TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES – TAGUIG CAMPUS

14 E Service Rd, Western Bicutan, Taguig, 1630 Metro Manila

Bachelor of Engineering Technology Major in Chemical Engineering Technology

READINGS IN
PHILIPPINE HISTORY
Individual Activity 2

Submitted by:

MIKE DAVEN R. LADERA

BET- CHT2

Submitted to:

PROF. LIEDA ABINA-SOBINA

AUGUST 1, 2020

3rd Term

A.Y. 2019-2020
 PUMILI NG 3 SA KARTILYA NG KATIPUNAN AT IPALIWANAG AT IUGNAY SA
KASALUKUYANG MGA ISYUNG PANLIPUNAN

The Kartilya ng Katipunan was about the 13 lessons that serve as the guide of
Katipuneros in living with morals and good conduct. Kartilya ng Katipunan is a set of
principles that shows the path on how each and every one of us must live of lives by
living to the fullest through good values. I believe that this Kartilya ng Katipunan shows
the path on how to live a meaningful life for every Filipino. Many of us may have
different explanation and understanding about it but it is appropriate to have better
understanding or explanation to its concepts. So I pick 3 important values which I will
eventually connect in some of this time society’s problem.

First is the third lesson, it shows what the true meaning of kindness is. “True act
of kindness for a Katipunero is in the love and service he render to other people
and not the other way around.”

We are facing a pandemic in this time and it affects not only the people who have
the virus but also every one of us. Right now the most important thing to do is to help
each other. Be kind. One way to be kind is to open your eyes and be active when you
see people in need. There is a line in a movie I just watched, that generosity is
contagious and a single act of kindness can influence dozens more. It only means that
having an open heart to give help others without expecting in return is one of the best
example to show an act of kindness.

Next is the second lesson, it is about doing what is right. “A deed carried out
for the sake of fame is not worthy of praise.”

There are things in our life that would make others proud because of what we do
but sometimes it’s done just for the fame. Just like what’s happening right now. I
personally praise our government on working hard to help others but we can prevent on
noticing some flaws on the process. The best example is when we heard the news
about the NCRPO chief Major Gen. Debold Sinas, where he held his birthday amidst
the enhanced community quarantine due to the CoVid-19 pandemic. Based on the
IATF’s guidelines on ECQ there should be no mass gathering while Metro Manila is still
on lockdown but despite of that the NCRPO chief still manage to celebrate his birthday.
 We should bear in mind that doing good must be accompanied with humbleness.
Of course, none of us is right all the time. We all make mistakes and that makes us
more human. Learn from it and be a better person. “AND AS FOR YOU BROTHERS
AND SISTERS, NEVER TIRE OF DOING WHAT IS RIGHT” (2 Thessalonians 3:13)

Lastly, the fourth lesson, it highlights equality among people. “Every

Katipuneros are treated equally no matter what race or educational background
he has.”

Equality is not always about treating everyone the same; it is about treating
others in such a way that the outcome for each person can be the same. This means
putting things in place to support people to achieve the same outcomes. Equality is also
about ensuring that every person has an equal opportunity to make the most of their
lives without compromising what they love and like.

While we all face this pandemic the US has been convulsed by nationwide
protests over the death of an African-American man named George Floyd in the
custody of a police officer. There are footage showing the arrest while a white police
officer kneeling on Floyd’s neck and was pinned down to the floor. We can clearly hear
and see on that footage that Floyd repeatedly said more than 20 times that he could not
breathe as he was restrained by the officers. And that’s when the “Black Lives Matter”
campaign boomed. This campaign cause a lot of protests in the USA and many people
support it not only the blacks but other races as well.

Status and Identity will never be the reason for unequal treatment of people.
Whether they are rich and poor, men or women, and white or black nobody deserves to
be discriminated. I’m ending this with Thomas Jefferson’s statement in the Declaration
of Independence that “all men are created equal and are endowed by their creator
with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit
of happiness.”
SALIKSIKIN ANG PANLOKAL NA KASAYSAYAN NG LUGAR NA KINALAKIHAN
MO O NG PROBINSYA NG IYONG PAMILYA. PUMILI LANG NG ISA AT ANONG
KASAYSAYANG HISTORIKAL ANG NAGANAP.
ROMBLON PROVINCE

This is my mother’s province and I’m proud to say that I’m a Bisaya even though
I can’t speak and understand the language their using.

Romblon province is a cluster of twenty islands lying in the Sibuyan Sea, which is
practically at the center of the Philippine archipelago. It is south of Marinduque, west of
Masbate, east of Mindoro, and north of Panay Island. Romblon is also known as the
"Marble Country". Romblon consists of three main islands: Romblon, Tablas and
Sibuyan. The whole province is generally mountainous. Narrow strips of coastal
lowland, low hills and plains characterize some of the islands. It is relatively dry from
November to April and wet during the rest of the year.

The capital town of Romblon has one of the safest natural harbors in the country.
A few kilometers away from the town proper in Barangay Suwa are the beaches of
Bonbon and Tiamban. Off the coast are islets with white sand beaches. St. Joseph
Cathedral in Romblon town was built by the recollect fathers in the 15th century and
features a Byzantine altar, stained-glass windows, and a collection of antique icons and
religious paintings. Fort San Andres is an old Spanish fort made of coral bricks atop a
hill in the town proper. It is now used as a weather station.

Romblon has become synonymous with its most important mineral resource -
marble. In fact, all the islands comprising the province have marble. Quarries on these
islands produce raw marble for sculpture and construction purposes. The occupations
of the people include farming, livestock raising, and logging. The Sibuyan Sea provide
year-round fishing opportunities. During the off-season, farmhands engage themselves
in cottage industries such as basket-weaving, rope and fishnet making, and marble
curing. The women of Romblon are mostly involved in crocheting.

HOW ROMBLON GOT ITS NAME?

A legendary tale tells of how Romblon Island got its name. When Loarca’s
expedition touched sand in Romblon, one of the soldiers rambled along the beach.
Tired of strolling, he felt thirsty; went up a house and asked for a drink. The low-built hut
where he went up was a primitive one-room shelter. Inside it was a hen’s nest
somewhere in the top of a post near the window. A hen was hatching eggs therein.
 The Castillan soldier inquired if he could get the chicken for free. The house
occupant, a young woman, did not comprehend what the visitor said so she answered
in the dialect “Nagalomlom”, meaning the chicken was brooding. Perplexed, the
Spanish soldier left the house muttering in disgust the word “Nagalomlom”.

Then when he returned to the ship he was asked where he had been and he
answered mockingly – “Nagalomlom”. When the Iberians left, they named the island
“Nagalomlom”, meaning where the chicken was brooding, until it wa corrupted to
“Domblon”, and later on modified to ROMBLON.Since then, the group of islands
scattered in the surrounding water area were named ROMBLON.

HISTORICAL EVENTS

 Loarca mentioned "Lomlon" or "Donblon" in his writings after he visited the place
in 1582.The Recollects, in 1635, already founded Christian natives and churches
in Banton, Romblon, and Cajidiocan.
 Like many regions in the country, Romblon suffered from the frequent
devastating raids of the Muslims and the attack of the Dutch in 1646. In order to
protect its people from further depredations, the Recollect Fathers built a fort in
Romblon in 1650 and another in Banton Island.
 The province underwent various political reorganizations in the nineteenth
century. In 1818, Romblon was incorporated with the province of Capiz. Then in
1853, the islands were reorganized into a politico-military comandancia
administered from Capiz.
 In 1896, Romblon was under the rule of "an army officer with the rank of captain".
The town of Romblon was its capital and the other municipalities were Azagra,
Badajoz (now San Agustin), Banton (named Jones from 1916 to 1929)
Cajidiocan, Corcuera, Looc, Magallanes (now Magdiwang), Odiongan, Despujols
(now San Andres), and Santa Fe. For sometime, during the second phase of the
revolution, the province, as a part of Capiz, was under the control of General
Mariano Riego de Dios, head of the Filipino Revolutionary Forces in the Visayas
during the Philippine-American War.
 Upon the restoration of peace and order in the province, a civil government was
established by the Americans on March 16, 1901.
  Romblon was created as a regular province in 1901 but due to insufficient
income, it became a sub-province of Capiz in 1907 until December 7, 1917,
when an act No. 2724 reestablished the former province of Romblon. Under
Commonwealth Act No. 581, enacted without executive approval on June 8,
1940, the province was reorganized with four municipalities; namely, Tablas,
embracing Odiongan, Looc, Badajoz, Santa Fe, and Despujols; Romblon
comprising Simara and Maestro de Campo; and Sibuyan, with the towns of
Cajidiocan, Magdiwang and San Fernando.
 Romblon was occupied by the Japanese forces on March 21, 1942. The islands
became the center of considerable resistance movement under the direction of
General Macario Peralta, Jr., from his Panay headquarters. One of the most
exciting incidents of the Pacific War took place in the waters of Romblon – the
naval-air battles between Japanese Admiral Kurita’s Fleet from Singapore and
Admiral Halsey’s carrier planes from the American Third Fleet then stationed
east of the Philippines.
 On October 1, 1946, Commonwealth Act No. 581 abolished the existing
municipal governments and the province of Romblon and created instead four
special municipalities. A year after, on January 1, 1947, Romblon regained her
provincial status through the passage of Republic Act No. 38, which was
sponsored by Congressman Modesto Formilleza. The law not only repealed C.A.
581 but also restored the regular provincial government and the municipalities of
Romblon, and created the municipality of Santa Fe.
 Romblon is more identified with marble than any other province in the
Philippines. In fact, all the islands comprising the province have marble. The
marble quarries in these islands are the sources of raw marble for the hundreds
of marble sculptors and manufacturers. There are, however, historical and tourist
landmarks, such as the ruins of Spanish forts, the beautiful beach in Romblon,
Romblon, and the magnificent waterfalls in San Andres and Odiongan.

REFERENCES
[ CITATION Tyr18 \l 13321 ] https://prezi.com/p/vglhhnkyizjy/kartilya-ng-katipunan/

[ CITATION Uni20 \l 13321 ]

https://pnmstoneworld.com/brief-history-of-romblon/

https://www.islandsproperties.com/places/romblon.htm