Dear Ms. Mary Jane M.

Laguna,

I would like to express my gratitude for being one

of your students.
Thank you for allowing me to learn from my own
mistake.
You have serves as my second mother and I will stay
forever grateful of that fact.
I am really proud to be one of your student. I hope to be
guided by you as I go out to the real world

Thank you again and more power.

Sincerely,
Rey Christian C. Kalugdan
Appreciation for History
 History
• Studying History allows us to gain valuable
perspectives on the problems of our modern
society.
• Many problems, features and characteristics
of modern Philippine society can be traced
back to historical questions on our colonial
past as well as our pre-colonial culture
 History
• Our export-oriented economy, for example,
can be traced back ti the ending of the galleon
trade and the subsequent liberalization and
tying of the country to the world market,
couple with the lack of industrial
advancement in the island.
• This and other lesson can be uncovered by
digging deep into the country’s past.
 History
• This also applies to other countries’ histories,
and while studying the past may not actually
present a solution to current problems or
directly answer questions, they lend new and
alternative perspectives to current situations
and allow us to further understand current
problems.
 History
• Learning history is not exactly a “need” but a very
strong tool which one can choose to acquire.
• By learning the history of any place, one can have
an ability to somewhat graph of pattern of
behavior.
• From such one can learn what are the aspects of
that location, nation or country which are
valuable to keep, repeat and pursue and which
are useless, worthless and even harmful to avoid.
 History
• Also, even with absolute no interest in history,
one should at least know the history of the
place of one’s residence, nationality or
country.
• It is not necessary to memorize dates and
such but knowing how a place has developed
is very helpful for living in it.
 History
• Is Philippines your original place of birth or
residence?
If yes, then you should at least know how
it has achieved to become what it is now.
If it is not, you can learn something about
what you can do in life by knowing its history
rest assured.
Trivia about Philippine
History
 Trivia
• The Black Flag
– With the skull and cross bones was called
“Llanera’s skull” by Andres Bonifacio.

• A Musikong Bumbong
– Band with bamboo musical instruments.
– Accompanied Mariano Llarena and the rebels of San Isidro
when, using only bolos and pointed sticks (and the band), they
attacked the Spanish Garrison on Sept. 2, 3 and 4, 1896
 Trivia
• The Cry of Balintawak
– Aug 26, 1896 was actually the cry of Pugadlawin
(Aug 23, 1896)

• Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo

• Was elected in absentia during the Tejeros
Convention
• Gen. Arthur MacArthur
• Liberated Manila (Mock Battle of Manila) in 1898,
while Gen. Douglas MacArthur liberated Manila in
World War II.
 Trivia
• At the Time
– Of the proclamation of the Philippines
Independence, Aguinaldo’s official title was
“Dictator”
• During the Skirmish
• Of Katipuneros and Spaniards on August 26-1896 both
sides retreated: The Katipuneros re treated because they
had only few guns and bolos; the spaniards retreated
because they were greatly outnumbered
 Trivia
• Winnings from a lottery were donated by Candido
Iban and Francisco del Castillo to purchase the
Katipunan printing press used to print the Katipunan
newspaper, the Kalayaan

• Aguinaldo purchased 2,000 rifles and 200,000 rounds of

ammunition for P50,000 to resume the revolution in May
1898.

• Apolinario Mabini upon return from his exile, enthusiastically

consumed large amounts of unpasteurized carabao's milk,
and consequently died of cholera.
 Trivia
• The floor of the grand hall of the Aguinaldo mansion
is a waxed-and-polished jigsaw puzzle of flags.

• The balcony at the Aguinaldo Shrine used during

Independence Day celebrations was added later. The actual
Act of Declaration of Philippine Independence was made from
a window, not a balcony.

• Apol Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo met Apolinario Mabini just before

he declared independence.
 Trivia
• Andres Bonifacio and practically the entire Katipunan
idolized Rizal. Bonifacio wanted to obtain Rizal's consent
to start the revolution..

• Andres Bonifacio'spopularly known image (waving a bolo,

wearing an open camisa chino, and rolled-up pants) is
probably far from his true likeness. Bonifacio preferred in
battle his revolver over his bolo. The sole known photograph
of him shows him wearing a coat.

• Among the membership dues of La Liga Filipina was a monthly

fee of ten centavos.
 Trivia
• Gen. Miguel Malvar was also a Philippine President.

• Andres Bonifacio had four years of formal schooling

compared to seven years for Emilio Aguinaldo.
However, while Bonifacio wrote and spoke good
Spanish, Aguinaldo was barely able to speak Spanish.
• Mabini was the first victim of censorship by Aguinaldo.

• Andres Bonifacio defined a Tagalog as "anyone born and

raised in the archipelago such that even if you are Visayan,
Ilocano, or Kapampangan, you are also a Tagalog."
 References
• http://msc.edu.ph/centennial/trivia.html
• https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-
importance-of-Philippine-history