Sydney Carls-Diamante: Understanding the Filipino through Meta-Mythology 53 Understanding The Filipino Through Meta-Mythology Sidney Carls-Diamante MA Philosophy De La Salle University Introduction T he treatment of the supernatural is terrain that leaves much exploration in philosophy. Yet‚ a society’s concept of supernatural beings constitutes the earliest stage of its method of knowledge acquisition: Before science was organized to answer the questions of the world‚ tales
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pre-1935 U.S. territorial administration‚ or Insular Government‚ was headed by a governor general who was appointed by the president of the United States. In December 1932‚ the US Congress passed the Hare–Hawes–Cutting Act with the premise of granting Filipinos independence. Provisions of the bill included reserving several military and naval bases for the United States‚ as well as imposing tariffs and quotas on Philippine exports.[14][15] When it reached him for possible signature‚ President Herbert Hoover
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to servitude‚ fell like leaves from a dead tree‚ and the people‚ who had no love for them nor knew what liberty was‚ easily changed masters‚ perhaps hoping to gain something by the innovation. Then began a new era for the Filipinos. They gradually lost their ancient traditions‚ their recollections‚ -- they forgot their writings‚ their songs‚ their poetry‚ their laws in order to learn by heart other doctrines‚ which they did not understand‚ other ethics‚ other tastes‚ different from those inspired
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In addition‚ another great tradition is the blessing of almost anything relating to the living and operating in the Philippines. There is never a lack of choices in the Philippines‚ and each food has tradition by the way it is prepared and cooked. They have western and local restaurants; they offer anything and everything you can imagine from pastries to gourmet dishes
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tired of blowing‚ the bamboo tree still stood in all its beauty and grace. The Filipino is like the bamboo tree. He knows that he is not strong enough‚ to withstand the onslaught of superior forces. And so he yields. He bends his head gracefully with many loud protestations. And he has survived. The Spaniards came and dominated him for more than three hundred years. And‚ when the Spaniards left‚ the Filipinos still stood-only much richer in experience and culture. The Americans took place
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by! Euvilyn M. Germino IV- Excellence Date of Submission: March 8‚ 2013 - Overseas Filipino Workers or OFWs are Filipinos who are employed in foreign countries. They travel abroad to seek better opportunities in order to provide for the needs of their families in the Philippines. They are also known as "Overseas Contract Workers" (OCWs)‚ since they work
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regional brothers‚ Cambodia and Thailand‚ who have nearly 100% of their work-abled population employed. Recently‚ the unemployment rating of the country has jumped from 6.9% (April 2012) to 7.5% (April 2013) 2 – there are currently 2.89 million Filipinos who are unemployed. The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)‚ nonetheless‚ has stated that the figure will be brought down in due time because the country‚ under President Benigno “PNoy” Aquino III‚ has been able to bring down the unemployment
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greatest power. --- the most outstanding achievement of Spanish missionaries who came with the Spanish conquistadores. 3. Diet and DRESSDiet Spain introduced new food plants (wheat‚ corn‚ patatas‚ cacao‚ coffee‚ cabbages‚ chicos‚ papayas‚ guavas). The Filipinos learned to : Eat Bread‚ ham‚ longanizas‚beef(cattle’s meat)‚ mutton(sheep’s meat) and European canned goods drink coffee‚ cacao & foreign wines Use drinking glasses‚ table knives & napkins while eating 4. DRESS For MEN: Western coat [called americana
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scriptwriter Bonifacio Ilagan teamed up with Ricky Lee to film the Flor Contemplacion Story‚ a movie based on the life of an overseas Filipino worker sentenced to die in Singapore. Her death amplified the costs of labor migration. Recently‚ Lamangan and Ilagan teamed up again to film another gripping portrayal of the continuing poor working conditions of overseas Filipino workers. “Flor’s story was a film on one individual’s life. But now‚ (in this film) you will see the bigger problem. It also focuses
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and dances. Filipinos took education seriously which resulted to the high social status of some Filipinos. The Filipinos learned how to read‚ speak and write English in a short matter of time. The free exchange of goods between the United Stated and the Philippines ended when the U.S. Congress approved the Tydings-Mcduffie Law. Through the Homestead Act‚ the right to own any civil land up to 24 hectares was given to any Filipino. The Protestant religion was accepted by the Filipinos. The social status
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