READINGS IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY

MODULE 1: INTRODUCTION TO
HISTORY: Definition, Elements, Nature
and Importance
 LEARNING COURSE OUTCOMES

• Understand the definition, nature, and domain of History;

• Validate the relevance of History;

• Appreciate the importance of History in the social and

national life in the Philippines; and

• Comprehend the distinction between History as a western

concept and Kasaysayan as a Filipino concept.
 
 WHAT IS HISTORY?

HISTORY is a branch of the Social Sciences that deals with the

systematic study of significant past, a branch of knowledge that
records and explains past events and which concerns people and
human nature.
Being a branch of the social sciences, History
centers on the study of people and the
society.
The definition emphasizes that it is a
"systematic" study. This means that history as
a discipline follows a methodology in order to
establish and be able to validate facts and
evidences. 
The definition mentions of significant" past as
the subject matter of history. By "significant
past" it entails that only past events which has
affected the political, cultural, social and
economic aspects of the society
 Elements of History

A. The Historian. This refers to the person writing the history.

B. Place. The location where the history was written

C. Period. Refers to the context of the time when the history was
written.

D. Sources. Refers to the basis of claims or analysis of the historian

such as documents, written or oral accounts.
 Nature of History as an academic discipline

A. History has no subject matter of its own.

B. History synthesizes knowledge from other fields.

C. History illuminates pieces of the past.

D. History is constantly changing.

E. History sheds light to truth.

 WHAT IS HISTORIOGRAPHY?

Historiography refers to the study of history itself. Historiography

analyzes who is the history writer, the motives of the writer, the
sources of the writer, theories applied and other historical
methods. It also analyzes the context when the history was
written.
 SCHOOL OF THOUGHTS

In

PHILIPPINE HISTORIOGRAPHY
 KASAYSAYAN

Kasaysayan as a Filipino concept The Pantayong Pananaw

definition of kasaysayan is

"salaysay na nagsalaysay ng mga bagay na may saysay para sa

sinasalysayang grupo o salinlahi".
 Kasaysayan as a Filipino concept
The Pantayong Pananaw definition of kasaysayan is -

"salaysay na nagsalaysay ng mga bagay na may saysay para sa

sinasalysayang grupo o salinlahi".
“HISTORY FROM US, FOR US”

• Filipino historians have occurred and tried to write Philippine

History in the Filipino point of View.

• One of these writers was Professor Zeus A. Salazar of the

University of the Philippines

• In order to introduce indigenization, he introduced the

concept of "Pantayong Pananaw* (from us, for us).
 Perspectives or “Pananaw”

in understanding PHILIPPINE HISTORY

 "Pantayong Pananaw* (from us, for us)

Generally, this means that Philippine History is better written in

the point of view of the Filipinos. 
 Pangkaming Pananaw 
 
Historical perspective in which Philippine history is written by
Filipinos in foreign language and intended for to be read by
foreigners to understand our history in our point of view.
 Pangkayong Pananaw

Historical perspective in which Philippine history is written by

foreigner in a foreign language as well but it is meant to be
addressed or directed to Filipinos as audience
 Pansilang Pananaw 

Historical perspective in which Philippine history is written by

foreigners in a foreign language as well and is intended to be
read and understood by their fellow foreigners. 
 Pansilang Pananaw 

Historical perspective in which Philippine history is written by

foreigners in a foreign language as well and is intended to be
read and understood by their fellow foreigners. 
ANY QUESTION?
CLARIFICATIONS
?
THANK YOU