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    Rizal wrote "The Philippines a Century Hence" to forecast the future of the Philippines within 100 years. He analyzed the miseries of the Filipino people caused by Spain's military policies, the destruction of Filipino culture, and the passivity of Filipinos under Spanish colonization. Rizal questioned if Spain could prevent Philippine progress, concluding Spain's attempts to keep Filipinos uneducated, impoverished, and exterminated had failed and would not stop progress without sacrificing Spanish soldiers. Rizal envisioned the Americans would take over from Spain, bringing democracy and independence, which ultimately came to pass.

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    Rizal wrote "The Philippines a Century Hence" to forecast the future of the Philippines within 100 years. He analyzed the miseries of the Filipino people caused by Spain's military policies, the destruction of Filipino culture, and the passivity of Filipinos under Spanish colonization. Rizal questioned if Spain could prevent Philippine progress, concluding Spain's attempts to keep Filipinos uneducated, impoverished, and exterminated had failed and would not stop progress without sacrificing Spanish soldiers. Rizal envisioned the Americans would take over from Spain, bringing democracy and independence, which ultimately came to pass.

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    Rizal wrote "The Philippines a Century Hence" to forecast the future of the Philippines within 100 years. He analyzed the miseries of the Filipino people caused by Spain's military policies, the destruction of Filipino culture, and the passivity of Filipinos under Spanish colonization. Rizal questioned if Spain could prevent Philippine progress, concluding Spain's attempts to keep Filipinos uneducated, impoverished, and exterminated had failed and would not stop progress without sacrificing Spanish soldiers. Rizal envisioned the Americans would take over from Spain, bringing democracy and independence, which ultimately came to pass.

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    Chapter 8 :

    The Philippines: A Century Hence

    BY :
    FROLINE JANE REYES
    JENNY ROSE GIRON
    “The Philippines a Century Hence” is an essay written by
    Philippine national hero Jose Rizal to forecast the future
    of the country within a hundred years.  Rizal felt that it
    was time to remind Spain that the circumstances that
    ushered in the French Revolution could have a telling
    effect for her in the Philippines.

    This essay, published in La Solidaridad starts by


    analyzing the various causes of the miseries suffered
    by the Filipino people:
    1.Spain’s implementation of her military policies – because of such laws, the Philippine
    population decreased dramatically.  Poverty became more rampant than ever, and
    farmlands were left to wither.  The family as a unit of society was neglected, and overall,
    every aspect of the life of the Filipino was retarded.
    2. Deterioration and disappearance of Filipino indigenous culture – when
    Spain came with the sword and the cross, it began the gradual destruction of
    the native Philippine culture.  Because of this, the Filipinos started losing
    confidence in their past and their heritage, became doubtful of their present
    lifestyle, and eventually lost hope in the future and the preservation of their
    race.
    3.Passivity and submissiveness to the Spanish colonizers – one of
    the most powerful forces that influenced a culture of silence among
    the natives were the Spanish friars.  Because of the use of force, the
    Filipinos learned to submit themselves to the will of the foreigners.
    The question then arises as to what had awakened the hearts and
    opened the minds of the Filipino people with regards to their
    plight.  Eventually, the natives realized that such oppression in
    their society by foreign colonizers must no longer be tolerated. 

    One question Rizal raises in this essay is whether or not Spain can
    indeed prevent the progress of the Philippines:
    1.Keeping the people uneducated and ignorant had failed.  National
    consciousness had still awakened, and great Filipino minds still emerged from the
    rubble.
    2.Keeping he people impoverished also came to no avail.  On the contrary, living a
    life of eternal destitution had allowed the Filipinos to act on the desire for a
    change in their way of life.  They began to explore other horizons through which
    they could move towards progress.
    3.Exterminating the people as an alternative to hindering progress did not work
    either.  The Filipino race was able to survive amidst wars and famine,
    and became even more numerous after such catastrophes. 
    To wipe out the nation altogether would require the
    sacrifice of thousands of Spanish soldiers, and this is something
    Spain would not allow.
    Spain, therefore, had no means to stop the progress of the
    country.  What she needs to do is to change her colonial
    policies so that they are in keeping with the needs of the
    Philippine society and to the rising nationalism of the people.
    What Rizal had envisioned in his essay came true.  In 1898, the
    Americans wrestled with Spain to win the Philippines, and
    eventually took over the country.  Theirs was a reign of democracy
    and liberty.  Five decades after Rizal’s death, the Philippines gained
    her long-awaited independence.  This was in fulfillment of what he
    had written in his essay: “History does not record in its annals any
    lasting domination by one people over another, of different races,
    of diverse usages and customs, of opposite and divergent ideas.
    One of the two had to yield and succumb.”
     Thank you 

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