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Who was the author of the popular fable 'The Monkey and the Turtle'?
What was the title of the first Tagalog novel published in the Philippines?
Who was the first Governor-General in the Philippines?
What was the name of the first charity institution established in the Philippines?
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Who circumnavigated the Earth for the first time?
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Who was the author of the line 'Whoever knows not how to love his native tongue is worse than any beast or even smelly fish'?
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What was the title of the first book published in the Philippines?
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Who is the Father of Ilocano Literature?
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Study Notes
Early Philippine History
- The first immigrants in the Philippines came from Indonesia.
- The first missionaries in the Philippines were Augustinians.
Philippine Institutions
- The first charitable institution in the Philippines was Obras Pias.
- The first sultanate of Sulu was established by Abu Bakr.
Historical Encounters
- The first sanduguan (ceremonial blood compact) in the Philippines was between Kolambo and Magellan.
Literature
- The first Tagalog novel published in the Philippines was "Barlaan at Josaphath" by de Borja.
- The first book published in the Philippines was the "Doctrina Cristiana".
- Pedro Bukaneg is considered the Father of Ilocano Literature.
- Francisco Baltazar is known as the Father of Tagalog Poetry.
- Severino Reyes wrote under the pen name Lola Basyang.
- The first and longest-running comics series in the Philippines is "Kenkoy" (Liwayway Magasin, 1929).
- Juan Crisostomo Soto, the Father of Pampango Literature, wrote "There is no God".
- Alejandro Abadilla is known as the Father of Modern Tagalog Poetry.
Journalism
- The oldest existing newspaper in the Philippines since 1900 is the Manila Bulletin.
National Heroes
- Jose Rizal wrote the popular fable "The Monkey and the Turtle".
- Andres Bonifacio wrote "Ang Dapat Mabatid ng mga Tagalog", which tells the history of the Philippines.
- Bonifacio's "The Decalogue" is also known as the Ten Commandments of the Katipunan.
- Rizal's model for Pilosopong Tasyo was Paciano Rizal.
- Simoun, a character from "El Filibusterismo", does not reflect Rizal's personality.
- Rizal wrote "To My Fellow Children", which includes the line "Whoever knows not how to love his native tongue is worse than any beast or even smelly fish".
Spanish Colonial Period
- Legazpi was the first Governor-General in the Philippines.
- Meritt was the first Governor-General in the Military Government during the American Period.
- Delos Rios was the last Governor-General in the Philippines.
- Sakay was the last general to surrender.
Explorers
- Magellan was the first to circumnavigate the Earth.
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