Carla L.
Ang
I -BSRT
POLITICAL
- The economic development
of the country took place
under a non-Spanish
initiative made the
modernizing Filipinos realize
the colonial policies of Spain
did not help with the current
development that happened,
and it may also be the reason
behind hindrances
preventing further progress,
even threatening the
achieved prosperity.
- Spanish Liberals
succeeding Conservatives at
irregular intervals became an
incapable way of coping with
the problems of governing
the nation. Since
consistency and instability
was present in the Spanish
government, it became
impossible to develop any
stable and consistent policy
for the colonies under their
nation. The parties ruling
peninsular Spain used the
Philippines as a dumping
ground to reward unwanted
people in political parties with
jobs, making each change of
government bring a group of
jobseekers in the
Philippines. Because of this,
Filipinos were deprived of
NOON/PAST
ECONOMICAL SOCIAL
- The middle and upper - The hierarchy set up by
classes Filipinos who the Spanish was still in
deals in the exporting effect, widespread all over
of goods and trades the Insular islands. The
prospered in the 19th country is basically a
century because of the feudalistic society run by
growth of an export colonial masters with
economy in those hacienderos and a small
years. British and minority of rich and
American merchants educated Filipinos,
also prospered in this Sangleys (Filipino-
growth since they are Chinese), and Mestizos
the ones organizing (Filipino mixed with Spanish
this. blood) being the ones that
control the farm lands and
- Machinery and the indios being the ones
consumer goods were that tend to these lands,
brought to the country, often exploited. Because of
supplied by the stagnant development
industrialized in the economic and social
economies of the west, development of the country,
and something that the conditions full-blooded
Spain could not, or Filipinos are experiencing in
would not, supply. the country is almost slave-
like. While the mainland
- The main exports of Spain was experiencing a
the Philippines at this wave of liberalism and a
time were agricultural slight emphatic view on how
products and provinces the government treats their
who controlled the colonies, the Philippines
lands growing rice, was still run like a medieval
sugar, and abaca were state with friars having so
the ones who profited much power and influence
the most. The rapid towards the country, any
growing population signs or idea of nationalism
also meant that the
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NGAYON/PRESENT
CULTURE POLITICAL ECONOMICAL SOCIAL CULTURE
- Cultural development in - The Philippines is now a - The Philippines is one - The current - Philippine culture is still
this age emerge through the democracy with a unitary of the most dynamic society of the honored through practice
ideas acquired by the presidential constitutional economies in the Asia- Philippines is much and remembrance like the
Ilustrados from their exploits republic which holds an Pacific region because more complex with the custom of pagmamano,
and studies in Europe. election every 6 years, with of the increase rise of new social bayanihan, and saying
Europe was the place to the next one happening in urbanization, a growing classes based on the po/opo to the elderly and the
learn about social and 2022. The political middle class, and a income that a person celebration of Christmas at
scientific development, modernization of the large young population makes. There is the the start of "ber months" and
giving rise to educated Philippines started when which is a positive sign upper class, middle celebrating your local fiesta.
Ilustrados' nationalist views. the country was colonized for the expected class, lower class, and All of this are passed down to
The spread of information by the Americans and increase in Work Force the poor. These social this day through family or
learned by the ilustrados will influencing our in the country. In 2013, statuses are new education, deepening the
not be known in the government to be much the Philippines was considering that all connection that we have with
Philippines if it wasn't for thelike theirs, a democracy. dubbed as Asia's Rising throughout the history our identity. But the
educated Filipinos that can't The development of the tiger due to the of our ancestors, there globalization of the world has
afford to study abroad and political nature and economic growth rate are only the working caught the attention of
stayed in the country structure of this country which rivaled those of and elite and ruling Filipinos. Western media
propagated the ideas being was a long one and it took other Asian countries class. The rise of and entertainment paved its
published by the Ilustrados. us almost a century to such as Vietnam and middleclass in the way to our culture,
have the current structure even likened to those of society is due to the introducing new things and
- The emergence of a that we have, the Fifth China. The Philippines growth and increase of genres that we added to our
growing educated lower Philippine Republic had a promising corporations employing culture and made a Filipinos
class can be attributed to the established in 1987. economic future since people and rising version of it. Pop songs in
major influences of the the rise of strong through the corporate the USA inspired Filipino
Jesuits on the educational - Corruption is still present consumer demand ladder to attain a more musicians to make their own
development of the in the Government where supported by a vibrant stable and consistent pop music giving rise to one
Philippines. Since theis extensive bribery within the labor market is seen. livable income with a of the most known genres of
society's ban was lifted in the Public Administration is few more to spare for music in our country, OPM or
country, they were ordered rampant which becomes - Economic growth was consuming goods. Original Pilipino Music, which
to take charge of the an obstacle towards good stunted when the world Rapid urbanization of is a genre on its own right
evangelization of the governance. Every has been challenged the Philippines is that encompasses any song
Mindanao Islands. Jesuits administration has with the COVID-19 already happening with that was made in the
usually embrace innovation constantly given pandemic which not only 51.2% of Filipinos living Philippines. A wave of east
and new systems so when assurance of ending affected everyone’s in an urban area Asian influence also came in
their expulsion was lifted, corruption, but it is still lives, but also made a according to the 2015 the Philippines that created a
they brought their new ideas deeply ingrained in the really big hit to the PSA statistics. culture and a group of people
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I -BSRT
those positions and was
taken by Spaniards dumped
by their own party, without
any knowledge and interest
in running the country that
they were supposed to
govern.
- Corruption in the rented
government was so rampant, hacienda.
it was made worst by their
inability to provide basic
needs and necessity of
public works, schools, peace
and order, and other
essentials of an even semi
modern economy.
The Guardia Civil created to
rid the provinces of tulisanes,
failed to achieve their
purpose, and even became
an oppressive group that
harasses farmers and using
their position to gain
personal profit.
- The old system of taxation
present in the Philippines
penalized modernization,
and the taxes collected never
made its way to the public.
No roads, schools, public
works, or projects for the
development of the
agricultural sector
happened.
The highly oppressive rule of
the Spanish to the
Philippines eventually lead to
a common ground for
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supply of rice needs to and liberalism will surely be to the education system of system of this country that economy of the country. consuming Asian
increase. The owners cut-off. the Philippines. It was highly even those who are The economy was - Social issues present entertainment such as K-Pop
of lands or Haciendas criticized by the supporters elected are the ones expected to take off in are the on-going and Anime which can only be
that grew these - Even though the country of colonial rule in the country, making it worse. Some 2020, but when the conflicts with terrorist describe as a phenomena
products profited the is run in an old system, a believing that an educated efforts have been made to pandemic hit, growth organization displacing due to its fast acceptance in
most, including the social class of educated indio will be a danger to God stop corruption with the contracted significantly and endangering our culture and society. It
inquilinos or the Filipinos called "Ilustrados" and the King. The interest to establishment of RA 3019 driven by the decline of civilians in the became a domino effect from
people/family that sprung up in society and natural sciences, political Antigraft and Corrupt consumerism and Mindanao Region, the consuming east Asian
a friar’s was the leading group that ideas, and the liberties saw Practices Act in 2010, but it investments together drug war OPLAN entertainment to consuming
spread nationalism and by Filipinos studying in hasn't totally removed or with decline of tourism, Tokhang which east Asian goods such as
liberalism. They are rich mainland Spain gave rise to alleviated the problem that remittances, and extrajudicially killed food, skincare, and other
Filipinos that studied in a cultural movement of we are facing. exports. The Philippine people without due items.
Europe, bringing back what educated "indios" The country is yet to be debt reached 11 trillion process, the ongoing The original Filipino culture is
they learned and was contributing to the nationalist politically stable comparing Pesos in May 2021 fight for equal rights for still honored and practiced,
propagated by Educated movement, spreading the to other democracies in the which was a significant women, children, and but globalization created a
Filipinos that stayed in the idea that eventually leads to world. increase from the 7.7 the LGBT+ community, new type of phenomenon
Philippines. the revolution. trillion Pesos debt in and of course Poverty. that can be considered a
2019 before the The social issues of the culture of its own.
- The education system in pandemic happened. Philippines remain one
the Philippines is not readily Although it sounds bad, of the most known in
available to everyone, it is economic growth is the world, especially
still a privileged to even get expected to rebound with the Extrajudicial
a higher education, but the gradually in 2021-2022 Killings that happened
changes brought by the assuming the virus is during the drug war of
Jesuits in the education contained to increase President Duterte
system certainly increased the confidence of the which is being
the chances of even low- public to spend and investigated by the
class Filipinos to attain a stimulate the economy ICC. The complexity of
higher education. The once again. the current social
Jesuits were banned in the issues is due to the
Spanish Empire but was changing views of the
eventually lifted and was society towards the
task in evangelizing the usual norms that are
Mindanao Islands. They taught to us. The
brought new ideas and a society is changing and
new system, establishing questioning everything
Ateneo Municipal and that is considered
opened it to Filipinos in "ethically moral". In our
1859, teaching natural growing society, being
sciences and the Spanish inclusive is the goal.
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I -BSRT
nationalist liberals and
upper-class conservatives in
the country, making them
realize that it is not in any
way compelling to continue
and maintain the Spanish
regime within the islands as
the chances of reform being
made is slim.
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language which, at that
time, was exclusive only to
the wealthy and the middle
class who can afford it.
They brought in a wave of
social development and
changes in the society of
the Philippines in terms of
Education, leading and
contributing to the
nationalistic views of the
educated. Even Rizal has
the Pilosopo Tasyo say,
"The Philippines owes [the
Jesuits] the beginnings of
the Natural Sciences, soul
of the nineteenth century."
in his novel Noli Me
Tangere clearly giving
indirect credit to the
changes brought by the
Jesuits.
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I -BSRT
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