Social Science
Presidents in the Philippines
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1. Emilio Aguinaldo – President of the First Republic
- Colonization of Spain
- didn't undergo election
2. Manuel L. Quezon - Father of Social Justice
- Ama ng Wika; National Language
- First Denate President; Commonwealth
3. Jose P. Laurel - Puppet Republic
- President of the Japanese
4. Sergio Osmeña - 2nd President of the Commonwealth
- 1st Vice President of the Philippines
- 1st DepEd Secretary
- 1st Visayan President
- Shortest serving President
- 1st Speaker of the Philippine Assembly
5. Manuel A. Roxas - 1st President of the Third Republic
- Surplus President
- Bell Trade Act; Started reconstructionism
- 3rd President of the First Republic
6. Elpidio P. Quirino - 1st President of Ilocos
- Social Security Commissions
7. Ramon Magsaysay - Man of the Masses
- Little Man; Youngest President to die at 49
- NARRA; Rizal Law
8. Carlos P. Garcia - Filipino First Policy
- Austerity Program
- Libingan ng mga Bayani
9. Disodado P. Macapagal - Abolished tenancy; Tenancy Act
- Poor Boy from Lubao
- Changed the Philippine Independence Day to June 19
- Incorruptible President
- Certificate in Filipino
10. Ferdinand Marcos - 1st President of the Fourth Republic
- Last President of the Third Republic
- Infrastructure Man; Miracle Rice
- Longest reighning president (almost 20 years)
11. Corazon Aquino - Woman of the Year; Ina ng Demokrasya
- 1st President of the Fifth Republic
- R.A 6657 CAR (Agrarian Reform)
- Most number of coup de edat
12. Fidel V. Ramos - 1st Protestant President
- Philippines 2000
13. Joseph Estrada - Father of the Masses
14. Gloria M. Arroyo - Strong Republic
15. Benigno C. Aquino III - 1st Bachelor President
- No Wang Wang Policy
- Tuwid na Daan
16. Rodrigo Ro Duterte - Build, Build, Build Program
- 1st Mindanao President
- Ambisyon Natin 2040
- Anti-Drug Campaign (Tukhang)
- Free Tertiary Education
17. Bongbong Marcos - 3rd Ilocano President
- 17th President of the Republic of the Philippines
Spanish Terms
pueblo - town/bayan
cabecera - town center
alcadia - unspecified area
ayutamiento - trading center
reduction - settlement
polo y servicio - forced labor
falla - payment for exemption
tributo - buwis
bandala - product tax
governor-general - national
gobernadorcillo - local; pinakamataas na posisyon na makukuha ng Pilipino sa pamahalaan
sanctorum - tribute
cedula personal
Galleon Trade - source of income of the Filipinos
Frailocracy - rule of priests; abuse of of prayle
Encomienda System, Hacienda System, Indulto de Commercio
Theory of the First Filipino
1. Migration Theory (Henry Otley Beyer)
Noted social scientist Henry Otley Beyer believes that Filipinos descended from different groups that came
from Southeast Asia in successive waves of migration.
Mnemonics: AIM
1. Aetas or Negritos (pygmies) – the oldest inhabitants in the Philippines.
- original settlers; came from Zambales
2. Indones - 2nd comers
- 1st immigrants
3. Malays
Precolonial Period Social Classes
Datu (ruling class)
Maginoo (noble class, where the datu ascends from)
Maharlika (Warrior class)
Timawa (freemen)
Alipin (dependent class), classified into aliping namamahay (serfs) and aliping saguiguilid (slaves)
Pre-Colonial Communities
Igorots – Cordillera
Pintados – Visayas? Panay Island
Branches of the Government in the Philippines
1. Legislative - law-making; Congressman; makes law
2. Executive - implements the law; President, VP; nagpapatupad ng batas
3. Judiciary - interprets the law; Chief Justice
Leadership of Mindanao
Karim Al Makdum (First Leader)
Sulu Sutanate (1st Sultunate founded by Abu Bakr)
Bangsamoro- “bang” Malay word means “nation state”, “moro” means Muslim in Spanish
Coming of the West
Treaty of Tordesillas – dividing the world into two, East (Portugal) and West (Spain)
Order of Expeditions
1. Magellan 3. Cabot 5. Villalobos
2. Loaisa 4. Saavedra 6. Legazpi
Order of Missionaries
1. Augustinians 3. Jesuits 5. Recollects
2. Franciscans 4. Dominicans 6. Benedicts
Important Acts
1. Payne Aldrich Act - partial free traits 4. Preamble of Jones Law – grant independence of the Ph
2. Underwood Simmons Act – full 5. Hare Hawes - cutting act
3. Jones Law - bicameralism 6. Tydings Mc. Duffie Law - 10-year transition