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    Negrito are a class of several ethnic groups who inhabit isolated parts of Southeast Asia. Ati children, the Philippines.Their current populations include 12 Andamanese peoples of the Andaman Islands, six Semang peoples of Malaysia, the Mani of Thailand, and the Aeta, Agta, Ati, and 30 other peoples of the Philippines.Reports from British traders also speak of negrito people on Borneo (Sarawak). (Journal of the Malayan Branch Royal Asiatic Society, Vol. XXIX, part 1, 1956) Balangay is the first

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    The Philippine Revolution or Philippine Insurrection really began in February 1872, but is claimed to be started in 1989 because that was when they began to fight each other. According to “The Katipunan Revolution” written by Professor Bernardita Reyes Churchill, on February 17, 1872 three secular priests were publicly executed by hanging. They were accused of leading a movement to overthrow the Spanish conquerors. This uproared a giant war between Spanish and Philippines. This plays a big role in

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    The Philippine were discovered in 1521 by the Spanish. It's the third largest nation that speaks English in the world. The country is divided into three main areas: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. It has 17 regions, 122 cities, and 42,025 barangays. The Philippines were colonized by three countries Spain, America, and Japan. America colonized the Philippines, because they wanted to become an empire, and to expand more. They wanted to expand to have more lands, power, resources, more production, and

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    a red flag with the character at the centre of the flag is a K in an ancient Filipino alphabet or alibata script in white placed at the center of a sun with eight pointed rays, again representing the Katipunan and the eight revolutionary provinces in Luzon that pledged its support to fight under Aguinaldo’s banner and to start the Philippine revolution. This was the flag adopted by General Emilio Aguinaldo for his Magdalo group at Kawit, Cavite on August 30, 1896. General Aguinaldo referred to this flag

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    Role Of The Katipunan

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    The Katipunan made the Philippine Revolution against the Spanish Colonizers possible. It is considered as the representative of the what so called the people from below because they want to fight for the equality and restoration of the prosperous life of the Filipino civilization. Its full Tagalog name is Kataastaasan Kagalang-galang na Katipunan nang mga Anak ng Bayan. Katipunan was forged by blood, with all its members enacting the traditional blood compact and signing their names with their

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    My Mandala A Mandala is a circular design that is seen throughout many cultures around the world. It is a symbolic piece of art used for enlightenment, protection, healing, or something else depending on the culture. They are often made for meditation as well, and even deconstructed at the end. The Mandala I created expresses who I am. It spans from my hobbies and favorite places to my ethnicity. This Mandala has helped me to understand who I am, and how I’ve changed and grown throughout these

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    honor of King Philip of Spain, thus; the name Philippines. It is located in Southeast Asia. It is an archipelago between the Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea. This country consists of 7,100 island; of which three of them are the largest. 1. Luzon – the largest and most populous island. This is the economic and political center of the nation. This is the National Capital Region in which

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    I have always been interested in my heritage, thus I do my best to indulge myself in the culture of the Philippines here in The United States to the best of my ability. As a result, my pilgrimage will take place in the Philippines, but not just to go and see the sights and enjoy the food, but to find a rainbow Eucalyptus tree, “The tree is the only Eucalyptus species found naturally in the northern hemisphere. And yes, it's also native in the Philippines, but it’s not found solely in that part of

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    World War II in the Pacific

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    thousand Japanese soldiers died defending Leyte. More than 15,000 Americans were killed or wounded” (PBS 1). • January to March 1945-Phillippines Campaign- largest army sent by US for any single battle. 287,000 Japanese were defending the main island (Luzon), 38,000 killed or wounded,(PBS 1). Japanese were ‘defeated’ after two months but they would attack throughout the whole war in the Jungles and mountains 400,000 Japanese lives lost in the battle.(PBS 1). • Iwo Jima: Important to US because if we

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    What comes on your mind when you heard a word Firecracker? Firecracker is a small explosive device primarily designed to produce a large amount of noise, especially in the form of a loud bang; any visual effect. Fireworks has a different lights or colorful design and they have a firecracker a small paper cylinder that is filled with an explosive and that produces a loud noise when it explodes. Firecracker was made because for the celebration for the Christmas and New Year’s Eve and other occasion

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