Republic of the Philippines

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Reading in Philippine History

Week 1&2

Name: Michelle Ann R. Dondonilla BSED-FILIPINO1B

Pre-competency Checklist
Activity 1:
a. Draw your attributes that can really be significant to you, school, family and
community as a cultural heritage to the next generations.

Discussion Board
1. What are the good and bad points in the content and context of the following
primary historical sources?
a. Pigaffeta chronicle
- it is one of the most cited documents by historians who wished
to study the precolonial Philippines. Its content is considered as one of the earliest
written accounts, Pigafetta was seen as a credible source for a period, which was
prior unchronicled and undocumented. Its context has to keep in mind that he was
coming from a sixteenth century European perspective, whether implicitly or
explicitly, regarded the indigenous belief systems and way of life as inferior to that of
Christianity and of Europeans.
(https://www.scribd.com/document/432275993/Analysis-of-Pigafetta-s-Chronicle)

b. KKK & Kartilya ng Katipunan

A revolutionary society that

-

aims the independence

and freedom of the
Philippines from the
oppressors
A revolutionary society that
-

aims the independence

and freedom of the
Philippines from the
oppressors
- A revolutionary society that aims the independence and freedom of the Philippines
from the oppressors. They have rules for those who wish to join the KKK. The
applicants should be renounce all acts of evil; hence, he shall submit to the authority
of the sacred commands of the Katipunan. Payment of due is required upon entry
(12 ½ cents each month. They have 14 rules of the Kartilya ng Katipunan. The
Katepuneos upon joining the Katipunan were required to read the Kartilya and
adhere to its code of conduct.
(https://www.studocu.com/ph/document/university-of-st-la-salle/accountancy/
content-and-contextual-analysis-kartilya-ng-katipunan/11539003)

c. Proclamation of Philippine Independence

- During the Spanish-American War, Filipino rebels led by Emilio Aguinaldo proclaim
the independence of the Philippines after 300 years of Spanish rule. By mid-August,
Filipino rebels and U.S. troops had ousted the Spanish, but Aguinaldo’s hopes for
independence were dashed when the United States formally annexed the
Philippines as part of its peace treaty with Spain. It list down the abuses of the
Spanish colonial regime starting from the time of the arrival of Ferdinand Magellan in
1531.
(https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/philippine-independence-declared)

d. Political caricature of Alfred Mac Coys

- Accounts pointed that the Philippine press has had a love-hate relationship with
political cartoons as only in 1985 has there been a published book on Philippine
cartoons. The book of McCoy and Roces (1986) was the first one to legitimize
cartoons as sources of Filipino thoughts and views, although the book only covered
the period of early American through the commonwealth, it reflected on two cartoon
themes: anti-American sentiments and the condemnation of the ruling class. Since
people’s sensitivities are captured immediately through images, the popularity of
cartoons has risen throughout the years.
(https://prezi.com/p/ph__5rxnezgp/political-caricatures-of-american-era/
#:~:text=Although%20the%20book%20only%20covered,condemnation%20of
%20the%20ruling%20class.&text=Since%20people's%20sensitivities%20are
%20captured,has%20risen%20throughout%20the%20years.)
e. Corazon Aquino Speech before the US Congress
- When former President Corazon Aquino spoke before a joint session of the United
States Congress in September of 1986, the dust was only beginning to settle. It was
her first visit to America since the dictator Ferdinand Marcos had been deposed in
February of the same year, and the Philippines was reckoning with everything his
administration had inflicted. The speech was impassioned, deeply personal, and
effective; interrupted 11 times by applause and bookended with standing ovations.
House Speaker Tip O'Neill called it the "finest speech I've ever heard in my 34 years
in Congress." Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole told her, "Cory, you hit a home
run."
(https://www.studocu.com/ph/document/sti-college/accountancy/analysis-on-the-
speech-of-cory-aquino-during-the-us-congress/16218081)

2. Why do we need to scrutinize the good and bad points of the aforementioned
primary historical sources?
- We need to examine the good points and bad points of the aforementioned
primary historical sources for us to identify if the primary sources of the
aforementioned historical sources are need to be accepted as a history. Its
good points and bad tells its background in history, all of the things happen in
there. Analyzing it also help us as a student to identify and evaluate
contemporary sources such as newspaper report, television and radio
programs, and advertising.

Post-competency Checklist

I. TRUE OR FALSE:

TRUE 1. Antonio Pigaffetas’ accounts on the description of Filipinos as inferior,

uncivilized,
uneducated, barbaric, blasphemous and even demonic was based on the sixteenth
century European standard and by roman catholic religion dominating all over the
world.
TRUE 2. The kkk and the kartilya ng katipunan both symbolizes the aspiration and
struggles of patriotism and nationalism of the entire Filipino population.
FALSE 3. Corazon Aquinos’ speech before the US congress reveals both her exact
opposition
with Marcos and parallelism of her administration with Marcos.

II. MULTIPLE CHOICE:

1. A positivism thinking used by the American historian in describing the Filipino

people
as uncivilized thus they justify their colonization of the Philippines as a __.
A. Benevolent mission
B. Fabricated scenarios
C. Noble patriotic responsibilities
D. All of the above
ANSWER: C

2. The Americans and Marcos used the same strategies and tactics in justifying their
evil motives protecting or promoting their self-vested interest __.

A. Fabricated scenarios
B. Proliferating sincerity and humility
C. Focusing oriented development plan
D. All of the above
ANSWER: A

3. A moral value that life is fall of challenges and trials yet never be a hindrance
towards a realization of everyone’s dreams and ambitions __.
A. Positivism
B. Post colonialism
C. Pragmatism
D. Essentialism
ANSWER: C

4. A historian although objective in his approach in producing historical truths and

evidence in writing a history still in a status of subjectivity because he is a person of
his own influence and by his own__
A. Context
B. Environment
C. Ideology
D. ideals
ANSWER: B

5. A very high regard of women by men which upholds the ideals, values, aspiration
and ideology of the Katipunan is influenced by ____.
A. Victorian and Chivalrous values
B. French Revolution
C. European Standards
D. All of the above
ANSWER: C

6. The first political cartoon visualizes the public position in a hereditary crown
presently interprets as a form of ____.
A. Political dynasty
B. Bribery
C. Red tape
D. Hoarding
ANSWER: A
III. ESSAY:

1. What makes Pigaffeta chronicle, KKK & Kartilya ng Katipunan, Proclamation

of Philippine Independence, Political caricature of Alfred Mac Coys and Corazon
Aquino Speech before the US Congress both in content and context a credible
and a bias primary historical source of historical facts and evidences?