Name: MATAMOROSA, MAE L.

Date: March 2, 2023

Course, Block and Year: BEED 1-4

Historical Source Critique

Topic: The Speech of Pres. Aquino Before the US Congress

Direction: Using the concepts of this lesson, conduct ahistorical criticism and analysis
using the sheet below:

Title Revisiting and analyzing Cory Aquino’s Speech Before

the US Congress
Type of Source Secondary Source
Source original form Speech
when it was produced
Date of Writing/ March 2022
Publication
Place written or Philippines
published
Author(s) JM Antone
Author’s competency to The author is capable of delivering the information
observe and report effectively. The information are based on facts and
reliable sources.
Author’s purpose of To give analysis and interpretation about Cory Aquino’s
writing Speech Before the US Congress.
Author’s intended The author’s intended audience are the students taking
audience the subject Reading Philippine History.
Main subject of the The main subject of the document is Cory Aquino’s
document background and the interpretation of the her speech
before the US congress.
Key people/ groups/ The people mentioned/groups/sectors are:
sectors mentioned • Corazon Aquino
• Ferdinand Marcos
• US Congress
Key socio-political Freedom, democracy, and national security.
themes discussed
Points-of-view expressed The author expressed that the president of the
Philippines, Corazon Aquino, shared her heartfelt
experiences and a strong call for democracy and human
rights.
Personal values/ biases After listening to the author’s talk, I assume his discussion
revealed has no known mistakes or deceptive assertions.
Suspected errors or There’s no errors or misleading statements. The author’s
misleading statements sources of his work is reliable.
Is the source reliable? The source is reliable because the author based the
Explain. information shared from primary sources that is stated on
 the description of his video. It also helps clarify other
information that Corazon Aquino wants to tell the people.
Is the source useful? The source is useful because the author explained the
Explain. speech very well, based from the truth, and he showed no
bias.
What can be learned According to the document, Corazon Aquino, our past
from the document? president, battled valiantly and demonstrated her
leadership skills. As president, Aquino oversaw the
drafting of the 1987 Constitution, which successfully
eliminated the previous dictatorial system of government
by limiting the powers of the president and restoring the
bicameral congress.