Progress in Education

Public Health & Welfare

Trade, Commerce, and Industry
Transportation & Communication
Individual Freedoms
Political Consciousness
Language & Literature
Negative Results

PROGRESS IN EDUCATION
Emphasized the democratic traditions and
practical application of law and principles.
Made enrollment in public schools was
compulsory.
Compelled Filipinos to learn the English
language.
Increased Filipino literacy.

PROGRESS IN EDUCATION
American soldiers- first public school
teachers
Thomasites- American teachers on board
the S.S. Thomas.

Pensionados- Filipino students who

showed aptitudes were sent to US.

PUBLIC HEALTH & WELFARE

Minimized the spread of diseases and
improved health of people.
Epidemics were either prevented or
minimized by establishing Quarantine
Service.
Introduced new methods of prevention and
treatment through health education (of
sanitation and hygiene).
Created Board of Public Health (1901)
intensified campaign for the eradication of
superstition and ignorance.

PUBLIC HEALTH & WELFARE

Provided facilities for the release of human
misery and misfortune.
Improved standard of living.
Replaced salt-and-rice nutrition by
balanced diet.

TRADE, COMMERCE, &

INDUSTRY
Passed Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act (1909) :
partial free trade relations between the
Philippines and US were established.
Passed Underwood-Simmons Tariff Act
(1913) : abolished quota limitations on
Philippine export products.

TRADE, COMMERCE, &

INDUSTRY
Textile, fishing and fish-canning, alcohol
distilleries, sugar centrals and cigarette
factories multiplied.
Mining became the backbone of Philippine
economy.
OE: Placing Philippine economy at the
mercy of the Americans.

TRANSPORTATION &
COMMUNICATION
Bridges and culverts numbered.
Means of transportation improved.
Cars, trucks, and railway cars
speeded up the means of
transportation.
Brought far-flung provinces nearer
Manila by extending railroad lines to
the North and South of Luzon.

TRANSPORTATION &
COMMUNICATION
Developed water transportation to
connect islands of the south with the
provinces of Luzon.
Encouraged interisland shipping.
Opened more than a hundred ports to
domestic shipping.
Progress in communication was
notable.

TRANSPORTATION &
COMMUNICATION
Introduced telephone lines in Manila in
1905 and radio-telephone service in 1933
(linking towns and provincial capitals).
OE: American altruism was engrafted with
profit motive.

INDIVIDUAL FREEDOMS
Extended the democratic principle of
equality in rights and obligations as
well as in opportunities.
Sedition Law of 1907 : considered it
seditious of any Filipino to advocate
independence.
Flag Law of 1907 : prohibited the
display of the Filipino flag.

INDIVIDUAL FREEDOMS
Filipinos enjoyed freedom of religious
worship, freedom of press, freedom to
assemble peaceably for the redress of
grievances, freedom to change
domicile, and freedom of speech.
Applied the principles to the poorest
and illiterate common tao.

POLITICAL CONSCIOUSNESS
Brought partisan politics.
Imposed political pattern: issues were
outlined; platforms were prepared;
speeches were delivered; and political
chest funds were accumulated.
Control of the law-making body and
Filipinization policy of Harrison led to
deep political consciousness.

LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Development of Filipino literature in
English.
Adoption of American words and
phrases in Philippine languages.

LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Bulakbol Slacker
Parbol Foul ball
Mindaun Men down in baseball
Bistik Beefsteak
Kendi Candy
Ispiker Speaker of the House

LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Sa ibabaw ng lahat Above all
Kalangitang pinagbawal Forbidden glory
Sumandal laban sa pader To lean
against the wall
Magbukas ng apoy To open fire

NEGATIVE RESULTS
Most westernized country in the Orient.
American goods and services were
considered luxuries.
Resulted to neglect and consequent
death of Filipino industries.
Stateside (American goods) is the best,
if made in Philippines it is inferior.

NEGATIVE RESULTS
Softened the Filipinos by pampering
their stomach.
Filipinos suffered a partial loss of their
heritage.
Love of their language and culture has
been replaced by the adoration of
American language and culture.

NEGATIVE RESULTS
Movies : purveyor of American
materialism which implied success.
Success is measured in terms of
material possessions.
American gangsterism displayed
machine guns and brilliant strategy
which is imitated.