The Philippines
Michelle T.
Philippines
Prehistoric Aborigines
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50,000 B.C. – 30,000 B.C.
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While other civilizations were evolving in the
Philippines, a combination of Afro-Asiatic and
Austro-Aborigines came to the islands.
Land bridges during this time made it possible
to reach the islands.
Today, they are known as Aetas or Negritos.
Prehistoric Aborigines
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Aeta people
Proto-Malays & Duetero-Malays
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2,500 B.C.
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Proto-Malays from Indonesia came upon the
islands by way of boats, called balangays.
Duetero-Malays, those of either Indian,
Chinese, Siamese, or Arabic and Asian
ethnicities, came.
The wave of immigrants brought knowledge of
agriculture, building, writing, jewelry-making,
and other skills.
Proto-Malays & Duetero-Malays
Filipino Writing
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14th Century
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Baybayin is a syllabic Philippine writing
system.
It originated from Brahmic (Indian) scripts.
The characters also resemble the Kavi script of
Java and Indonesia
Filipino Writing
Filipino Writing
OBAMA
Islam
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1380-present day
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Indian, Malay, Javanese, and Arab merchants
and missionaries spread Islam to the
archipelago.
An Islamic missionary, Karim ul’ Makhdum,
was the man who brought Islam to the
Philippines.
There has been a great division of Muslims and
Christians in the Philippines. Filipino Muslims,
called Moro, currently struggle to break away
from the Philippines with its own government
Islam
Spain in the Philippines
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1521-1898 A.D.
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In 1521, explorer Ferdinand Magellan, under
Spanish service, landed on the archipelago.
In honor of King Philip II of Spain, the islands
were renamed the Philippines.
Spanish rule had a huge impact on Filipino
culture. As the Western culture of the Spanish
took root, Philippine culture began obscured.
Spain in the Philippines
Spanish influence on clothing shown
today.
Battle of Manila
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September 24- October 6, 1762
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The Britain and Spain were warring and Britain
attacked Spanish colonized countries in Asia.
The Battle of Manila resulted in British victory.
Though Britain had taken the Philippines
through Manila, it failed to establish control
over the whole country.
The Philippines was soon returned to Spain in
the Treaty of Paris.
Battle of Manila
Katipunan
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1892
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Rebels in Manila founded the Katipunan, a
revolutionary group.
The group had a goal to win independence
from Spain.
The Katipunan had thousands of members that
fought Spanish soldiers and led to the
beginning of the Philippine Revolution.
Katipunan
Philippine Revolution
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1896-1898
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The Philippine Revolution began with
nationalist rebels, the Katipunan.
Emilio Aguinaldo, guerilla general, led many
revolts on Spanish soldiers.
Various battles took place between the rebels
and the Spanish, but the Spanish were much
stronger and better equipped.
Philippine Revolution
Philippine-American War
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1898-1901
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After the Spanish-American war, the
Philippines thought that the United States had
helped in the fight for independence.
Instead, the Spanish ceded the Philippines to
the U.S.
Warfare broke out between Americans and
Filipinos wherein thousands of lives were lost
until Emilio Aguinaldo was captured in 1901.
Philippine-American War
The First Philippine Republic
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1899-1901
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On June 12, 1898, Aguinaldo declared
independence for the First Philippine Republic.
Aguinaldo was president of the Philippines.
The First Philippine Republic was dissolved
when U.S. forces caught Aguinaldo in 1901.
The First Philippine Republic
The American Period
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1898-1946
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The U.S. brought improvements in health and
education to the Philippines that Spain had
failed to provide.
Economic development was stunted as a result
of free trade that the U.S. imposed.
In 1934, the Tydings-McDuffie Act gave the
country independence after ten years of
supervision.
The American Period
Jones Law
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August 29, 1916
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U.S. citizens soon found that occupying the
Philippines came to be expensive.
In 1916, the Jones Law was signed which was
a step in slowly giving the Philippines
independence.
The law allowed the Philippines to have a
Senate and a House of Representatives like the
U.S. legislature.
Jones Law
Japanese Occupation
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1942-1945
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World War II presented a delay in the ten year
transition period to independence for the
Philippines.
The last Filipino-American stronghold,
Corrigedor, collapsed in 1942—the Japanese
then had control of the Philippines.
American General MacArthur in 1944 and war
raged against Japanese occupation. The
Japanese surrendered in 1945 and the Manila
was left the 2nd most ruined city of WWII.
Japanese Occupation
Philippine Independence
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July 4, 1946
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The U.S. had decided to continue with plans to
let the Philippines have independence.
In addition to heavy ties of the economy to the
U.S., the Philippines faced massive destruction
after WWII.
The country did not have proper leadership in
government and corruption soon ran through.
Philippine Independence
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President Roxas
Philippine Trade Act
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1946
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The Philippine Trade Act, or the Bell Trade Act
of 1946 set rules for the newly independent
country.
The Philippine peso would be tied to the U.S.
dollar.
The Philippine Constitution would grant the
U.S. equal access to the country’s natural
resources.
The act called for free trade for the U.S. and
that the U.S. could import goods free of import
duties.
Philippine Trade Act
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FDR signing the Constitution of the Philippines
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