The core values of bayanihan, politeness, hospitality, and so on makes the essence of being a Filipino. Such deep-rooted principles of the past contributes to the current state of the Philippines, one of them being a democratic country. Employing democratic ideals to the government scheme, as expounded by the Oxford English Dictionary, means practicing fair and equal approach to society and having election of government officials by eligible citizens of the country.
PRE-COLONIALISM
Origins According to Henry O. Beyer, an expert anthropologist, the Dawn Man, Negritos, Indones, and Malays were the primitive people to inhabit the Philippine archipelago. The Dawn Man appeared some 250,000 years ago and was said to be similar to Homo erectus. The …show more content…
However, due to effective fights of Muslims and Igorots to Christianity, Spain quite failed in fulfilling its objective. King Philip II ordered a bloodless pacification in the Philippines.
The Philippines Under Spanish Regime The church and state were link accordingly in Spanish policy, with the state taking the responsibilities for religious organizations. As stated earlier, one of the Spain’s mission is to expand the Catholicism in the Philippines. This was done due to the absence of other organized religions. However, they did fail in the southern part of the archipelago due to the effective fights of Muslims to Christianity. The results was a molded Christian majority of the Malay population, from which the Muslims and other tribes of Luzon remained separated.
The Spaniards systematized a traditional village organization by appointing local leaders, which helped to create a Filipino upper class having local wealth, high status, and other privileges and, thus, called principalia. This results in an oligarchic system, wherein, based on Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a small group of people holds power and exercises
PRE-COLONIALISM
Origins According to Henry O. Beyer, an expert anthropologist, the Dawn Man, Negritos, Indones, and Malays were the primitive people to inhabit the Philippine archipelago. The Dawn Man appeared some 250,000 years ago and was said to be similar to Homo erectus. The …show more content…
However, due to effective fights of Muslims and Igorots to Christianity, Spain quite failed in fulfilling its objective. King Philip II ordered a bloodless pacification in the Philippines.
The Philippines Under Spanish Regime The church and state were link accordingly in Spanish policy, with the state taking the responsibilities for religious organizations. As stated earlier, one of the Spain’s mission is to expand the Catholicism in the Philippines. This was done due to the absence of other organized religions. However, they did fail in the southern part of the archipelago due to the effective fights of Muslims to Christianity. The results was a molded Christian majority of the Malay population, from which the Muslims and other tribes of Luzon remained separated.
The Spaniards systematized a traditional village organization by appointing local leaders, which helped to create a Filipino upper class having local wealth, high status, and other privileges and, thus, called principalia. This results in an oligarchic system, wherein, based on Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a small group of people holds power and exercises