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Student groups calling for social reform, particularly the National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP), were the dominant force in the earliest student protests of the late 1960s. [ 7 ] Student demonstrators during the January 27, 1970 SONA protests, for example, made a manifesto for the constitutional convention, containing the ...
Filipino values are social constructs within Filipino culture which define that which is socially considered to be desirable. The Filipino value system describes "the commonly shared and traditionally established system of values underlying Filipino behavior" within the context of the larger Filipino cultural system. [ 1 ]
The church and the school cooperated to ensure that Christian villages had schools for students to attend. [11] Schools for boys and girls were then opened. Colegios were opened for boys, ostensibly the equivalent to present-day senior high schools. [9] The Universidad de San Ignacio, founded in Manila by the Jesuits in 1589, was the first colegio.
The culture of the Philippines is characterized by cultural and ethnic diversity. [1] Although the multiple ethnic groups of the Philippine archipelago have only recently established a shared Filipino national identity, [2] their cultures were all shaped by the geography and history of the region, [3] [4] and by centuries of interaction with neighboring cultures, and colonial powers.
This article covers the history of the current Philippine republican state following the 1986 People Power Revolution, known as the Fifth Philippine Republic.. The return of democracy and government reforms beginning in 1986 were hampered by national debt, government corruption, coup attempts, disasters, a persistent communist insurgency, [1] and a military conflict with Moro separatists. [2]
Philippines Free Press is founded by Judge W.A. Kincaid and publishes its first issue in magazine format. [45] [100] [clarification needed] 1909 March 6 Present-day University of the Philippines Los Baños in Laguna is established, first autonomous UP campus. [22]
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Education in the Philippines has been influenced by foreign models, particularly the United States, and Spain. [90] [91] Philippine students enter public school at about age four, starting from nursery school up to kindergarten. At about seven years of age, students enter elementary school (6 to 7 years).