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"The Philippines: The Past Revisited"

2021

History is the transmission of previous events from one generation to the next in order to pass on information, educate, and provide ideas about where the world began. History can help everyone learn about the systems, government, culture, and how society worked before.

A Reflection on “The Philippines: A Past Revisited”

Some historians have written history by highlighting the abuse of power by the Spaniards. While other researchers focused on highlighting the action-based narratives and romances of other leaders' ideas. Some Filipino scholars have presented the story of a particular era causing them to focus on certain aspects causing them to lose sight of the true meaning of the story. Overall, the change of history of the Philippines has been heavily influenced by the Spaniards and the Americans.

The Philippines: A Past Revisted by Renato Constantino

Reading Philippine History is very interesting yet is needed to give a lot of time and attention to understand it clearly. Since it was formed as twisted events in the past, Philippine history has become more complicated for many historians, researchers and most importantly for us, Filipinos. Having the courage to read it is a good attitude of being a Filipino. We all know that our country's history has been told by a lot of people, and many stories have been made. We do not know who to believe, we do not know what story we should believe in, and we do not know if we are believing a fact and true history. But despite of these reasons, we, Filipinos, have the responsibility to read and make research about what happened to our loving grandmothers and grandfathers who fought for our freedom, who fought for us to experience the life that we have right now.

The Philippines: A Past Revisited Critical Paper by CARTAGENA

History is what made a nation or a country has become now in the present. It gives us how our ancestors live, what their culture was, and how our civilization evolved through time. Comparing our culture in the present from the past can give accurate information on how our ancestors live and on what happened from the past. History usually gives the readers and scholars information and understanding on the past events. To fully understand our history, it must be from the perspective of our ancestors, not from the perspective of the foreign.

PHILIPPINE HISTORY PAST AND THE PRESENT HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE by KEVIN JOHN L TULOD

2021

The Philippines is rich in history, in which a huge part of it consists of different problems that continues in this present time. The past brought a lot of factors that directly affected the lives of Filipinos in the present. It is evident that the systems and lives of Filipinos today somewhat depicts the events that happened in the past. With these concepts ringing into our minds, we will have the initiative to question ourselves. What truly happened back then and what are the things that are still living in the present that we should have omitted already in the past? Let us explore some problems concerning the lives of the Filipinos and relate and find answers from our own history.

The Philippines: A Past Revisited Critical Paper | by Katelene Grace Paloma

2021

History has made who and what we are today. We should be seeing that picture as a lesson and testimony of many people of those time. It is not just merely a story of early people or a story of wars, but this history could define who we really are, where does everything has started, and what we are as a Filipino people. This history carries a significant role in our present times and even in the future that will help its people to visit the real Philippines once more.

The Philippines: A Past Revisited (Reflection Paper By Angelica Austria)

Renato Constantino's The Past Revisited is a book that contains historical facts and information which can help dispel common misconceptions about the Philippines' history. This book aims to correct our imbalanced interpretation of history. It is divided into eighteen chapters. Each chapter delves into a unique metaphysical, historical, conceptual, and knowledge framework. From chapters four to twelve, I