Rimando, Ed Rolan M.

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BSN 2YB-5A Feb. 16, 2023

Philippine History part 1-2: The Howie Soverino Podcast

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3RdSPJh06DvUL7niCrglKq

Part 1: External Criticism

In order to prevent our history from reading like local rumors, accuracy and authenticity must be respected. Teodoro
Agoncillo influenced Ambeth Ocampo to become a historian. Ambeth Ocampo was instructed by Agoncillo to always read
with a "Diwang Filipino." In my opinion, this statement is both strong and commanding in the sense that it has the potential
to prevent the restoration of the parts of the past. To comprehend the present, you must be familiar with the past.

Ambeth Ocampo explores Jose Rizal's life and our nation's history in greater detail. Because he is aware that history
teachers often share more than what is typically disclosed, Ambeth Ocampo. He accepts the challenge to look further for
what is hidden and to go beyond what has previously been published. If the publisher is primarily concerned with sales,
books that we believed to be credible sources may have been altered to omit crucial information. He also had a genuine
copy of one of Jose Rizal's novels, which was proof of its veracity. Ambeth Ocampo searched through drafts of Rizal's
writing before publishing a book, only to discover that it was a different, unfinished manuscript. One thing that stands out
to me as being clear is that It came out that Rizal did not actually say or write the famous remark that we have come to
associate with him.

In conclusion, unlike Teodo Agoncillo, Ambeth Ocampo continues to search for manuscripts and anything else that
might be connected to the past. Ambeth Ocampo has shown us that the textbook we currently use is old rather than made
up. We must have read every manuscript that Rizal left behind if we think we know everything there is to know about him.
We still need to learn more, including the metaphor used in these publications. Ambeth Ocampo's research gave us the
opportunity to learn a little bit about Rizal.

Part 2: Internal Criticism

The key to the past is in the hands of a historian, who is piecing all the fragments of a long-ago event together to
tell a story. It's never simple, but it must be accomplished. History must be understood and never forgotten. A historian
should also be aware of what he is reading and writing because, while everybody can read it, not everyone can comprehend
its meaning. They are interested in the systematic, ongoing recounting of history as it relates to the human race.

It provides a new and unfiltered viewpoint in the first part. He claimed that Jose Rizal was one of his favorites and
that he could easily change the course of history thanks to him. He tends to be somewhat fanatical and biased, drawing
conclusions about events that occurred at a period when he was not even present. The veracity of what he is stating raises
some red flags. He is aware of far too many, though, that he was unable to rationally defend. The focus of the second section
was Magellan. People back then lived in a different era, and various things might have happened. I don't think it's accurate
to assume that Magellan never intended to colonize the Philippines because he never spoke to him and doesn't know what
he was thinking. It is about Marcos in the final part. I appreciated the fact that he is not a supporter of Marcos. I simply
think it's a little unfair of him to blame us because, in reality, Filipinos suffered under Marcos and many of them died without
receiving proper recompense.

In conclusion, he spoke extensively about what is not reported and what the public does not understand. Ambeth
Ocampo is a proficient reader who reads frequently. He shouldn't get too connected, though, as it would change the story
we are telling. He has the character of an outstanding historian. Of course, there are some areas that need to be improved in
order for others to comprehend what he is saying more readily. We think we know everything, yet that is only a portion of
what we actually need to know.