The Philippines, an island country in the Pacific, is a warm tropical paradise to many. The Philippine archipelago consists of 7,107 islands; located in many of the Southeast Asia’s bodies of water: the South China Sea, Philippine Sea, Sulu Sea, Celebes Sea, and Luzon Straight. The Filipino country is a topical marine with monsoons from the north east from November through April and from the southwest from May to October. It is mainly a mountainous country with narrow to extensive coasts. Although there is a natural beauty to this country, it also subject to a few hazards. Being a mountainous country, it is home to volcanic activity. There are 37 volcanoes located throughout the country with 18 being active. The island country is also …show more content…
Many thought that the earliest inhabitants settled the country about 40,000 years ago. The early inhabitants were ancestors of the people known and Negritos or Aeta. With time came advancements with the culture. An estimated 2300 years ago, the Malayan people arrived to the country and brought with them many new techniques to improve life. There were also the Muslim traders who had come from Kalimantan in the tenth century. In the year 1521, a small fleet of Spaniards arrived off the coast of the Mactan Island. The Captain of the fleet was Fernao de Magelhaes, or better known as Ferdinand Magellen. After Lapu Lapu warriors killed Magellan with their spears, the Spaniards retreated to their ships. From 1556 up until 1896, the Spanish would rule with resistance of the Filipinos. On 25 April 1898, the United States would get involved and declare war on Spain. At the end of the war, Spain sold the country to the U.S. for 20 million dollars. Seeing the Filipinos incapable to be independent, the U.S. would stay in place. More than 125,000 soldiers would subdue the island and force rebels to retreat. The “Philippine War of Independence” continued for two years until Aguinaldo was captured. The Americans would control the Philippines from 1900-1942. In 1934, the “Commonwealth of the Philippines” act was established. This act would provide the first president, President Manuel …show more content…
The economy has weather global economic and financial downturn better than its regional peers. The current balance had recorded consecutive surpluses since 2003. Since his election, the Aquino administration has been working on to boost the budgets for education, health, cash transfers to the poor, and other social spending programs. With the rise of the economy, there is a rise in the population as well. As of July 2014 the population is 107,668,231. The country is ranked 13 out of 240 countries. The main language of the country is Filipino (based in Tagalong) and English. There are eight major dialects to
Spain occupied the Philippines for 300 years and did help the Filipino besides make them Christian. When the opportunity to get rid of Spain the Filipino people decided to help the United States defeat the Spaniards for freedom. Emilio Aguinaldo asks then why did the United States come to the Philippines to get rid of one oppressor to become another. Beveridge’s largest oppositions in the United States were the leaders of business and commerce within the United States.
In my opinion The United States ordeal with Annexing the Philippines and the idea that we had of going into war with them was great mistake and should have been avoided. The Filipinos and Americans were deadlocked in war with each other. This all became a controversy with the two nations in 1898 when the Treaty of Paris between Spain and the United Stated ceded all seven thousand islands of the Philippine archipelago to the United States, for just a mere twenty-million dollars. Congress had approved the treaty with Spain, by February of 1899. Mckinley was on the verge of calling for the annexation of the Philippines which brought on a bloody two year struggle. In my opinion the United States was the cause of all of this because of three different reasons, for one our government would not...
...al Sam Gillis.” Benevolent Assimilation: The American Conquest of the Philippines, 1899-1903. New Haven, CT: Yale University, 1982. 87. Print.
) Miss Columbia’s School House at 1894 and Emilio Aguinaldo Criticizes American Imperialism in the Philippines at 1899 illustrates the perception of being foreigners among the Americans. Among the short male figures outside the gates, is Hawaii (the men is carrying the Hawaiian flag) and Alaska. Around the 1950’s, the two states became part of America. Miss Columbia is the teacher and is in charged among the students. But inside the school house there is somewhat chaos happening with the different diverse people. An African American is running away from the school because a white male is stabbing him with some type of weapon. In 1865, slavery was outlawed but segregation was still permitted until 1964. African American were treated poorly among
... Americans built roads, schools, bridges, and sewers. Filipino self- rule had gradually increased and finally declared their independence on July 4, 1946. However, compared to Cuba and Puerto Rico, American rule has a lesser impact on the Philippine economy. The United States invaded Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines not to gain wealth, but for the purpose of getting trades.
The Spanish-American War in 1898 marked a major turning point in the United States, making it a world power by acquiring the islands of Puerto Rico, the Philippines, Cuba, and other smaller islands. Despite winning the possession of these islands, all were controlled differently from one another. Puerto Rico became known as a "Commonwealth" meaning that was given limited autonomy. The Philippines, meanwhile, became an official United States territory, which means that the island was owned and governed directly by the American government. Cuba, however, became an "informal protectorate" or in other words, was granted self-authority, but was protected by the United States military.
The United States finished fighting for Cuba’s independence from Spain, and then turn and take control over the Philippines attempting to civilize them and force them into a more Americanized lifestyle. America’s rule was worse then Spain's in many aspects. In the short 48 years the U.S. Annex the Philippines over 1.5 million Filipinos died, far less died in the 300 year Spanish rule. Furthermore, the United States tried to justify the annexation because they helped educate them, however if they were able to read the Philippines could accuse America of hypocrisy against our own Constitution and Declaration of Independence. The Constitution stating, "all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights of which . . .
The Philippines was annexed because they needed guidance in leading their new nation. Owning our children is like the United States annexing the Philippines. The Philippine Islands our like children who are small and weak, but with the United States is like the parents that help the children grow and prosper into strong people. “That there was nothing left for us to do but to take them all, and to educate the Filipinos, and uplift and civilize and Christianize them, and by God’s grace do the very best we could by them, as our fellowmen for whom christ also died” (Doc C). The
Singapore as a country has had various transformations throughout its history, however the period 1950 and 1970 was quite critical. Much of these changes had a lot to do with the development of trade and manufacturing. This is without forgetting the financial sector where the intention was to come up with a financial hub that could be used in economic development. Looking at the case of Singapore, we would say that it is a productive economy with a very high market competition. This observation has been further clarified by the Swiss International Institute for Management Development, going with their report that they released in the year 2001 (Chellaraj & Mattoo, 2009). In this study, we intend to evaluate the case of political economy of development in Singapore and examine the tensions between the state and various economic institutions. In additions to examining this institution, we would also like to examine how these variables have contributed towards the attainment of favorable growth rates and economic prosperity.
In 1521, Magellan claimed the land for Spain, but was killed by local chiefs who did not want Spain’s inhabitance. However, the Spanish returned in 1543 and named the land Filipinas after King Philip II. Spain soon after began their control. At the time of the Spanish American War the colonial government in the Philippines was administered by a Governor-General selected in Spain. The Philippine islands were used to reward the king’s favorites who could return home enormous fortunes from natives and foreign immigrants via a system of taxation that savored of blackmail and confiscation. The Governor-General had a cabinet composed of the Archbishop of Manila, the Captain-General of the army and the Admiral of the navy stationed in the colonies. The administrative power lay with the Governor-General and the Archbishop, and the religious orders of the Spanish Catholic Church were the practical controllers.
There were several policies in place at the time, some which were put into place before the war, some during the war, and some after. The ratification of the annexation process was long and difficult. There were debates as to how to treat the Filipino people. One suggestion was to treat the Filipinos as dependents, and not citizens, like the Native Americans came to be treated. Many of the imperialists believed that the Filipinos were savages and harsh policies would give America control. The anti-imperialists were not exactly sure whether to treat them as peers or to set them free. I would treat them as equals, as normal people, as they are like everyone else. At the time they might not have been as technologically advanced as we were, and their government may have seemed primitive to ours. I think we should have worked with them to help create a government, rather than occupy and just take over.
The Philippines were first discovered by Ferdinand Magellan in 1521. It then became a colony of Spain from the late 1500's until the end of the19th century when the United States came intervened. The colonial rule of the Spanish ended in December 1898 after the United States intervened due to a popular rebellion that had broken out two years earlier. Under the United States colonial rule, democratic institutions were introduced, and the Filipinos took over all the political and bureaucratic positions. In 1934 the Philippines became an internally self governing commonwealth, with full independence from the United States scheduled for July 4, 1946. The independent republic mainta...
Philippine politics is the birthplace of promises of great guarantees and additionally the reason for huge dissatisfactions gainful of poverty, poor justice system and low quality of education, agriculture and economic rate.
Ferdinand Edralin Marcos (Ferdinand Marcos) was born on 11th of September 1917 in Sarrat, Philippines and died on the 28th of September 1989 in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was a Philippine lawyer and politician, and the Philippine President from 1966 to 1986. He was known for establishing a corrupt, undemocratic authoritarian regime.
The Philippine islands are located in Southeastern Asia, between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam. The country is made up of about 7000 islands, only 2000 of those islands are inhabited. The population of the country includes about 84,619,974 people. The people of this country are all very close to their families. They work together to make the income that their family needs to survive. Sometimes th...