WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PHILIPPINE Note that history is just a lens to understand society.

HISTORY? The others "lens" include disciplines such as the ones

People say that history has a great impact on what is
happening in the present time.
One useful analogy is to think of a country as a person,
and its history as the person's memories and
experiences. A person learns, grows, and matures
based on his experiences. Good experiences serve as
his source of pride and confidence, while bad
experiences serve as his source of learning. The
important thing is the person should process these
experiences and apply the lessons to what he plans for
in the future, History works the same way for a country.
By understanding, learning, and processing our
experiences as a nation, we obtain "national pride"
from our good experiences and, hopefully, learn from
our bad ones.
History, obviously, has a great impact on the present.
It explains why we are in certain situations and what
events led to that situation.
If History is taken with just dates and events then it is
limited and may not truly answer the "why".
If History, taken with a multidisciplinary approach then
it can explain a lot as you are looking under different
lenses such as Psychology, Political Science, Sociology,
Economics, among others.
mentioned above.
A multidisciplinary approach is the best way to
understand the reasons behind our current situation,
history is just one of those approaches.
History Helps Us Understand People and Societies
History offers a storehouse of information about how
people and societies behave
The past causes the present, and so the future. Any
time we try to know why something happened—
whether a shift in political party dominance in the
American Congress, a major change in the teenage
suicide rate, or a war in the Balkans or the Middle
East—we have to look for factors that took shape
earlier.
Only through studying history can we grasp how
things change; only through history can we begin to
comprehend the factors that cause change; and only
through history can we understand what elements of
an institution or a society persist despite change.

In the context of Philippine History, the answer is the

same.

If we know and understand the reasons behind the

small events that led to our "current" situation then we
may know how to solve our situation.

For example, the "current" situation of OFWs working

for other countries,

What caused them to become an OFW?

Here is just a list of possible reasons for being an OFW:

 Low Wage, e.g. not enough to support family
 No work available
 No educational attainment (e.g. only finished
High School)

We can trace those reasons to other situations that led

to that event:

Economics: From micro events such as no money for

college to macro events such as the economy crashed
or it is bad to begin with.

Sociology: We can also say that many are attracted to

become OFWs because others are doing it.

Psychology: Being an OFW may only be the last resort

in order to satisfy the needs of the family.

Political Science: In terms of the concept of power, a

higher authority such as a parent may then coerced
that person to become an OFW. (This stretches PolSci
far but this is only used as an example).