• Americans considered

They both educating the Filipinos

the principal aim of
established as one of its top
Spain in the
a school and priorities in the
Philippines during their
regime was to make universities Philippines.
the native Filipinos in the
• Americans made it a
obedient and God- Philippines.
point to teach English to
fearing Christians. For
They are the the Filipinos
this reason, religion
was a compulsory reason why
• The American soldiers
subject at all levels – we have an
were the first teachers
from the primary improvemen
of the Filipinos
schools to the t and
universities. developmen • free primary education
t in was provided and a
education school for Filipino
teachers was