way The other living beings born in liberty. Whoever knows not how to love his native tongue Is worse than any best or evil smelling fish. To make our language richer ought to be our wish The same as any mother loves to feed her young. Tagalog and the Latin language are the same And English and Castilian and the angels’ tongue; And God‚ whose watchful care o’er all is flung‚ Has given us His blessing in the speech we claim‚ Our mother tongue‚ like all the highest that we know Had
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authorities adopted a policy of spreading the Church doctrines by communicating to the natives in their own language. Doctrina Christiana (1593)‚ the first book to be printed in the Philippines‚ was a prayerbook written in Spanish with an accompanying Tagalog translation. The task of translating religious instructional materials forced the Spanish missionaries to employ natives as translators. Eventually‚ these natives learned to read and write both in Spanish and in their native tongue. These bilingual
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41 square kilometers. (Chavacano‚ English‚ Tagalog) Laguna (Santa Cruz) Governor Emilio Ramon Ejercito V-Governor Ramil Hernandez The total land area of Laguna is 1‚ 023.6 Square kilometers while the population of Laguna is 2‚ 669‚ 847 people. The Laguna has 5 cities‚ 25 municipalities and 647 barangays. Laguna produces millions of pesos worth of Coconuts‚ Rice‚ Sugar‚ Lanzones and other products. MOTTO : Bagong LagUNA sa lahat! (Tagalog and English) Batangas Governor Vilma Rmos-Recto
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Christianity was mainly oral‚ consisting of epics‚ legends‚ songs‚ riddles‚ and proverbs. The conquistador‚ especially its ecclesiastical arm‚ destroyed whatever written literature he could find‚ and hence rendered the system of writing (e.g.‚ the Tagalog syllabary) inoperable. Among the only native systems of writing that have survived are the syllabaries of the Mindoro Mangyans and the Tagbanua of Palawan. The Spanish colonial strategy was to undermine the native oral tradition by substituting
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The Green Revolution had many causes and consequences from 1945 to the present. One cause of the Green Revolution would be the growth of mechanization and population. Another cause would be poor land conditions and the high rate of famine. Consequences of the Green Revolution would be competition‚ reduced genetic diversity‚ water shortages‚ and changes in lifestyle. The growth of industrialization and of the population were one cause of the Green Revolution. According to the Food and Agriculture
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SPANISH PERIOD (1565-1872) The First Books 1. Doctrina Cristiana - first book printed in the Philippines in 159; written by Fr. Juan de Placencia and Fr. Domingo Nieva in Tagalog and Spanish; contained Our Father‚ Hail Mary‚ Hail Holy Queen‚ the Ten Commandments of God‚ the Commandments of the Catholic Church‚ the Seven Mortal Sins‚ How to Confess‚ the Cathecism 2. Nuestra Señora del Rosario – second book printed in the Philippines written by Fr. Blancas de San Jose in 1602; printed
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verdad Para Todos” ( The Truth For All)‚ May 31‚ 1889 - Rizal’s defense against the Spanish charges that the Filipinos were ignorant and depraved. 3. “Vicente Barrantes’ Teatro Tagalo‚” June 15‚ 1889 – Rizal exposes Barrantes’ ignorance on the Tagalog theatritical art. 4. “Una Profanacion” (A Profanation)‚ July 31‚ 1889 – Bitter attack against the friars for denying Christian burial to Mariano Herbosa‚ husband of Lucia‚ died of cholera on May 30‚ 1889. 5. “Verdades Nuevas” (New Truths)
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kinship-based power or influence hierarchy headed by a leader called Mampus or Mapalon among the Ivatan‚ Mabacnang or "Amaen ti ili" among the Ilocano‚ Apo among the Igorot‚ Benganganat among the Ilongot‚ Mingal among the Gaddang‚ Gator Lakan among the Tagalog‚ Rajah among the Bisayan‚ Timuay among the Subanun‚ Datu among the Lumad and Muslim of Mindanao‚ and Nakurah among the Sama. http://www.ncca.gov.ph/about-culture-and-arts/articles-on-c-n-a/article.php?igm=2&i=187 The head was called datu and was
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Characteristics of Literature during This Period Three groups of writers contributed to Philippine Literature during this period. During the first year of the American period‚ the languages used in writing were Spanish and Tagalog and the dialects of the different regions‚ but Spanish and Tagalog
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"Prior to the Spanish colonization of the Philippines in 1565‚ there are no written records of the islands that make up the modern day Philippines."3 In the year 1565‚ Miguel López de Legazpi‚ the Conquistador travelled from Spain and founded the first Spanish settlement in the country‚ firstly on the island of Cebú. They occupied the kingdoms of Tondo and Manila‚ establishing it as the capital of the Spanish East Indies. "The Philippines were originally named after King Philip II of Spain- Las Islas
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