Questions
1. What type of document is this?
2. Who wrote the document?
3. Who is the intended audience of the
document?
4. What is the historical context behind
the document?
5. Why was the document written?
6. What does the document tell you about
the condition of Filipino society during the
time that it was produced
7. What are the basic assumptions made
by the author of the document?
Answers
American imperialism
The document was written by Claro M. Recto
The Filipinos
His writings and speeches spoke of Recto as
a nationalist thinker and leader. This very
speech inflicted so much anger among the
Americans and his fellow Filipinos for
allowing foreign interference in our political
and economic affairs. Recto simply aimed for
the Filipinos and their leaders to make sure
that the Philippines’ national interests were
not sacrificed and give way to the American
dream of how the world should be run. The
Americans, consequently, accused him of
being anti-Americans.
Recto simply aimed for the Filipinos and their
leaders to make sure that Philippines'
national interests were not sacrificed and give
way to the American dream of how the world
should be run.
They’re still characterized by foreign policies
But he advocated neutrality in foreign
relations and economic independence from
U.S. interests
A firm belief in the genius of our race and in
the capacity of the people for advancement
toward the attainment of their destiny is
another basic component of nationalism
A Filipino cannot assert his identify and call
himself a nationalist unless he is one with his
people's history and has enshrined in his
heart the precepts of our heroes and martyrs
8. Is the document reliable? Why do you
think that the document is reliable?
9. What does the document mean to you?
I Think it’s reliable because it was written by
Claro M. Recto who is a social thinker, also a
member of the Philippine independence
mission and it greatly depicts the events in
that time period.
Recto was known to pay tribute to his many
victories in the judicial court. He wrote a
two-volume book on civil procedures, His
prominence as a lawyer paralleled his fame
as a writer