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The Philippines believes that the label Panacot on the map refers to the Scarborough Shoal, and it is the first map with label Panacot on it. [ 20 ] [ 21 ] Professor Li Xiaocong of China pointed out that the label Panacot in the 1734 map was not Scarborough Shoal, and the three groups of islands, Galit, Panacot and Lumbay also appeared in the ...
At the turn of 20th century, the Philippines was acquired by the United States from Spain, along with Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Guam.The American colonial government wanted to "modernize" the capital city of their newly acquired territory, and the mountain city of Baguio, which was designated as the summer capital.
Year Date Event Source c.200 AD The Maitum Jars are anthropomorphic jars that were depicting a Child/ Human beings (head is the lead of the jar with ears and the body was the jar itself with hands and feet as the handle) with perforations in red and black colors, had been used as a secondary burial jars in Ayub cave, Pinol, Maitum Sarangani province, each of the jars had a "facial expression".
This category is for historic maps showing all or part of the Philippines. See subcategories for smaller areas. "Historic maps" means maps made over seventy (70) years ago.
The tranvia served as the first railway transport to run in the Philippines, as in its earliest years the Ferrocarril de Manila–Dagupan are in its planning stages. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The tranvia was renowned as "state-of-the-art" in East Asia, and had provided efficient transport to the residents of Manila.
On October 11, 1945, the Philippines became one of the founding members of the United Nations. [134] [135] On July 4, 1946, the Philippines was officially recognized by the United States as an independent nation through the Treaty of Manila between the governments of the United States and the Philippine islands, during the presidency of Manuel ...
20th-century elections in the Philippines (10 C) H. History of the Philippines (1898–1946) (9 C, 82 P) History of the Philippines (1946–1965) (2 C, 4 P)
In the late 20th century, modern architecture with straight lines and functional aspects was introduced, particularly in the Brutalist architecture that characterized government-built structures done in the Marcos period. During this period many of the older structures fell into decay due to the imposition of martial law.