The Philippines is a country of about 7,107 islands

The Filipino people have developed a strong and resilient character because

The Philippines is unique as a nation because of its location, religion, political history, and cultural heritage:

According to historians, the first inhabitants of the Philippine islands were the

The suspicious historical document The Code of Kalantiaw, which contained an ancient set of laws, was proven to be

Cultural influences from India, China, Japan and Arabia are evident in Philippine prehistory:

It was self-sustaining community of 30 to 100 families ruled by a datu in pre-Hispanic times.

Social classes in pre-Spanish society are

Women, in early Philippine society, had

Around the 1500’s, the two European countries that outstripped all the other European nations in geographical discoveries were

The first and chief aim of Spanish colonization was

The overall head of the Spanish government in the Philippines was the

During the Spanish times there was the union of Church and State, by which the parish priest and friars of a town or barrio

Among the causes of the Spanish downfall in the Philippines were

One of the means for gaining economic support for the Philippines was

The early Spanish colonizers improved agriculture by importing new plants and animals from different countries

The Spanish colonization of the Philippines would not have been an enduring success had it not been for

Christian influence during the Spanish period

Upon the conversion of Filipinos to Christianity,

Aside from Christianity, Filipinos are eternally indebted to Spain for

Filipinos rose in revolt against Spain because

Early Filipino revolts and uprising ended disastrously because

All high positions in the government, armed forces and in the Church were occupied by

The Spanish colonial officials were corrupt, incompetent and abusive. This is true for

In Philippine history, there was a peaceful but aggressive campaign for reforms to rectify the evils of the Spanish colonial system. This campaign is known as the

The Propagandists were highly intelligent, educated, patriotic, courageous and also loyal to Spain:

The Filipino people, in despair, no longer aspired for mere reforms achieved peacefully, but for complete independence by forceful means. As a result, this was formed

The Philippine Revolution (1896-1898) had difficulty from the very beginning due to

The Americans arrived in the Philippine because

The Philippines was ceded to the United States by Spain due to

The United States intended to

Because of the good and altruistic intentions of the Americans, the Filipinos

America’s greatest legacy to the Philippines is

The Commonwealth of the Philippines was established in

The 1935 Philippine Constitution required the approval of the American president and the Filipino people:

One achievements of the Commonwealth was the adoption of one of this as the National Language

After Pearl Harbor in Hawaii was attacked the Philippines was also attacked after

To save Manila from certain destruction, the city was declared as

After the Fall of Bataan, the Filipinos

The Allied Forces planned to retake the Philippines by landing in

Japan finally surrendered her fight in World War Two because of

The proclamation of Philippine Independence, from a Commonwealth to a Republic was held on

The rank of the Philippines as the Asian nation to be proclaimed a Republic after the war.

The first and greatest problem facing the newborn Republic of the Philippines after the war was

In Philippine history, there was only one Philippine president who was reelected for a second term. This president was

During the Marcos era, this constitution was found to be too old-fashioned to be applicable and a new one had to be drafted.

The Plaza Miranda Massacre of August 21, 1971 were among the incidents that prompted the imposition of

Ferdinand Marcos declared Martial on

“Constitutional Authoritarianism” during the Marcos era in reality meant

Marcos’ KKK program in the 1980’s stands for

In the first years of Martial Law, the Filipinos

President Marcos signed Proclamation no. 2045, ending Martial Law in the Philippines. On

Ninoy Aquino was assassinated on

This body investigated the assassination of Ninoy Aquino.

A snap election on which ended 21 years of Marcos tyranny was held on

The 7th President of the Philippine Republic who defeated Marcos in the snap elections

People Power Revolution is also known as

The Deputy Chief of Staff during the 1986 Revolution was

The worst disaster that hit Central Luzon on June 9, 1991 was

Jose Rizal was exiled to

Noli Me Tangere literally means

The main character of Noli Me Tangere

Noli Me Tangere was dedicated by Rizal to

Noli Me Tangere describe the social situation, the life, the beliefs, hopes desires, complaints and sorrows of the Filipinos during the Spanish era. This statement is

This work of Rizal means subversion

El Filibusterismo is dedicated by Rizal to

Noli is to Ibarra as El Filibusterismo is to

Rizal had enough resources to print his second novel, El Filibusterismo. This statement is

Jose Rizal started writing El Filibusterismo in