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The document discusses a book by Filipino historian Renato Constantino that aimed to provide a new perspective on Philippine history by interpreting established facts rather than making new discoveries. It depicted how colonists manipulated events and laws to their benefit and sorted the characteristics of civilizations that influenced Philippine society. The book covers Philippine history from the arrival of Spanish conquerors to neocolonialism.

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The document discusses a book by Filipino historian Renato Constantino that aimed to provide a new perspective on Philippine history by interpreting established facts rather than making new discoveries. It depicted how colonists manipulated events and laws to their benefit and sorted the characteristics of civilizations that influenced Philippine society. The book covers Philippine history from the arrival of Spanish conquerors to neocolonialism.

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Renato Constantino, often referred to as Tato, is a well-known Filipino historian and patriot.

He
wished for Filipinos to expand their understanding of their past in order to further their quest for
genuine national sovereignty.

Philippines: A Past Revisited, his book, depicted cutting-edge findings in a unique viewpoint on
Philippine history. He explains how colonists used and profited from specific events and twisted
laws in order to fulfill their own goals. He sorted out the characteristics of every civilisation that
landed on our shores in order to figure out how society arose from the dominant nations' dealings
during colonization. The book begins with the advent of the Spanish conquerors and ends with
neocolonialism. It contains empirical and factual information that may be used to counter
common misconceptions about the Philippines' history.

His book's focus is not to search for fresh discoveries, but rather to provide current
interpretations of what has already been established. His efforts to reform Philippine history from
the perspective of a Filipino were motivated by the fact that, at the time, many international
papers that should have been utilized as standards in history books were contaminated by
prejudice, which sparked a desire to go back in time. According to Constantino, the Filipinos
have been "liberated" four times throughout history––the wars that have had the most effect on
the nation.

The author utilized a positivist epistemological method to encapsulate actual historical events
and demonstrate how they are relevant to the Philippines' present predicament. Other
philosophers and historians' views regarding particular events in different eras of Philippine
history were also addressed in the book.

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