles is the hot temperature of the Philippines‚ which Rizal clearly stated that it is reasonable. He was right when he said that we shouldn’t be compared to the Europeans‚ because their climate is cold
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Rise of Filipino nationalism The opening of the Philippines to world trade rapidly developed the Philippine economy. Many Filipinos prospered overnight. Everyday Filipinos also benefited from the new economy with the rapid increase in demand for labor and availability of business opportunities. Some Europeans immigrated to the Philippines to join the wealth wagon‚ among them Jacobo Zobel‚ patriarch of today’s Zobel de Ayala family and prominent figure in the rise of Filipino nationalism. Their scions
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