declaration of Philippine independence held at Kawit, Cavite on June 12, 1898 2. Passage of a law that allowed the Phlippines to borrow P20 million from banks for government expenses 3. Establishment of the Literary University if the Philippines and other schools 4. Drafting of the Philippine Constitution 5. Declaring war against the United states Malolos Constitution • A committee headed by Felipe Calderon and aided by Cayetano Arellano • The constitution was inspired
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AND SECURE TO OURSELVES AND OUR POSTERITY THE BLESSINGS OF INDEPENDENCE AND DEMOCRACY UNDER THE RUKE OF LAW AND REGIME OF JUSTICE, FREEDOM, LOVE EQUALITY AND PEACE, DO ORDAIN AND PROMULGATE THIS CONSTITUTION. THE NATIONAL TERRITORY SECTION 1. THE NATIONAL TERRITORY COMPRISES THE PHILIPPINE ARCHIPELAGO, WITH ALL THE ISLANDS AND WATERS EMBRACED THEREIN, AND ALL OTHER TERRITORIES OVERWHICH THE PHILPPINES HAS SOVEREIGNTY OR JURISDICTION, CONSISTING OF ITS TERRESTRIAL, FLUVIAL,AND AERIAL
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PHILIPPINE PRESIDENTS General Emilio F. Aguinaldo (March 22, 1869 - February 6, 1964). He was 29 years old when he became Chief of State, first as head of the dictatorship he thought should be established upon his return to Cavite in May 1898 from voluntary exile in Hongkong, and then a month later as President of the Revolutionary Government that Apolinario Mabini had persuaded him should instead be instituted. Aguinaldo’s presidential term formally began in 1898 and ended on April 1, 1901, when
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The scope of the Philippine territory is found in Article I of the 1987 Philippine Constitution. It provides: "The national territory comprises the Philippine archipelago, with all the islands and waters embraced therein, and all other territories over which the Philippines has sovereignty or jurisdiction, consisting of its terrestrial, fluvial, and aerial domains, including its territorial sea, the seabed, the subsoil, the insular shelves, and other submarine areas. The waters around, between
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The Philippines During the Second World War How Japan Viewed the Philippines and Southeast Asia Japan always thought of the Philippines and Southeast Asia as a place for expansion. Japan considered it as a place for settling of its expanding population, a source of raw materials, and a market for its products. During the American period the Japanese start to permanently settle in the Philippines for economic opportunities by building factories and shops in Manila. The Road to War In the 1930’s
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I. The Philippines and WWII II. II. Japanese Occupation and the Second Philippine Republic III. Battles for Liberation The Philippines and WWII The Philippines and the WWII Philippines prepares for war. On July 26, 1941, Lt. Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Military Adviser to the Philippine commonwealth, was asked by President Theodore Roosevelt to take command of the newly formed United States Armed Forces in the Far East (USAFFE). The Japanese era started December 8, 1941 (10 hours
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Bonifacio. Bonifacio withdrew his supporters and the two factions began to fight. Bonifacio was arrested, tried and executed on May 10, 1897 by Aguinaldo's order. Aguinaldo's forces were driven from Cavite to Bulacan where Aguinaldo declared the constitution and established the Republic of Biak-na-Bato. Both sides soon came to realize that the struggle between Spain and the new Republic had reached an impasse. The rebels could not meet the Spanish regulars in the field but neither could the Spanish
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REVOLUTION VERSUS PROPAGANDA Introduction: The Philippine literature that we are using nowadays rooted merely from the revolutionary period during the Spanish colonization. At those times, Revolutionists emerged and wrote independence-based literary works that were brought by the misunderstanding of the aims of the propagandists and revolutionists. The propaganda movement only aimed for equality and reform of the Spanish constitution in the Philippines and not for total independence from Spain’s influence
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the encomienda system in America: * Drastic decline of indigenous population * Transition from mercantile economy to industrial economy * The Encomienda System (Philippines) * It was introduced by Miguel Lopez de Legazpi * Legazpi implemented the encomienda system as an initial step to conquer the Philippines * His first distribution of encomiendas (land trusts) reached up to 98 estates * The encomiendas (with its inhabitants) were divided into varying sizes * Entrustment
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Are you amaze and surprise with the release of the latest or new Philippine Peso Bills? The release was officially launched on December 2010. But did you consider to investigate the security features of these newly made Philippine money? I bet you didn't. To determine whether the new Philippine money you exchange or use is a fake or genuine, it's very useful to know its uniqueness and more-added security features. As a Filipino, every peso, every note is a testament to our hard work. That is why
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