The history of the Philippines can be divided into four distinct phases: the pre-Spanish period (before 1521); the Spanish period (1521-1898); the American period (1898-1946); and the post-independence period (1946-present). Pre-Spanish Period The first people in the Philippines‚ the Negritos‚ are believed to have come to the islands 30‚000 years ago from Borneo and Sumatra‚ making their way across then-existing land bridges. According to popular belief‚ Malays subsequently came from the south
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y Poverty in the Philippines Acknowledgement: We would like to thank the following who made this project successful. Yahoo.com and wikipedia.org for giving information and facts about our research. Dell for our laptop used in our research. Mama Maria’s Pizzeria for our snacks and refreshment. Ian’s Neighbor for WIFI Connection. And some people from the Poor communities who were interviewed to make this research more realistic. Dedication:
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PHILIPPINE BILLS OR BANK NOTES VALUE | FRONT image | FRONT description | BACK image | BACK description | Color | 5 PESOS or limang piso | | Emilio Aguinaldo Philippine 1st president. At the right is an illustration of a cannon and of an histocial marker of the First Republic 1898 - 1901. | | Declaration of Philippine Independence Aguinaldo displays the Philippine flag from the balcony of his house and proclaims independence from Spain to the Filipino masses below | Green | 10 PESOS or
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Problem : If the Katipunan had prevailed‚ do you think Aguinaldo could have made it to the top leadership? Why? Basic Facts : Andres Bonifacio founded the KKK or Katipunan Andres Bonifacio Doesn’t have formal education Andres Bonifacio And Emilio Aguinaldo refused to cooperate and aid each other in the battle. Emilio Aguinaldo has successes in the battlefields Participation in the election primarily came from Caviteños. The other provinces in revolt‚ such as Bulacan‚ Pampanga‚ Tarlac
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Summer Kanstoroom US History Period 2 Wednesday December 3‚ 2014 Although controversial to some‚ the Americans made the right decision to annex the Philippines after successfully freeing them from Spanish tyranny and rule. Without American rule and support‚ the Philippines would have been an easy target to be taken over by Germany‚ England or Japan who all would have savaged the land and further suppressed the people. The Filipinos were weak‚ inexperienced and not ready to establish their own
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British Occupation of the Philippines‚ Gabriela Silang and her army fled to Abra from Ilocos and continued the revolt begun by her slain husband‚ Diego Silang. She was captured and hung by the Spanish in 1763. In 1818 the Ilocos region‚ including Abra‚ was divided into Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur. In 1846 Abra was created[2] as a political-military province with Lepanto as a sub-province. It remained so until the arrival of the Americans in 1899. In 1908 the Philippine Commission once again in
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REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH IN THE PHILIPPINES INTRODUCTION It has been a politically perceived issue that there is over population in the Philippines. This issue has been constantly blamed for the aggravating poverty situation. One side is claiming that unbridled population increase is putting so much strain on the financial and food resources of the country that more and more Filipinos are no longer eating three square meals a day. Economic rating system is also stating a poor Filipino family
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Magat Dam Magat Dam in Ramon‚ Isabela used to be the largest dam in the Philippines back when it was built in 1983. The controversial San Roque Dam (featured previously) has since eclipsed it in both structural and reservoir size in 2004. Magat Dam generates 360 megawatts of electricity (with a water head of 81 meters high) and supplies irrigation water for approximately 85‚000 hectares of farmland in Isabela and surrounding areas. The dam was constructed at a cost of 6.5 billion pesos and consists
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Bonifacio’s Tagalog Republic[edit] Depending on the definition chosen for these terms‚ a number of persons could alternatively be considered the inaugural holder of the office. Andrés Bonifacio is the de facto first President of a united Philippines. He was the third Supreme President (Spanish: Presidente Supremo; Tagalog: Kataás-taasang Pangulo) of the Katipunan‚ a secret revolutionary society. Its Supreme Council‚ led by the Supreme President‚ coordinated provincial and district councils. When
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I. Introduction The Politics of the Philippines takes place in an organized framework of a presidential‚ representative‚ and democratic republic whereby the president is both the head of state and the head of government within a pluriform multi-party system. This system revolves around three separate and sovereign yet interdependent branches: the legislative branch‚ the executive branch‚ and the judicial branch. Executive power is exercised by the government under the leadership of the president
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