History of the Philippines Essay

“The Roles and Functions of the Judiciary: A Comparison between Malaysia and the Republic of Philippines” The judiciary of Malaysia and the Republic of Philippines are similar, but owing to different historical influences, both judiciary systems have developed differently to perform the same purpose of upholding the law as enacted by the legislature alongside the executive. The history of the Malaysian judiciary traces across three major timelines; that is, the pre-British colonial era, the…

proposed by George Santayana, the study of our nation’s history and foreign policy efforts should be used as a lesson to guide any future behavior on how the United States should deal with the threat ISIS presents because of the clear thread that exists between the past and present. The same gap of communication and lack of understanding of different cultures, values and histories that brought destruction and instability during the Philippines-American War and Vietnam War, gave birth to the…

laid down by “authentic” history—history that is definitely not a victim of deception, not instigated by the seduction of dictatorship, and not twisted to fit and give glory to a specific family’s narrative. The truth is, a country’s story is not just chronicled in History books which some aim to misinform; more so, it is with more clarity and authenticity that we can see stories narrating the harsh realities of life of the Filipino people, during certain periods of our history, with the help of…

westward lands, and he says there are no more new lands to be discovered and subsistence and a plethora of populace are soon to be felt again in their new land just as it was in Europe. Strongs states “Then will the World enter upon a stage of its history... the final competition of races, for which the Anglo-Saxon is being schooled ”(Foner 675 ), in other words, the world will start competing and this “race” is exactly what God is preparing them for. That is why Strong is so confident that his…

Declaring war on other countries is a process that America knows all too well. Over the course of America’s history we have declared war 11 times; some for understandable reasons while other reasons are questionable. This was evident in the wars of 1898 and 1899. In April of 1898 the United States declared war on Spain over the treatment of Cuban citizens. From that war evolved the Filipino-American War that was declared in February of 1899. The Filipino-American War resulted in the deaths of…

Filipino’s history to America started with the Spanish trade ships that went around and through North America during the 15th century. Scared of the torture the Spaniards would do onto the Filipinos, some jumped ship and settled in the state now known as Louisiana. Although Filipino valued family as a priority, the Filipino slaves knew it would be better to jump ship than risk going through the whole voyage of torture. In these settlements, Filipinos started farming and fishing as a way to…

that/those objective/s? Answer: b. Looking at different existing societies in the 16th century Philippines, what was the general hierarchical organization of these societies? Please cite two societies and discuss their social and political structures? Answer: There three society in 16th century Philippines and these are the chiefs(datu), freeman (timawa), and the slaves (alipin). They compose the whole Philippine society. Freemen are those in the middle class. They can own farms and lands. In…

Based on the article Veneration Without Understanding, Renato Constantino strongly believes and fearlessly admits that Jose Rizal should not be the Philippine national hero and I somehow agree with his stand. For many decades, distorted information about Rizal and our history has been passed from one generation to another. Our history textbooks and professors have successfully made the Filipinos believe that Jose Rizal was the greatest Filipino hero who served his country during the time of the…

History is littered with examples of what happens when there is little to no legal system set up, or when the system is weak. In attempts to keep the peace, government forces act well beyond their mandate, and take the law into their own hands. They execute anyone suspected of illegal activity without due process, even if the accused has done nothing wrong. It is a barbaric practice that belongs in the past, and yet it continues to this day. There is no clearer example than the Philippines and…

Introduction The Republic of The Philippines is a Presidential Republic located in Southeast Asia. The Philippines consists of a group of over 7,100 islands, which is an area slightly larger than the state of Arizona (Factbook, 2010). With an estimated population of just more than 100 million people, The Philippines is very diverse in ethnic groups, languages and religions. The nation is also very rich in natural resources to include major deposits of copper, chromium, gold as well as producing…