HISTORY OF THE

PHILIPPINES
How the Philippines was Discovered
How Magellan discovered the Philippines
• In March 1521, Magellan on his • The Island Las Felipinas was
voyage discovered an island named after King Philip II of
which came to be known as the Spain
Philippines
• The original name of the • Magellan who discovered the
Philippines was Las Felipinas Philippines was killed on Mactan
Island on April 27
How the Philippines Gained
Independence
How we escaped the Hands of the Colonizer
 The American War
• When Spain lost the war against • “In 1907, the Philippines
the American, Spain then yield its convened its first elected
colony of the Philippines to the assembly, and in 1916, the Jones
United States. Act promised the nation eventual
• This was known as the Treaty of independence. The archipelago
Paris which was signed in became an autonomous
February 4 1899. commonwealth in 1935, and the
U.S. granted independence in
1946”.
 The Arduous Journey of The Philippines
• Philippines may have gained its independence but it wasn’t easy. There
are Hurdles that the people fighting for independence has to face.
• For the past years the Philippine Flag flew and have seen the end of the
colonial rule of Spain and Japanese.
• We are now Independent for the past 76 years.