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    The document discusses the history of the Philippine islands prior to Spanish colonization in 1521. While historians have relied on limited records, their accounts are often inaccurate and aim to portray colonizers positively. Evidence suggests Filipinos already had advanced civilizations, trading networks, and religious beliefs before the Spanish arrived. Some aspects of pre-colonial Filipino culture, such as traditional clothing, lending practices, crime punishment, and herbal medicine, still exist in modern Filipino society.

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    The document discusses the history of the Philippine islands prior to Spanish colonization in 1521. While historians have relied on limited records, their accounts are often inaccurate and aim to portray colonizers positively. Evidence suggests Filipinos already had advanced civilizations, trading networks, and religious beliefs before the Spanish arrived. Some aspects of pre-colonial Filipino culture, such as traditional clothing, lending practices, crime punishment, and herbal medicine, still exist in modern Filipino society.

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    History of the Philippine Islands

    1.) Based on your critical analysis of the above description of Antonio de Morga about
    the early inhabitants of the then called Philippine islands, draw some points which
    you do not agree about the Filipino people before the Spanish colonization. Provide
    evidence of your argument.

    Knowing that historians only relied on the small recorded history about the past of our country, I
    think it is fine to think that most of their work is modified or inaccurate. We fail to understand that
    those we call historians try to insert illogical facts in our brains about our recorded history to
    make the colonizers appear beneficial. Since our history started years prior to the arrival of the
    Spaniards, it is safe to say that our ancestors are the ones who know our own history and origin.
    In the excerpt I have read, it was stated that the barbarians have little capacity where they don't
    have a fixed house or settlements and they chose to wander through the mountains. It was also
    stated that they are much given into killings. However, in this period, the Filipinos were already
    much more advanced than what is described since they already have laws and governments
    which makes them civilized. A resource I found (Philippine Consulate General, 2021) stated that
    before Spanish colonization in 1521, the Filipinos already had a rich culture where trading with
    the Chinese and Japanese were already present. In addition to this, it was stated in the excerpt
    that the natives don’t have knowledge of the true God or they have many fixed beliefs. The way
    it was explained that Filipinos don’t have any religion was already describing how religion was
    practiced by them. According to Miller, J., 20201, the Filipino pre-hispanic belief system was
    composed of a pantheon of gods, spirits, trees, mountains, etc. This simply means that they
    already had some beliefs about Gods before the arrival of the Spaniards.

    2.) Do you think some of the observed characteristics of culture and practices of the
    early Filipinos still exist nowadays? Give examples, if there is. Justify if there is none.

    I do think some observed characteristics of the culture and practices


    of early Filipinos still exist nowadays. The excerpt mentioned the
    traditional clothes worn by our ancestors such as the chinanas,
    banaques, protong, and calombigas. Imagining these clothing the
    way it was described made me realize that these clothes are still
    used these days especially during special traditional occasions. In
    addition, it was mentioned that loans with interest were very
    common and much practiced. This was still present until this time or
    even in the future generation because it is a practice where we can
    make money circulate and evolve. Crimes during the pre-colonial
    period were punished by request of the aggrieved parties where
    thefts were punished by being enslaved or being put to death.
    Crimes may not be as severely punished today unlike before, we
    can say that we can still see those practices active today. Lastly, herbalists and witches were
    common during this period, and until this modern time, some of them are still doing their
    practices, and some people these days still believe in their cures and methods. With this,
    several families let the ‘albularyos’ heal their sick relatives and refuse to seek help from the
    medical professionals.

    Sources:
    History, Culture & People (dfa.gov.ph)
    Religion in the Philippines | Asia Society

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