Papers by Jan Maverick Tordecillas
The Philippine History discusses the various events that happened which paved way through the nat... more The Philippine History discusses the various events that happened which paved way through the nationhood of the Filipinos. These struggles were a key factor in fully developing the minds of the people and have the drive to seek independence from the different colonizers throughout the years. However, another part of the history which is the Puppet Regimes looks in how the Japanese wanted to prevent the Philippines in becoming an advanced military base. Furthermore, the present puppet republic in the Philippines from Quezon to Marcos will be discussed specifically how they were established and how they used the people for their own interests. Spanish colonial control of the Philippines was maintained by the U.S. Imperialism that led to the prevention of the aspirations of the Filipino people. In the Imperialism of the Americans, they were interested in the source of raw materials using at as a source of funds. Just right after the Filipino revolution failed, the imperialism extracted a large amount of crops such as sugar, coconut as well as minerals for the built factories by the Americans. These raw materials were exported in the United States without any limitation since they lifted the rule. Moreover, peasantry was the dominating class in the society in which the proletariat gradually increased in number for raw material production, trading, and for transportation communications. On the other hand, the petty bourgeoisie remained its place in the society by owning a successful property that made it look forward in formal education by helping some receive college education and any salaried service. This educational system was a core for the control of the U.S. Imperialism where the American troops played a roles as teachers to spread their propaganda and alert the Philippines for self-government. After some time, the Thomasites supported the first teachers from the military to further
A book published by Renato Constantino, entitled "A Past Revisited" which talks about the history... more A book published by Renato Constantino, entitled "A Past Revisited" which talks about the history of the Philippines in a new view that aims to make the past reusable for the present and future goals. The author used new interpretations from different sources with the help of his colleagues and family in researching for the history. The facts considered in foreign sources of history books were said to be apocryphal since it's biased. With this reason, Filipino scholars aimed to retell the history from the perspective of Filipinos. Professor Renato Constantino was a Filipino historian, nationalist, and scholar par excellence who helped us to reflect from our colonial past and learn from it. One of his great achievements is fighting in Bataan during the Filipino-Japanese war and later on became a member of an intelligence team monitoring Japanese military movements. After the war, he served as a counselor in the Department of Foreign Affairs for two years (Simbulan, 2000). Mr. Constantino also became a teacher in different universities such as University of the Philippines, Far Eastern University, and Adamson University for 30 years. His writings might have caused him to be in trouble but it turns out to be a benefit for the whole country and he will be remembered as one of the most influential Filipino writers. Constantino is usually compared to Rizal because of their view of history which is being free from oppression is the same. The contents of this book encompasses the leaders along with the people various changes in society would not have been possible with the participation of the masses. Other parts of the book shows the first liberation which mostly focuses on catholic religion and elections. During the colonialism of the three countries it is impossible to disregard the struggles of the Filipinos because it was the key point to the improvement of our country ang well being of the people. Looking further in to the book, it discusses the revolution that occurred during the colonization it is a very crucial part of the history because the nationalism of the Filipinos sparked and it served as a motive force in making history. A Colonial Scholarship where Filipino historians viewed the Philippine history with their own opinions. Writing a Philippine history in the point of view of the Filipinos in which they succeeded in correcting the historical misconceptions and these historians remained strong with American colonial historiography. They focused on proving the false defamation of the Filipinos and showcased the abuses made by the Spanish frailocracy (Towards a People's history:, 1980).
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Papers by Jan Maverick Tordecillas