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The Philippines, with its rich and diverse history, is often the subject of intriguing questions about its origins. One such question that has captivated historians and enthusiasts alike is whether ...
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‘RIP History’
I teach a required college freshman course called “Readings in Philippine History.” When the course title is abbreviated for the course catalog, it looks like “RIP History.” Literally, the death of ...
Tanghalang Pilipino retells the important stories of our heroes  Like many in my generation, I grew up memorizing the names ...
Teaching Philippine history from primary sources is not new. The Jesuit historian Horacio de la Costa published “Readings in Philippine History” in 1965, a thoughtful and well-translated compilation ...
Until recently, the Philippine-American War was not even considered a war in official history; it was "the Filipino Insurrection against the United States." ...
But it is not always a factual recitation of history. For example, there was no Adam and Eve. In our studies of revisionism in Philippine history, the Philippine Revolution has become hotly debated.
Sadly, it is. 6 years after Philippine History was taken out, increasing the number of people with a blurry view of the past, we now have a president worse than a dictator, an administration using ...
NPR's history podcast Throughline examines the rise and fall — and the eventual return of the Ferdinand Marcos family to political power in the Philippines.
The second of the eight required core courses mandated by CMO 20, series of 2013, is “Readings in Philippine History / Mga Babasahin hinggil sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas.” ...