FROM INDIO TO “FILIPINO” The history of the Philippines is believed to have begun with the arrival of the first humans via land bridges at least 30‚000 years ago.[1] The first recorded visit from the West is the arrival of Ferdinand Magellan‚ who sighted Samar on March 16‚ 1521 and landed on Homonhon Island southeast of Samar the next day. Before Magellan arrived‚ Negrito tribes roamed the isles‚ but they were later supplanted by Austronesians. These groups then stratified into: hunter-gatherer
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Educated Filipino? (Francisco Benitez) (From an address before the General Assembly of the University of the Philippines‚ 1923.) The educated Filipino should‚ first‚ be distinguished by the power to do. The Oriental excels in reflective thinking: he is a philosopher. The Occidental is a doer; he manages things‚ men and affairs. The Filipino of today needs more of this power to translate reflection into action. I believe we are coming more and more to the conviction that no Filipino has the right
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Elections in the Philippines has several types. The President‚ Vice President and Senators are elected for a six-year term. While the Members of the House of Representatives‚ Governors‚ Vice-Governors‚ Members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (Provincial Board Members)‚ Mayors‚ Vice-Mayors‚ Members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod/Members of the Sangguniang Bayan (city/municipal councilors)‚ barangay officials‚ and the members of the Sangguniang Kabataan (youth councilors) are elected to serve for
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or objective. As a process‚ leadership answers three basic questions : Where are we now? Where do we want to go? How do we get there? To answer these‚ leadership has four essential aspects : It is a ROLE. Each person is unique. This uniqueness comes into play when a group is formed. Given a group need‚ leadership must meet the task with abilities and resources of the members. Specific qualities are needed to accomplish certain tasks. It is a BEHAVIOR. How do people play out
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Migration When the Light of Home is Abroad: Unskilled Female Migration and the Filipino Family * The article focuses on the Filipino female population migrating to Singapore and the difficulties they face while in their host country. Through interviews and extensive research the authors explore the relationships between Filipino migrant women and their families. The authors state‚ “Specifically‚ we explore how migrant women and their family members define and negotiate family ideals
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To the Philippine Youth by Jose Rizal Hold high the brow serene‚ O youth‚ where now you stand; Let the bright sheen Of your grace be seen‚ Fair hope of my fatherland! Come now‚ thou genius grand‚ And bring down inspiration; With thy mighty hand‚ Swifter than the wind’s violation‚ Raise the eager mind to higher station. Come down with pleasing light Of art and science to the fight‚ O youth‚ and there untie The chains that heavy lie‚ Your spirit free to blight. See how in flaming
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Freedom 4. Magalat’s Revolt‚ Cagayan (1596) led by Magalat‚ a Filipino rebel from Cagayan. He had been arrested in Manila for inciting rebellion against the Spanish. He was later released after some urging by some Dominican priests‚ and returned to Cagayan. Together with his brother‚ he urged the entire country to revolt.The Spanish Governor-General Francisco de Tello de Guzmán sent Pedro de Chaves from Manila with Spanish and Filipino colonial troops. They fought successfully against the rebels‚
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Filipino nationalism began with an upsurge of patriotic sentiments and nationalistic ideals in the 1800s Philippines that came as a consequence of more than three centuries of Spanish rule. This served as the backbone of the first nationalist revolution in Asia‚ the Philippine Revolution of 1896‚[1] and continues up to this day. These nationalistic sentiments have led to a wide-ranging campaign for political‚ social‚ and economical freedom in the Philippines. Background In the years before the
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Society has developed through three overlapping stages -- physical‚ vital‚ and mental. Over the course of tens of thousands of years humanity has evolved from a society mainly concerned with the physical realities‚ such as our survival‚ a life of fear and threat from without‚ and the need for complete deference to authority; to a stage in which our individual vital needs and wants‚ including our desire to interact with others and expand and trade‚ come into their own; to the present emerging mental stage
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TESDA to put up a module which would open up these professionals to enter into call centers as Medical transcriptionists. The Filipino as servants to the world Gone are the days when Filipinos try to leave the country to feel the cool breeze of the other nation‚ a different environment or even to expand their knowledge. Now it’s a question of survival. Filipinos wants to provide their families‚ good life or even food in the table. This is now the mindset of a bread winner in a family. I
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