HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS
How the Philippines came to be…
PHILIPPINES…
Was given by Ruy Lopez de Villalobos as
Filipinas in 1543 in honor of Prince Philip of
Asturias.
1556 Filipinas became Philippines when Philip
became King Philip II of Spain.
THE ORIGIN OF THE PHILIPPINES
1. The Lost Continent LEMURIA
THE ORIGIN OF THE PHILIPPINES
2. Volcanic /Pacific/
Magnetic theory
The islands of the
Philippines came into
existence because of
volcanic eruptions.
THE ORIGIN OF THE PHILIPPINES
3. Land Bridge
Theory
The Philippines was
once part of
Continental Asia
During the post –
glacial age, the
world’s ice melted,
causing the sea level
to rise
THE ORIGIN OF THE PHILIPPINES
4. Big bang Theory
All mas in the universe had
been condensed into one large
mass.
As a result of the atmospheric
changes, a graduated but
gravitational force occurred
immediately followed by a
mass explosion from within
the land mass…the land mass
split into pieces and scattered
on top of the water.
THE ORIGIN OF THE PHILIPPINES
5. Biblical theory
“In the beginning God
created the heavens and
the earth”(Genesis 1:
1).
THE ORIGIN OF THE FILIPINO PEOPLE…
Filipinos – the people
living in the country
who were originally
called as Indios.
THE ORIGIN OF THE FILIPINO PEOPLE…ACCORDING TO
LEGENDS…
1. “Malakas and
Maganda
THE ORIGIN OF THE FILIPINO PEOPLE…ACCORDING TO
LEGENDS…
2. The story of the gods
and godesses who took
clay and molded it into
their likeness and cooked
it…
THE ORIGIN OF THE FILIPINO PEOPLE…OUR ANCESTRAL
LINEAGE…
[Link] (aetas or
pygmies)
believed to have
reached the
Philippines using
land bridges
THE ORIGIN OF THE FILIPINO PEOPLE…OUR ANCESTRAL
LINEAGE…
2. Indonesians (New Stone
Age)
Used the water route
sail boats in 2 waves
Tall, slender, light in
complexion, thin lips
and high aquiline nose
THE ORIGIN OF THE FILIPINO PEOPLE…OUR ANCESTRAL
LINEAGE…
3. Malays or the brown
race(Iron Age)
Came in through
several balangays
3 successive waves
Medium in height, slim
but well built, brown
skin, with black hair
and brown eyes.
THE ORIGIN OF THE FILIPINO PEOPLE…OUR ANCESTRAL
LINEAGE…
At Present, the Filipinos Maranaos
are divided into many Manobos
groups: Apayaos
Visayan – light hearted Tausugs
Tagalogs – pragmatic Ivatan
Ilokanos – frugal and Badjaos
hardworking
Bicolanos – nature lovers
THE FILIPINO AS HE IS…HIS ATTITUDE..HIS VALUES…
Hospitable Has high regard for
Religious honor
Fatalistic(Bhala na Procrastination
attitude) Ningas cogon
Loyal Has the tendency for
Has respect for the Juan tamad syndrome
elders “pagkatitulado”
Has close family ties Tendency to go between
Resilient Helpful(bayanihan
Sensitive system)
THE FILIPINO AS HE IS…HIS CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION…
Civilization – the 7 criteria for civilization
totality of what men System of gov’t, laws and
accomplish in a society. warfare
Social Classes
System of belief
System of trade : domestic
and foreign
Language
System of writing: arts and
literature
Population & Public
Movement
1. SYSTEM OF GOV’T, LAWS AND WARFARE
A. Barangay – the unit of B. Law
governement Council of elders – so –
Derived from balangay formulator of the laws of the
barangay
Each has 50 – 60
families Umalohokan – town crier
Has supra –
baranganic structure Laws – written in tablets,
Datu – the leader who stones, or trunks of trees
has immense political e.g Kalantiyaw code, Sumakwel
power code, Maragtas Code
Buwis - tribute
1. SYSTEM OF GOV’T, LAWS AND WARFARE
B. Law C. Warfare
Trial by ordeal – for protection – they
judicial process of our form strong
ancestors during their confederations
time alliances – kinship &
e.g boiling water test, intermarriage
candle test, water diving
test, mountain climbing
test
2. SOCIAL CLASSES
Mahadlikas –
the noble class
2. SOCIAL CLASSES
Timawa
- middle
class/
free men
2. SOCIAL
CLASSES
Alipin
Aliping
sagigilid
Aliping
namama
hay
3. SYSTEM OF BELIEF
Pagans – animism Dowry
Pantheons of gods and Bigay kaya
godesses are according Himaraw
to ranks Panghimuyat
Marriage customs
Bigay suso
Pamamalay - pre -
cortship stage
2 obligations:
Servitude
dowry
3. SYSTEM OF BELIEF
Mourning customs
Maglahe – mourning for
men
Moratal – mourning for
women
Datu – laraw
Pasiyam - 9 days
celebrations
4. SYSTEM OF TRADE : DOMESTIC & FOREIGN
Economy – subsistent India -
Japanese - weaponry
Types of settlement: Arabs – carpets,
Linear Chinese
Clustered Porcelain & silk
Barter system
Ilaya – ilawud trade
FOREIGN INFLUENCES
Chinese – gongs, India – names for gods
entrepreneurship, and godesses, bahala na
arrangement of marriage attitude, sarong ,putong
Arabs – Islam, calendar,
law, literature, art
Japanese – making
weapons, metalurgy,
jewelry - making
5. LANGUAGE
80 native languages and
142 dialects
Austronesian or Malayo
- Polynesian
6. SYSTEM OF WRITING
Syllabary
Alif bata /
alibata
17 symbols -
7. POPULATION AND PUBLIC MOVEMENT
Martin de Goiti
Rahaj Solaiman of
Tondo, Manila
10,000 population
Antonio de Morga in his
Sucesos de las Islas
Filipinas(Historical
events in the Philippines)
“CHANGE IS THE VERY ESSENCE
OF LIFE.” – ONGSOTTO, 2005
