History of the Philippines

Just when everything was expected to be serious at APEC, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his charm seemed to make things lighter in the Philippines. The newly elected Canadian leader attended the two-day Asia-Pacific Economic Conference summit in Manila, Philippines. As soon as he arrived on Tuesday evening, Filipinos went posting #APEChottie which immediately trended on Twitter. Filipinos ignored the hotness of the sun and the heavy traffic the event had caused as long as they can take

name referring to the 13 ethnolinguistic Muslim tribes in the Philippines which comprise a quarter of the total population in Mindanao with an approximate population of 4.5 million Muslims (East, 1005). Their ways of life may differ from each other as well as the dialects they speak but it is their religion Islam that serves as a strong unifying factor that binds them together as a strong nation, a nation entirely different to the Philippine government, so they claim. For centuries, the Muslims have

Spanish friars were as bad as they are supposed to be, how could they walk freely in the Philippines, sometimes in places where the friar was the only Spaniard in town?”(Ocampo, 1) These are very good points. Filipinos hardly hold grudges and the imagery of what La Leyenda Negra shows off would make one think it well enough to hold a grudge on. But we don’t, so can we say that the Spaniards coming in the Philippines was entirely not good for us? The Spaniards have left great influences not only in religion

The Philippines is a tropical country that is rich in one of a kind, stunning, land and sea forms alike, so it is no surprise that the official slogan of the Department Of Tourism, or DOT, is “It’s More Fun in the Philippines”. Tourism plays a major role in our economy, making up a whopping 8.6% of the total gross domestic product (TGDP) in 2016 alone. Now incase 8.6% does not seem impressive enough to you, that actually translates to Php 1,243,500,000,000 or 1,243.5 billion Pesos. So basically,

result. It is time to promote peace to countries. USA must have great workers, brave soldiers, strong and sturdy weapons and equipment that will help in order to win the war. Then the WORLD WAR II came. One of the most scariest and sorrowful war in history. Japanese

battles. The Philippines during 1941 was to the eyes of the Japanese Empire a perfect strategic location for their campaign of conquest of South Eastern Asia. Not only was it a perfect place to station troops to launch further assaults on positions like Singapore and Australia. It was also a resource-rich country which would further fuel the Japanese war machine and feed the Japanese people at home. Though there was a substantial American Force stationed throughout The Philippines at the time, it

Up next on our itinerary was The Philippine Refugee Processing Center (PRPC) in Morong, Bataan. I, for one, was surprised to find such a camp had existed in our country and I was excited to learn how Filipinos were so ready to help and accept those in need – showing our bayanihan spirit even

The dawn of American imperialism was a time of expansion and also a time of war and racism. During this time America was increasing “its power by gaining control over other areas of the world” (Merriam-Webster). America was fighting a war in the Philippines to take control because Americans thought Filipinos’ could not govern themselves and were uneducated. Also America was trying to annex Hawaii even though the majority of Hawaiians were against the annexation. During this time people and companies

E 31 MARCH 2015 CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION “Life must be understood backwards but must be lived forward” -Soren Kierkegaard “Education is not preparation for life… it is life itself…” -John Dewey In the eve of the Philippine Formal Education, Filipinos were already following a system of “training” for the young ones especially in preparing them for life in their communities or tribes. The belief of the “anitos” had given them some sort of

Space Exploration has always been a topic to have sparked human imagination and curiosity. For decades now, countries and technologic companies all over the world have dedicated programs to studying what is beyond the night sky, outer space. Thus making what seems to be the void into something we tangibly understand. From viewing space whilst grounded on Earth, with technological advancements, civilization has evolved to exploring space first hand. Firstly, Outer space refers to the expanse outside