Marikina City The City of Marikina (Filipino: Lungsod ng Marikina) is known as the Shoe Capital of the Philippines" (also the "Shoe Capital of Asia"). Marikina was given the title the "Shoe Capital of the Philippines"‚ because of its notable shoe industry. Shoemakers in the city recently finished creating the world’s largest pair of shoes and it was only recently that the Guinness Book of Records recognized this feat. The Shoe Museum in the city is also the home of the famous shoes of the former
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citizenship and love of country. As a nation‚ we share the same collective experience‚ history‚ culture‚ and identity as one. By studying about Rizal’s life and works‚ together with other historical figures that we encountered‚ ex: Juan Luna‚ Andres Bonifacio; we will learn to understand our identity as a Filipino. The Philippines experienced the suffering under the colonization of foreign power. And we saw their desire to attain reform‚ freedom and independence. Rizal’s novels reflect‚ through the
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REACTION PAPER (About Rizal’s Life) As what I have seen in the film viewing last meeting‚ the Filipino’s life was full of misfortunes. The Filipinos were unfairly treated and even discriminated by the Spaniards. Filipino women were abused by the Spanish friars and other Spaniards. Others were judged without even having due process and even tortured to death for crimes they did not even commit‚ such that of the child in the film‚ who was Crispin in Rizal’s novel. Although the Spanish government
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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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Mi último adiós From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia This article has been nominated to be checked for its neutrality. Discussion of this nomination can be found on the talk page. (June 2008) The autographed first stanza of "Mi último adiós" "Mi último adiós" (Spanish for "My Last Farewell") is a poem written by Philippine national hero Dr José Rizal on the eve of his execution on 30 December 1896. This poem was one of the last notes he wrote before his death; another that he had written
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RELATED FILM To further strength this study the researchers reviewed some films having relation to the present and these are as follows. “Harana” a documentary film directed by Benito Bautista. Featuring‚ Florante Aguilar‚ Celestino Aniel‚ Romeo Bergunio and Felipe Alonzo. Florante‚ a classically trained guitarist return to the Philippines after 12 years of absence. During his stay he rediscover the music of harana. A long forgotten tradition of Filipino serenading a woman their love. In
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History of the Philippines The history of the Philippines is believed to have begun with the arrival of the first humans using rafts or primitive boats‚ at least 67‚000 years ago as the 2007 discovery of Callao Man showed. Spanish colonization and settlement began with the arrival of Miguel Lopez de Legazpi’s expedition on February 13‚ 1565 who established the first permanent settlement of San Miguel on the island of Cebu. The expedition continued northward reaching the bay of Manila on the island
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History Channel’s coverage on the Marcoses Summary When Ferdinand Marcos became the president of the Philippines‚ in his hands laid the full power and responsibility over the country. After a few years of his reign‚ his lust for power became demanding. So‚ then he decided to declare Martial Law‚ that was in year 1972. He had full control over businesses and also the media. Some people became resistant because they were afraid‚ but there was one man who wanted democracy to reign supreme. That
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The Literary Forms in Philippine Literature by: Christine F. Godinez-Ortega The diversity and richness of Philippine literature evolved side by side with the country’s history. This can best be appreciated in the context of the country’s pre-colonial cultural traditions and the socio-political histories of its colonial and contemporary traditions. The average Filipino’s unfamiliarity with his indigenous literature was largely due to what has been impressed upon him: that
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Montano ……………………………………………...Jose Rizal Joel Torre ……………………………………………………Crisostomo Ibarra / Simoun Jaime Fabregas……………………………………………...Luis Taviel de Andrade Gloria Diaz……………………………………………………Teodora Alonzo Gardo Versoza……………………………………………….Andres Bonifacio Monique Wilson……………………………………………..Maria Clara Chin Chin Gutierrez…………………………………………Josephine Bracken Mickey Ferriols……………………………………………….Leonor Rivera Pen Medina…………………………………………………..Paciano Rizal Peque Gallaga……………………………………Archbishop
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