INTRODUCTION TO PHILIPPINE HISTORY
 Pre-mature granting of independence to the
HISTORY
 Is the interpretative and imaginative study
of surviving records of the past
 written or unwritten
 In order to determine the meaning and
scope of human existence
 GREEK WORD “Historia” –
Inquiry/knowledge
PHILIPPINES
 Early Chinese Traders who visited Mindoro
called our nation “Ma-yi” (Land of Gold)
 “Maniolas” – Name given by Claudius
Ptolemy, Greek mapmaker in his ancient
map
 “Archipelago of St. Lazarus” – Name given
by Magellan to our nation in 1521
 “Felipinas” – Spanish explorer named Ruy
Lopez de Villalobos gave this name in honor
of King Philip II.
PEARL OF THE ORIENT SEAS
 Popular nickname for the Philippines
 This was romantic name given to our
country by two famous writers:
 Fr. Juan J. Delgado in 1751
 Dr. Jose Rizal
HERODOTUS
 Father of History
 “Father of Lies” – tendency to report
fanciful information
ENUMERATION
WHY DO WE NEED TO STUDY PHILIPPINE HISTORY
 Elementary – Basic Historical Facts
 High school – Historical Details
 College – Historical Analysis
IMPORTANCE OF STUDYING HISTORY
 To learn about our past
 To understand the present
 To appreciate our heritage
HISTORY TEACHES US
 How we got here
 About the progress
 To learn from our mistakes
PHILIPPINE TREE HISTORICAL MISTAKES
Philippines
 Failure of the Philippines to extend the life
of the Laurel-Langley Agreement of the Bell
Trade Act.
 Philippine Senate rejection of the retention
of US Bases in the Philippines.
USES OF HISTORY
 Bridging the gap between the present and
past
 Explaining causes of things and events
 Projecting the future
 Promoting nationalization and patriotism
 RECALL: Historical facts and details
 REALIZE: Importance and values
 REPEAT: God parts of History
SOURCES OF HISTORY
 Written or inscribed sources
 Artifacts
 Graphic/visual sources
 Oral Literature
GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES OF THE PHILIPPINES
 LOCATION
 Located in Southern Asia
 Archipelago (Large group of
Islands) made up of 7,107 islands
 Part of a Western Pacific arc
system that is characterized by
active volcanoes
 Geographic Coordinates: 13 00 N,
122 00 E
 Capital City: Manila
 Shape and Size
 Elongated
 Archipelago
 Area: 115,836 Square miles
 Coastline: 22,549 miles
 Length: 1,851 km (1,150ml) SSE-
NNW
 Width: 1,062 km (660mi) ENE-
WSW
 Neighbouring Countries
 China, India, Japan, Singapore,
South & North Korea, Hong Kong,
Vietnam, Indonesia, Cambodia,
Malaysia, Taiwan, Brunei, etc.
  Surrounding Bodies of Water  Humidity: 77%
 NORTH: Luzon Strait  Islands
 WEST: South China Sea  Luzon
 EAST: Philippine Sea  Visayas
 SOUTH: Celebes Sea  Mindanao
 Terrain and Points  ELEVEN MAIN ISLANDS
 Mostly mountainous  Luzon
 All islands are prone to  Mindanao
earthquakes  Samar
 LOWEST POINT: Philippine Sea  Negros
 HIGHEST POINT: Mount Apo (9,691  Palawan
ft.)  Panay
 Climate  Mindoro
 Hot and Dry: March – May  Leyte
 Rainy: June – October  Cebu
 Cool – November – February  Bohol
 Temperature: 78°F/25A°C –  Masbate
90A°F/32A°C

ORIGIN OF THE PHILIPPINES

THEORY
The Plate Tectonic Theory
Volcanic Eruption Theory
Asiatic Theory
Continental Drift Theory
Dr. Frijof Voss in 1976
Bailey Willis
Dr. Leopoldo Faustino
Alfred Wegener
EXPLAINATION
The Philippines isn’t part of mainland
Asia but located directly above a fault
in the crust and because of the
earthquake the landmass was pushed
from the ocean floor and the
Philippine Islands emerged from the
bottom of the ocean
The Philippines was a result of the
eruption of the volcanoes under the
Pacific Ocean. The Pile of magma and
lava from the volcanic eruption
200million years ago created the
different islands.
Philippines are formed because of
diastrophism.
He claimed that the Philippines came
from the “Pangae” or the big
continent 200 million years ago and
because of the changes in the
environment, this big continent was
divided into two continents. The
Laurasia and Godwana Land.
THEORIES ON THE ORIGIN OF THE FILIPINOS
Wave of Migration Theory – Henry Otley Beyer
GROUP OF PEOPLE HOW THEY CAME – YEAR OF ARRIVAL DESCRIPTION
Australoid Sakai Land Bridges – 25,000 -30,000 yrs. Ago  Dark Skin
 Small in height
 Nomadic
Indones Boat – 5,000 – 6,000 yrs. Ago  Taller
 Not as dark
 Technology more advanced
 Had knowledge about farming
Malay Big Boat Balanghai  Had Brown skin
 More advanced than Indones
 Well Developed system of
Farming
 Introduced planting of Palay
and other root crops