• Figuring out, among the editorial caricatures, the issues and problems faced by the Filipinos during the

American period at a time when Filipinization was being implemented

Cartoon # Identify the major Describe the major Identify the minor overall meaning of the
elements elements elements cartoon

17. Filipino vs • Wagon The wagon depicts the The cigarette and sun The difference in pay for
American • Sack easy labor that the American and Filipino
Worker in Americans of while the workers
1928 sack depicts the hard
labor the Filipino do

18. Congesting City • Priest The priest that is at the Overcrowding of people
top floor presents that
he who is a religious
figure refuse to help
people and instead
have all the luxury to
himself
19. Where the Mosquito with a This represents
Mosquito is King sword tropical disease such
as malaria
There is overcrowding and
lack of space in the city of
Manila. While the priests
enjoy spacious lands for
themselves
The man that is below There is an abundance
the mosquito of tropical disease such
as malaria in the
Philippines and yet the
government failed to
enforce public health

20. The Returning • Man with a suit This man represents the The people from the The people who returned
Student • Hat people form the province from the province after
 province who returned receiving education are
receiving education in too arrogant and boastful
the city
21. Manila • The people on This depicts the people The man who is the The Philippines suffers
Underwater boats who are suffering from expert engineer who from floods due to the
the poor sewage and sys why worry poor sewage and the
drainage system. In draining system
which their houses are
flooded due to
monsoon and flood

• Determining how these problems and issues persist until today

Cartoon # Problem or issue presented Persisting today? In what way?

(Yes or No)
17. Filipino vs The gap between the
American Worker salaries of the Filipino and
in 1928 American workers. In
which for a menial amount
of work American workers
get a better salary than
Filipino workers for Filipino
workers they get a salary
lower than American
workers for a heavy
amount of work
18. A Congesting City There Is crowding and lack
of space the priests who
NO This is because there are most
likely no American workers here in
the Philippines and most
Americans here in the country are
tourists.
Though there is a gender pay gap in
our country
NO Priest do help people by doing
donations and various programs
 are symbols of authority
and religious figures refuse
to help people and instead
get all the luxuries to
themselves
19. Where the The government of Manila
Mosquito is King? failed to manage public
health even though they
have received support and
facilities from America
before
20. The Returning The people who returned
Student from the province after
receiving education are too
arrogant and boastful just
because they have a now
higher status and education
from others
21.Manila Underwater There is poor engineering
the authorities do not do
anything to solve this
problem
for the people to help them
YES Up until now dengue has been a
common health crisis in the
Philippines. The government
has failed to resolve this
problem as they have failed in
their recent vaccine for dengue
(dengvaxia)
NO Nowadays, the people who
returned from the province after
receiving education are the ones
who help their family from poverty
by getting a job after their
education in order to support their
family
YES The Philippine government has still
not responded and has not made
long term solutions for flood
control every time there is a
monsoon