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LEARNING MODULE
Readings in Philippine History
(GE RPH)

Name: _____________________________________________
Year & Section _____________________________________________
Contact Number _____________________________________________
Email _____________________________________________
Instructor: _____________________________________________

Authored by:
JEFFREY A. MENDOZA, MM-EM
How To Use This Module?
This module is designed to develop students’ knowledge, skills and looking back to our
Philippine history. Student taking this subject must have completed the Senior High School of
any school and has satisfactorily complied all the requirements set by this school upon
admission. This module will be allocating three lessons with the respective learning outcomes
to be taken for 18 hours.
This module has three units. Each unit has the following parts:

 Learning outcomes
 Performance standards
 Definition of terms
 What do you already know?
 What do you need to know?
 How much have you learned?
To get the most from this module, you need to do the following:
1. Begin by reading and understanding the learning outcomes and performance standards.
These tell you what you should know and be able to do at the end of this module.
2. Do the required learning activities.
3. Demonstrate what you learned by doing what the activity/exercise directs you to do.
4. Accomplish the scoring rubrics for you to know how well you perform.
5. You must be able to apply what you have learned in another activity or in real life
situation.
6. Submit your output to your instructor for checking, evaluation and recording. Outputs shall
serve as proof for grading. You should always review the contents and be ready for duly
scheduled unit quizzes and periodic examinations.
7. Each lesson also provides you with references, definition of key terms and additional URL
of videos for your guide. They can be of great help. Use them fully.

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COURSE CODE AND TITLE: GE RPH – READINGS IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY

Course Intended Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the module, the students shall be able to:
1. define and explain the significance of Philippine history;
2. distinguish primary from secondary sources;
3. determine the contribution of different kinds of primary sources in understanding Philippine history;

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Introduction

To make sense of history, it is necessary to understand what it is all about. Many individual think
that history is merely list of names, dates, places and important events. However, the study of history is
more than just knowing and memorizing facts. Reading Philippine History analyses Philippine history
from multiple perspectives through the lens of the primary sources coming from various disciplines and
of different genre.
Students are given opportunities to analyze the author’s background and main arguments,
compare different point of view, identify biases and examine the evidences presented in the document.
The end goal is to develop the historical and critical consciousness of the students so that they will
become versatile, articulate, broad-minded, morally upright and responsible citizens.

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COURSE OUTLINE FOR PRELIM TERM (MODULE 1)

UNIT 1 History and distinction between Primary and Secondary Sources

Lesson 1 Meaning and History of the Philippines

Lesson 2 Primary and Secondary Sources of Philippine History

UNIT 2 Content and Contextual analysis of selected primary sources

Lesson 1 Works of Juan Luna and Fernando Amorsolo

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 LEARNING AND HISTORY OF THE PHILIPPINES

History becomes an active factor in the study of Philippine society. It also includes a look
into the development of Philippine culture through time especially with the influences of the
colonial period that would eventually shape the present Philippine identity.
Why study History?
An examination of the past that can tell us a great deal about how we came to be who
we are. It means looking at the roots of modern instructions, ideas, values and problems.
What is History?

 derived from the Greek noun ISTOIA, meaning learning; As used by the Greek
philosopher Aristotle, history meant a systematic account of a set of natural
phenomena, whether or not chronological factoring was a factor in the account… in the
course
 equivalent Latin word is SCIENTIA;to designate non-chronological systematic accounts
of natural phenomena

Sources of Philippine History:

 Primary sources
 original, first- hand account of an event or period;
 factual, not interpretive;
 examples of primary sources are diaries, journals, letters, newspaper and
magazine articles (factual accounts), government records ( census, marriage,
military), photographs, maps, postcards, posters, recorded or transcribed
speeches, interviews with participants or witnesses, interviews with people who
lived during a certain time, songs, plays, novels, stories, paintings, drawings and
sculptures.
 Secondary Sources
 are materials made by people long after the events being described;
 had taken place to provide valuable interpretations of historical events;
 analyses and interprets primary sources;
 an interpretation of second-hand account of an historical events;
 examples of secondary sources are biographies, histories, literary criticism,
books written by third party about a historical event, art and theatre reviews,
newspaper or journal article.

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  First hand - coming directly from the original source
 Second hand - not original; taken from someone or something else.
 Source - a person, publication, or object that gives information

My dear students the diagram below shows the definition of terms related
to sources.
Write your own definition of each source on the space provided.

What it Firsthand- coming directly from the

Primary- are materials produced by
people or groups directly involved in
the event or topic being studied.
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really original source.
means? __________________________________
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Source-a person, publication, or object

that gives information.
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Secondary- the testimony of anyone Secondhand- not original taken from

who is not an eyewitness. someone or something else.
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Choose one historical event from among the five events listed below
ge-RPH Reading in Philippine History resources, search for primary and secondary sources6 that show or ex
significance of such historical event. Write down the selected source
the possible biases that they might contain.
 a. Marcos’ declaration of Martial Law
b. EDSA People Power
c. Marawi Seige
d. Impeachment of Pres. Joseph E. Estrada
e. Speech of Pres. Corazon C. Aquino in US congress
Example: diary of Juan dela Cruz- one sided version of the story.
Historical Event: ____________________________________
Primary sources:
a. ________________________________________________________________
b. ________________________________________________________________
c. ________________________________________________________________
d. ________________________________________________________________
e. ________________________________________________________________
Secondary Sources:
a. ________________________________________________________________
b. ________________________________________________________________
c. ________________________________________________________________
d. ________________________________________________________________
e. ________________________________________________________________

Unit 2
CONTENT AND CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS OF SELECTED PRIMARY
SOURCES IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY

Learning Outcomes:

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At the end of this unit, you should be able to:
 analyze the content, context and perspective of different kinds of
primary sources; and
 develop critical skills with exposure to primary sources.

Dalagang Bukid Parisian Life

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Persons and things (works) to know:

 ANTONIO PIGAFETTA - patrician of Vicenza, and knight of Rhodes

 JUAN LUNA - best known for impressive rendition of Classical
subjects in his academic works
 FERNANDO AMORSOLO - impressionistic technique depicting idyllic country
scenes beautiful maidens and colorful dressed peasant planting.
 SPOLARIUM - Valuable oil on canvas painting by Juan Luna
 PARISIAN LIFE - inside a café 1892 by Juan Luna
 ANTIPOLO FIESTA - oil painting canvas depicts a rural scene by Fernando Amorsolo.
 DALAGANG BUKID -painting portrays a provincial Filipina beauty during rice harvest.

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 WORKS OF JUAN LUNA AND FERNANDO AMORSOLO

Reading # 1 - Work of Fernando Amorsolo

Supply the needed information on the space provided:

Title of the painting:

Elements /Principles:
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Meaning/Message:
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Reading # 2 – Painting of Juan Luna

Supply the needed information on the space provided:

Title of the painting: _____________________________________________________________

Elements/Principles:
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Meaning/Message:
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

You will never always be motivated, so you must

learn to be disciplined.

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References and Online Resources
Anonymous. Historical Method. Retrieved from
https://edwardseducationblog.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/historical-method.pdf
Asuncion, Nestor M. (2019) C&E Publishing Co. Readings in Philippine History Farre, K. (2014).
Primary and secondary sources in the study of history. Encased in Steel. Retrieved from
www.encaseinsteel.co.uk/2014/09/19/primary-and-secondary-sources-in-the-study-of-
historyCavanna,J.M. The unfading glory: documentary history of the conversion of Jose Rizal.
(pp. 1-52).
Garcia,R.P. (1964). The great debate: The Rizal retraction (pp. 9-19, 31-43). Quezon City,
Philippines: R.P. Garcia.
Ligan, Victoria O. (2018)MUTYA Publishing House,Inc. Readings in Philippine History
Ligan,Victoria O. Readings in Philippine History, (pg. 38=39)
Pascual, R. (1950). Rizal beyond the grave: a reiteration of the greatness of the martyrs of
Bagumbayan. ( pp. 7-36). Manila, Philippines: Luzon Publisher
Pigafetta, Antonio.( 1969 , 1990) first voyage around the world (pp23-32).Manila, Philippines:
Filipiniana Book Guild.
Redmon, R. (2013, December 2). Primary vs. secondary sources [Video file]. Retrieved from
https://youtube/cqXHO7bTPnw
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. (2013). Primary vs. secondary sources. Retrieved from
http://www2.smumn.edu/deptpages/tclibrary/tutorials/finding/primary.pdf
Torres, Jose Victor (2018) C&E Publishing Co. BATIS Sources in Philippine History Reading
references:
Torres, Jose Victor, BATIS: Sources of Philippine History ( pages 14- 40)

Torres, Jose Victor. BATIS: Sources in Philippine History. ( pp. 139-150) C & E Publishing, Inc.

Zaide, G. and Zaide, S. (1990). Documentary sources of the Philippine history. ( vol. 7, pp. 269-286).
Manila, Philippines: National Book Store.

Zaide, G. and Zaide, S. (1990). Documentary sources of the Philippine history. (vol. 8, pp. 301-309).
Manila, Philippines: national Book Store

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(excerpts from Understanding History: a primer of historical method by Louis Gottschalk (1950, New
York Knopf,p.17)

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