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In 1939–1940, the Philippine Constitution was amended to restore a bicameral Congress, and permit the re-election of President Quezon, previously restricted to a single, six-year term. From 1940 to 1941, Philippine authorities, with the support of American officials, removed from office several mayors in Pampanga who were in favor of land reform.
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The Philippine Commission enacts the Sedition Act December 14 An earthquake estimated of magnitude 7.8 shakes Lucena City. 1902 January The first labor union of The Country, Union de Litografose Impresores de Filipinas, is organized. January 21 The Philippine Commission calls for the organization of Public Schools in the Philippines. March 30
Philippines as one whole national entity was non-existent. Islands comparable to Greece composed of numerous sovereign and independent chiefdoms, several minor kingdoms and thalassocracies such as the Kedatuan of Madja-as , the rajahnates of Cebu and Butuan , Sultanates of Maguindanao , Lanao and Sulu who were all already engaged in trading ...
As U.S. nationals following the 1898 annexation of the Philippines, Filipinos held a unique immigration status that differentiated them from other Asian immigrants affected by exclusion acts. Labor Organization and Activism (1920s-1960s) Filipino laborers played crucial roles in agricultural movements, particularly in Hawaii and California.
Before the arrival of Ferdinand Magellan, the Philippines was split into numerous barangays, small states that were linked through region-wide trade networks. [1]: 26–27 The name "barangay" is thought to come from the word balangay, which refers to boats used by the Austronesian people to reach the Philippines. [2]
Fernando Amorsolo y Cueto (May 30, 1892 – April 24, 1972) was a portraitist and painter of rural Philippine landscapes. Nicknamed the "Grand Old Man of Philippine Art," [2] he was the first-ever to be recognized as a National Artist of the Philippines. [3]
Gatbonton, Esperanza B., ed. (2000), The Philippines After The Revolution 1898-1945, National Commission for Culture and the Arts, ISBN 971-814-004-2 Custodio, Teresa Ma; Dalisay, Jose Y. (1998), Reform and Revolution , Kasaysayan: The History of the Filipino People, vol. 5, Asia Publishing Company Limited, ISBN 962-258-228-1