However, he recommended avoiding the term “pre-colonial” saying: “When we use it, we privilege the colonial. I suggest [using the term] ‘ancient Filipino’ or [to] call them ‘of our ...

It gives one a “silay” or look at a pre-colonial national identity of Filipinos then. What I appreciate and love about “The Kingdom” is its testament and message that the Philippines was a ...

So colonialism — and its most insidious legacy, colonial mentality (CM) — has been on my mind. And it seems like it has been on other Filipinos’ minds lately too. For instance, the viral AJ+ ...

There are many reasons. Rice was part of pre-colonial Philippines Before the Philippines was colonised by Spain, Filipinos were already cultivating rice. The rice terraces was carved out more than ...