GEC112: READINGS IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY

LECTURE #1: What is History?

PROFESSOR: Dr. Adelina A. Sebastian
1ST SEMESTER | A.Y. 2022-2023

 Meaning and Relevance of History  Distinction of Primary & Secondary

It allows one to make more sense of the Name Definition Example
current world.
It enables us to understand different
cultures. • Primary Historical a. Interview tran-
It allows us to understand our past, which Sources documents scripts
in return, allows us to understand used by b. Statistical data
our present. historians as c. Works of art
It teaches the tragedies and negativity of raw infor- d. Personal journals
crisis and mass suffering, so young mation of e. Court records
minds will not become corrupt and evidence. f. Newspaper
grow up to be like the people who Direct articles
caused that suffering. evidence g. Government
about the records
 External and Internal Criticism in History people, h. Photographs
 Essential mental process which event, or i. Decrees
students have to follow. phenomena. j. Letters
Author must k. Immediate
be a first-hand accounts
• External  Refers to
witness of the
Criticism authenticity of
occurrence.
the document.
 Also called as • Secondary Typical history a. Reviews
Sources book which may b. Academic books
“Lower
discuss a person, c. Documentaries
criticism.”
event, or other d. Encyclopedias
historical topic. e. Synopsis
Second-hand info
• Internal and commentary
Criticism  Refers to the from other
value and researchers.
worth of its Describes,
content. interprets,
 Also known as evaluates, or
“higher analyzes
criticism” information.
 GEC112: READINGS IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY
LECTURE #1: What is History?
PROFESSOR: Dr. Adelina A. Sebastian
1ST SEMESTER | A.Y. 2022-2023

LET’S TALK ABOUT: PHILIPPINE ARCHIPELAGO

 An archipelago is a significant collection of islands. Thousands of islands make up the
Philippines, which is why it is referred to as an archipelago.
 Luzon and Mindanao are the two biggest islands in the Philippines.
 Approximately the population of the Philippines is close to 110 million.
 The Philippines is part of the southeast Asia, or also called as “The Heart of Asia.”
 The Philippines do not follow the common procedure in determining the extent of
the territory of a country (Fifty mile rule).
 We use the approval of the United Nations and we made use of the archipelagic
doctrine in determining our territory, where in all of the island the north, south, west
and east were connected by the a SAFE LINE. (Ex: West Philippine Sea).
 We have (approximately) 7461 islands and islets.
 Bodies of water that separates us or our so-called boundaries; Pacific ocean, South
China sea, Celebes sea, Philippine sea, or Clio sea.
 The Philippines is prone to natural occurrences because of the archipelagic nature
and big bodies of water that surround us. (one of many reasons why we are often
visited by many typhoons).
 Philippines is also in the line of Pacific Ring of Fire.
 The countries near to the Philippines.

SOUTH Malaysia

SOUTHWEST Indonesia

WEST Vietnam

NORTH Mainland China, Taiwan