Martin, Bridget BS PSYCH 1
Barrozo, Elaine
De Guzman, Gerryka
Israel, Matthew
Mangal-Ip, John
*Roxas, Patrick
RENATO CONSTANTINO
1. Issues on post- He discussed and analyzed
colonial the effects and consequences
historiography of colonization to the
Filipinos’ way of life and
thinking, as well as, the
Philippine’s political and
social institutions. He
mentioned that the country’s
underdevelopment can be
traced from our colonial
history.
2. What History is not all about what
constitutes a happened or about the stories
people’s of heroes and great men,
history? rather, history should consists
of the people’s efforts to
attain a better life. It is about
the struggles which create
lessons that serve as a guide
and a weapon in the
unremitting struggle for
greater freedom and the
attainment of a better society.
August 19, 2019
GHIST 1
MWF//2:30-3:30
JOHN SCHUMACHER
Philippine historiography
nationalism is used to elide and
obscure class difference. It
begins with a partial explanation
of the lacunae in antinationalist
thinking in the Philippines, and
then proceeds to a critique of
contemporary nationalist
historiography. Using historians
Zeus Salazar and Reynaldo Ileto
as case studies, it examines how
nationalist historiography can
serve as means to implicitly
justify localized acts of class
oppression. The works of these
scholars, while crucial in
forwarding critiques of
colonialism and neocolonialism,
privilege nationalist unity over
thorough examinations of
disjuncture produced by class
difference.
Filipino masses are heavily over
looked and are deemed as
“inarticulate” and belonging to
the “Little Tradition” because the
writing of history often favors
those who have the power to
shape it such as the leaders,
Ilustrados, Principales, etc. Both
texts urge the readers to see the
Filipino masses in a new light
because even if they were at a
disadvantaged position during
the colonial period, through their
collective efforts, they were able
to keep their fighting spirit alive
 and acted fearless against the
oppressive regimes. Lastly, the
texts emphasize the need to
recognize the importance of the
masses in order to get a better
picture for Philippine history.
3. Historian’s task It is the task of the historian As a Historian, you are tasked to
to weave particular events go back to our roots of what was
into a total view so that good and bad in contemporary
historical experience can be Filipino Society or our culture,
summed up and analyzed. The and never be dependent to
principal focus must be on the foreign colony.
anonymous masses of
individuals and on the social
forces generated by their
collective lives and struggles.
Furthermore, beyond writing
Philippine history from the
point of view of the Filipino,
the task is to advance to the
writing of a truly Filipino
history, the history of the
Filipino people.

4. Relevance of History must rediscover the To rectify and to learn from the
History past in order to make it past. He wanted Filipinos to have
reusable. It should serve as a a useful memory of a past to
guide to the present time and advance the Filipino’s quest for
next generations in the genuine nationhood.
continuing struggle for
change. History can give us
the proper perspective that
will enable us to formulate
the correct policies for the
future, liberated from
outmoded concepts based on
colonial values and serving
only the needs of foreign
powers.