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The history of the Philippines dates from the earliest hominin activity in the archipelago at least by 709,000 years ago. [1] Homo luzonensis, a species of archaic humans, was present on the island of Luzon [2] [3] at least by 134,000 years ago. [4] The earliest known anatomically modern human was from Tabon Caves in Palawan dating about 47,000 ...
The Manila Business School was founded and started its operation (later as the Philippine School of Commerce, 1908, then as the Philippine College of Commerce, 1952, and now the Polytechnic University of the Philippines). November 16 Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm is established in Palawan, country's oldest and largest open prison. [31] [32] 1905
The Philippines, [g] officially the Republic of the Philippines, [h] is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. In the western Pacific Ocean , it consists of 7,641 islands , with a total area of roughly 300,000 square kilometers, which are broadly categorized in three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon , Visayas , and ...
In 2012, the United Nations approved a 2009 claim by the Philippines to the Benham Rise. [24] 10 December 1898: Spain, still sovereign, [note 9] cedes the Philippines to the United States via the Treaty of Paris (1898). [25] 4 July 1946: The United States recognizes Philippine independence under the provisions of the Treaty of Manila (1946).
The earliest date suggested for direct Chinese contact with the Philippines was 982. At the time, merchants from " Ma-i " (now thought to be either Bay, Laguna on the shores of Laguna de Bay , [ 33 ] or a site called "Mait" in Mindoro [ 34 ] [ 35 ] ) brought their wares to Guangzhou and Quanzhou .
The Philippine Republic (Spanish: República Filipina), now officially remembered as the First Philippine Republic and also referred to by historians as the Malolos Republic, was established in Malolos, Bulacan during the Philippine Revolution against the Spanish Empire (1896–1898) and the Spanish–American War between Spain and the United ...
The Philippine Association for the Study of Culture, History and Religion is a Non-governmental organization founded in 2013. This group initiates, facilitates, and organizes conferences and other academic events.
The earliest recorded history of Manila, the capital of the Philippines, dates back to the year 900 AD, as documented in the Laguna Copperplate Inscription.By the thirteenth century, the city consisted of a fortified settlement and trading quarter near the mouth of the Pasig River, which bisects the city into the north and south.