Philippine History PDF

BASIC FACTS The Republic of the Philippines is a The Republic of the Philippines is sovereign state in archipelagic composed of Luzon, Visayas, and Southeast Asia, with 7,641 islands Mindanao island gro...

BASIC FACTS The Republic of the Philippines is a The Republic of the Philippines is sovereign state in archipelagic composed of Luzon, Visayas, and Southeast Asia, with 7,641 islands Mindanao island groups. The Republic of the Philippines has A Spanish explorer named the more than 300,000 square Philippines after a Spanish king kilometers of land. during his 1542-1546 trip to the islands.  Pre-colonial primarily influenced by the geographical location and the experiences of Filipinos before 1542 Chants Legends Folk Tales Epics Folk Songs These are fictitious narratives stories made up a series of heroic songs that are used sometimes in which explain the about life, achievements or for rites/rituals by witchcraft or origin of things, adventures, love, events usually of a a certain group enchantment often places, or names horror and humor hero involving with an where one can supernatural accompanying derive lessons forces/phenomena. “Anting-anting” about life. (amulet or talisman)  Religion and secularization greatly Spanish influenced the Philippines with the agenda of propagating Christianity and maintaining 1521-1871 the power of the colonizers Hymns and Awit Corrido Folk Songs Dramas Religious verses a song usually a song which song each dramatic work adaptation of the chanted which is narrates a story representatives of is performed of ancient and Pre- usually comprised usually comprised each ethnic celebrated with a Spanish songs and of dodecasyllabic of octosyllabic group/region that symbolic Christian hymns incorporated manifests artistic overtones with Catholic feelings dogma and rites and rituals.