10 FILIPINO PHILOSOPHERS

Jose Rizal

- The mission of education is to elevate the country to the highest seat of glory and to develop the
people's mentality Education is the foundation of society and a prerequisite for social progress, only
through education could the country be saved from domination.

- Centers on the provision of proper motivation in order to bolster the great social forces that make
education a success to create in the youth an innate desire to cultivate intelligence

- School must train the citizens the three phase of life: moral, intellectual and physical

Andres Bonifacio

-A man's worth is not measured by his stations in life neither by the height of his nose nor the fairness of
skin and certainly not by whether he is a priest claiming to be God's deputy.

-Even if he is a tribesman from the hills and speaks only his own tongue, a man is an honorable man if he
possesses a good character, is true to his word, has fine perceptions and is loyal to his native land.

Manuel L. Quezon

-There can be no progress except under the auspices of peace. Without peace and public order, it will be
impossible to promote education, improve the condition of the masses, protect the poor and ignorant
against exploitation and otherwise ensure the enjoyment of life, liberty and property.

Camilo O. Osias

-He advocated that the educational system must contribute towards the achievement of the goals of
education by inculcating in the minds and hearts of the youth the value of preserving the patrimony of
the country, promoting the general welfare of the people

-School has an important role in the dynamic nationalism and internationalism in relation to democracy
in the education of the youth

-Our education should instill love for work, spirit of tolerance, respect for law, love for peace and
practice thrift
Rafael Palma

-Advocated Academic Freedom

-The teacher should not dramatize. He has no right to impose on his students his theories aor personal
belief. He is expected to stimulate free discussion, leaving to his students the choice of the system of
thought which satisfies their reason

-The primary purpose of education is to develop their individuals to his highest efficiency so that he can
be of use to himself and to the community

Jorge Bocobo

-Filipino culture and tradition should be the basis of a truly Filipino education He equated education with
patriotism and nationalism and believed that education is means of preparing the individual for a
democratic way of life

Conrado Benitez

-the first president, as well as chairman, and one of the original incorporators of the Philippine Rural
Reconstruction Movement. He testified in front of the United States Senate Committee on the
Philippines in 1919 to explain the state of higher education in the Philippines.

-His 1926 textbook History of the Philippines was widely used in Philippine public schools.

-Teaching by example and sharing, yet always bearing a blessing

Francisca Tirona Benitez

-She believed that every Filipina should aspire to be: one who has successfully combined the art of
homemaking and the pursuit of a career and still be of service to the community

Dr. Lourdes R. Quisumbing

- "Believes that education must strengthen the dignity of the learner as a human person. As such, the
various dimensions of man's personhood has to be fully developed by the school system through an
effective and systematized values education"
Venancio Trinidad

- "Education should aim to develop men and women who are as deeply concerned in the development
and uplift of our communities, particularly in the rural areas, as in the promotion of their own personal
or individual well-being."