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State and Society in the Philippines. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0-7425-1024-1. Agoncillo, Teodoro A. (1990). History of the Filipino People (8th ed.). Garotech Publishing. ISBN 978-971-8711-06-4. Alip, Eufronio Melo (1964). Political and cultural history of the Philippines, Volumes 1–2. Barrows, David (2014). A History of the Philippines ...
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.
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The cultural achievements of pre-colonial Philippines include those covered by the prehistory and the early history (900–1521) of the Philippine archipelago's inhabitants, the pre-colonial forebears of today's Filipino people. Among the cultural achievements of the native people's belief systems, and culture in general, that are notable in ...
Gilda Cordero-Fernando (June 4, 1930 – August 27, 2020) was a Filipino writer, publisher, visual artist, fashion designer, theater producer, and social activist [1] [2] known for writing and publishing numerous works exploring Filipino culture, for her influence as a mentor and supporter of many of the Philippines cultural workers, and for her prominent "colorful presence in the Philippine ...
He is popularly known today as the "Father of Philippine Folklore", the "Father of the Philippine Labor Movement", [1] and the "Father of Filipino Socialism". [2] As a young man, de los Reyes followed his mother's footsteps by initially turning to writing as a career; his works were part of the 1887 Exposicion General de las Islas Filipinas in ...
Horacio Villamayor de la Costa S.J. (May 9, 1916 – March 20, 1977) was a Filipino Jesuit priest, historian and academic. He was the first Filipino Provincial Superior of the Society of Jesus in the Philippines, and a recognized authority in Philippine and Asian culture and history.
The Katipunan once intended to name the Philippines as Katagalugan, or the Tagalog Republic, [44] and extended the meaning of these terms to all natives in the Philippine islands. [ 43 ] [ 44 ] Miguel de Unamuno described Filipino propagandist José Rizal (1861–1896) as the "Tagalog Hamlet " and said of him "a soul that dreads the revolution ...