Politics in Philippines Essay

What do people think of when someone tells them of the Philippine War? Most will respond with “the Philippines and Americans fighting with each other” not exactly there’s way more than that to even begin with. Before the Philippine American War started we were at war with Spain for no more than four months. Firstly, Spain didn’t want war with any country whatsoever, Later Spain promised Washington to end all concentration camps and make peace with them. But the United States didn’t buy it so they wanted to complete Spanish withdrawal from Cuba and a recognition of Cuban independence. Of course Spain let the offer down and now the American public opinion was rested against Spain. On December 10, 1898, the Treaty of Paris which ended the…

society. Influencing politics, government, religion, science, culture, language and much more. Furthermore, these philosophers came from the different sectors but offer idiosyncratic ideas. Two of the prominent philosophers are Aristotle and St. Thomas Aquinas. Aristotle is known to be the father of biology and politics, while St. Thomas Aquinas is known to be the greatest theologian-philosopher in medieval time. In addition, Aristotle is considered to be an outstanding philosopher, influencing…

333 years Spain controlled the Philippines as of her colonial Empire. The Pilipino people made multiple attempts to free themselves. They failed. In January 1889 the USS Maine was ordered to Cuba to protect US interests. On February 16th 1889, shortly after her arrival, the USS Maine exploded in Havana Harbor killing over 250 men. The US was quick to blame Spain for the explosion. US citizens were whipped into an Anti-Spanish hysteria. Despite President McKinley’s desire to avoid war, the yellow…

nineteenth century and its empire building in the Caribbean and Western Pacific, from Puerto Rico and Cuba to Hawaii and the Philippines. The United States used to be an anticolonial republic where imperialism was not part of the national model. However, this myth is contrasted against the reality of a nation that expanded West and South and engaged in the genocide of indigenous peoples…

The development of the Philippines has always been criticized and keenly watched over by economic specialists and the idea of changing or improving the system of how the government works could be beneficial to the country. The study on the Authoritarianism regime could be advantageous to Filipinos because it could help open the eyes and minds to other good aspects and qualities that can be drawn out from it. Being aware of the flourishing state of the Philippines during Marcos’ regime,…

traditional values and concepts still retain a foothold within every political system. While the progression of modern politics has seen a theoretical abandonment of power based on ascriptive characteristics, putting this into practice has been nearly completely unsuccessful. In these cases, it can be argued that these pre-modern values inhibit and endanger the existence of a liberal democracy. Contrastingly, while the preservation of the monarchy theoretically threatens the liberal democracy,…

Hamilton: An American Musical is a musical play by Lin-Manuel Miranda based on the life of Alexander Hamilton, one of America’s founding fathers, as depicted in the book ‘Alexander Hamilton’ written by Ron Chernow. This musical has been critically acclaimed not only for its impactful lyrics and catchy music, but also for its depiction of early American politics and the historical changes brought by Alexander Hamilton. The historical aspect of Hamilton was shown clearly and entertainingly: each…

think small in any aspects. According to him, we can see this heritage of smallness in these three points: Commerce and Industry, Politics and Government, and History and Culture. In his essay, he mentioned the state of commerce and industry of the Philippines. Nowadays, there are many Filipinos that worked full-time in order to have something to eat for the day. They will do everything even though even if their life is at risk. Sadly, the work that they are doing just results to a small…

During World War II, some things changed, because there was a manual labor shortage and immigrants were demanded. The farming area raising alfalfa, flax, and other vital war crops seriously short of farm labor and the solution was to allow Mexicans to help. Henry Frauenfelder understood Mexican “help was absolutely necessary to harvest vitally essential war crops” and even wanted “deportation be stayed temporarily or until authority for legal entry can be secured”. Then congressional efforts…

Kennedy (JFK) was born on May 29, 1917 in Brookline, Massachusetts and passed away November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas. He initially had plans to become a journalist, but then enlisted in the Navy and transitioned to politics: a member of the House of Representatives from 1947 to 1953, a member of the US Senate from 1953 to 1960, and served as president of the United States of America from 1961 to 1963. JFK was the youngest person elected into office, first Roman Catholic president, and was…