NATHAN

History- define as a narrative (which can be written, visual, oral or a combination of all three).

In Pilipino, sometimes use the as spanish word historia, which sounds the same as istorya.

Kasaysayan is definitely richer than the westen words for history which are based largely on the Greek historie which means inquiry.

Two Components of History

1. Salaysay- Which means a narrative...

History of Philippine Money

Philippine money–multi-colored threads woven into the fabric of our social, political and economic life. From its early bead-like form to the paper notes and coins that we know today, our money has been a constant reminder of our journey through centuries as a people relating with one another and with other peoples of the world.

Pre-Hispanic Era Trade among the early Filipinos and with traders from the...

List of Philippine National Heroes

Dr. Jose Rizal - The National Hero.

Andres Bonifacio - The Great Plebian and Father of the Katipunan.

General Gregorio del Pilar - Hero of the Battle of Tirad Pass.

General Emilio Aguinaldo - President of the First Philippine Republic.

Apolinario Mabini - Sublime Paralytic and Brains of the Revolution.

Doña Teodora Alonzo y Realonda - Mother and first teacher ...

Chronological Order

TIMELINE OF PHILIPPINE HISTORY

● 1380 - Muslim Arabs arrived at the Sulu Archipelago.

● 1521 - Ferdinand Magellan "discovers" the islands and names them: Archipelago of San Lazaro.

● 1542 - Spanish expedition commandeered by Ruy Lopez de Villalobos claims the islands for Spain; names them "Philippines" after Prince Philip, later King Philip II of Spain; the Philippines becomes part of Spanish Empire.

● 1872 - Gomburza (...

The First “Filipinos”

Many historians and scientists believe that the first inhabitants of the Philippine islands emerged during the Pleistocene period. There are two theories on where the inhabitants (first Filipinos) came from namely: Beyer’s “Migration Theory” and Jocano’s “Evolution Theory”. Noted social scientist Henry Otley Beyer believes that Filipinos descended from different groups that came from Southeast Asia in su...

The municipality of Dinalungan got its name from a river called “Dinalungan”, while this river was name coined from the names of “Dina” and “Lungan” a wife a husband, respectively of a Dumagat Tribe living in the area.

Lungan was the son of the chieftain of the Dumagat Tribe who got interested to marry the daughter of the slave family belonging to the tribe. To obtain the approval of the chieftain for the two (2) lovers’s marriage, Dina endure l...