PRE-HISTORIC CIVILISATION IN THE PHILIPPINES. By Elsdon Best. THE TAGALO-BISAYA TRIBES.—I. WHEN a powerful and highly civilised nation comes in contact with a barbaric and isolated people‚ who have nevertheless advanced many steps on the road of progress‚ it would naturally be thought that the superior and conquering race would endeavour to collect and place on record information concerning such people: their manners‚ customs‚ language‚ religion‚ and traditions. Unfortunately‚ in the case of the
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from Spain‚ who put the Philippine archipelago on the map of the world. The intrepid Magellan was dubbed as the discoverer of the Philippines after he landed in Homonhon Islet‚ near Samar‚ on March 17‚ 1521. He was later killed in Mactan Island of Cebu in a clash with native warriors‚ led by a chieftain named Lapu-Lapu. The Philippines was a prize catch for Spain which‚ at that time‚ was locked in a fierce struggle for world colonization with Portugal. The archipelago‚ named Filipinas for Spain’s Philip
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OUTLINE of PHILIPPINES HISTORY Prehistoric Prelude: No pre-hominid or hominid species such as Australopithecus or homo erectus has been found in the Philippines. The first human beings probably reached the Philippines about 40‚000 years ago at roughly the same time as they reached Australia and New Guinea. The Philippines‚ like Australia and New Guinea‚ were never actually joined to the south east Asian mainland but‚ at the low ocean levels‚ the water barrier was much less. The earliest human bones
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Culture of Philippines Many people may ask where is the Philippines? The Philippines is an island nation located in Southeast Asia. Well known for the rich cultural heritage and a rich natural environment in the atmosphere widely throughout the country. Although Filipino culture acknowledges and greets visitors with a strikingly Western character‚ a strong Asian appearance shortly unravels soon after‚ creating a friendly and hospitable image Filipinos hold with unity of their diverse origins from
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flourished from as early as the 10th century AD‚ Despite these kingdoms attaining complex political and social orders‚ as well as enjoying trade with areas now called China‚ India‚ Japan‚ Thailand‚ Vietnam‚ and Indonesia‚ none encompassed the whole archipelago which was to become the unified Philippines of the twentieth century.[4] The remainder of the settlements were independent Barangays allied with one of the larger nations. Spanish colonization and settlement began with the arrival of Miguel López
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1.0 HISTORY OF BRAZIL Eight thousand years ago‚ the indigenous people arrived into Alaska by crossing the Bering land bridge and after that entered the rest of North and South America. The first European to discover Brazil was Pedro Alvares Cabral on April 22‚ 1500. British was a colony of Portugal from the 16th to 19th century before it declared its independence from Portugal on the 7th of September 1822. Brazil became a constitutional monarchy‚ called the Empire of Brazil. In 1889‚ the military
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Philippine Discovered Treasures and its Connection to the Filipino Origin a Simple Analysis Warren Amante Mabao Men may live for thousand of years without having a life that may be called historical; for history is formed only where there are credible written records of events. Until we have these records‚ we have no grounds for historical study‚ but leave the field to another study‚ which we call Archeology‚ or Pre-historic Culture Barrows 12. Theories‚ notions‚ and speculations
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different characters. Wan Man‚ a village youth who learn and practicing silat in his village. He then fell in love with a foreign woman‚ Natalie - an American Peace Corp volunteer who came to a village on the east coast to pursue her PhD study in Malay Psychic. Natalie‚ described as an independent girl‚ part of the Flower Power influence arising from Woodstock event and also practicing drugs and free sex. The film is set in the early years of the 1970s‚ the era influenced by hippie’s lifestyle‚ rock
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Mount Kinabalu‚ Malaysia Fog obscures the summit of Malaysia’s Mount Kinabalu‚ a 13‚455-foot (4‚101-meter) peak in northwestern East Malaysia. Formerly known as St. Peter’s Mount‚ Kinabalu is the highest mountain in the Malay Archipelago. Indonesia Mountains A towering trail of steam and smoke issues from Mount Semeru in the distance while gaping Mount Bromo (middle left) quietly simmers in East Java‚ Indonesia. The Indonesian government estimates that during the
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PE Commonly referred to as PE‚ it is a part of the General Education Program that focuses on the total growth and development of the students primarily through movement experiences. Physical Education provides students opportunities to participate in sports‚ games‚ and group activities designed to develop and maintain wellness. Physical Fitness is a combination of medical fitness (body soundness) and dynamic fitness (capacity for action). A physically fit person is free from disease and can move
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