FILIPINO GRIEVANCES

AGAINST GOVERNOR WOOD

BACKGROUND OF THE AUTHOR

Gregorio Zaide
“Dean of Filipino
Historiographers”
He was born on May 25, 1907
Pagsanjan, Laguna, Philippines and
died October 31, 1988, Manila,
Philippines
He is a Filipino historian, author
and politician who has made note-
worthy contributions to the study
of Philippine History
He wrote more than 500 articles in
history printed in local and foreign
journals & authored 67 books,
some were use as textbooks in
history for secondary and colleges
in the country
Filipino Grievances Against
Governor Wood had been taken
from his book, Documentary
Sources of Philippine History
which he compiled, edited and
annotated with the additional
notes of his daughter, Sonia Zaide
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF THE
DOCUMENT
Leonard Wood
Governor Heneral in the
Philippines of the 1920s
He was born October 9, 1860 and
died August 7, 1927 due to surgery
failure
Served as Chief of Staff of the
United States Army and Military
Governor of Cuba
Arrived in the Philippine Islands on
1903 after his services in Cuba
Appointed Governor of the Moro
Province
A prominent Republican party
leader and candidate for 1920
presidential nomination
Served as Governor General in the
Philippines where he quarreled
with Filipinos who wanted home
rule
The document was written by
Filipino politicians of the time as a
form of protest against arbitrary
and oppressive acts by Governor
Wood, specifically against
Executive Order No. 37.
The document served as an
impeachment request for Governor
Wood.
Governor Leonard Wood died due
to surgery failure.
SIGNIFICANCE/IMPORTANCE OF
THE EVENTS
FIRST 20 YEARS OF CIVIL
GOVERNMENT
They were marked by mutual
understanding and loyal
cooperation between American and
Filipinos.

AT THE END OF THAT PERIOD

It seemed that the goal had finally
been reached.
The President of the United States
had advised the Congress that the
time had come for America to fulfill
her sacred pledge.
Major-General Leonard Wood was
sent to the Philippines as Major-
General.

THE PROTEST
The protest was carried out through
a Petition letter "Filipino
Grievances Against Governor
Wood."
By producing this document,
Filipino officials were able to
appeal to the judgement and
conscience of the American people
in order to safeguard the rights and
liberties of the Filipino people.
The document served as an
impeachment request for Governor
Wood.
CONTRIBUTION AND RELEVANCE
OF THE DOCUMENT

Details some of what happened

during the occupancy of Gov. Gen.
Wood
Details various atrocities done to
the Philippine government under
Gov. General Wood
Uncovered the grievance of the
Filipinos with regards to how the
grant of self governance and
independence was delayed
It propagates Filipino values,
mainly loyalty to one's country and
knowing their worth through
gained intellect and exercise the
right to fight for it.

LEARNING EXPERIENCES

Filipinos were resilient and wasted

no time investing their time and
effort to protest against the
arbitrary and oppressive acts of
Governor Wood. They used to be
people repressed from liberty for
more than 300 years but under the
education of the Americans, they
have learned their constitutional
rights and expect justice against the
difficulties existing in the
government of the Philippine
Islands.
 FILIPINO GRIEVANCES
AGAINST GOVERNOR WOOD

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