Readings in the Philippine History and Society

World Heritage

The designation for places on earth that are of outstanding universal valu to humanity is called____

Cabeceras

Reduccion is the Spanish policy which provided the resettlement of Filipino communities to form town center or _____

Income tax

How do you call the tax imposed on all employed and practicing professionals?

Batasang Pambansa

The legislative department during the implementation of the 1973 Constitution.

Sense of individualism among citizens

Which situation is not included in the social justice mandate in the 1987 Constitution

Simeon Ola

Who was the last general of the Filipino-American revolution to surrender to the Americans?

Apolinario Mabini

Who was the chief adivisor Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo?

Datu

Who exercises all executive, legislative, and judicial powers in the small communities during the pre-colonial era?

Kalantaw

What is the oldest legal code retrieved in the Philippines

Bombing Pearl Harbor

It was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base on the morning of Dec 7, 1941

Ferdinand Magellan

Who named the country “Islas de San Lazaro?”

Felipe Agoncillo

Who was called “The First FIlipino Diplomat?”

Emilio Aguinaldoo

Who was the president during the Revolutionary Government also known as the Malolos Republic?

Cavite Mutiny

Which event resulted to the execution of GomBurza?

La Solidaridad

La Liga Filipina, a propaganda movement put up a newspaper called to fight violence and injustice of Spaniards to the Filipinos.

General Edward King Jr.

He is an American general who surrendered his approximately 75,000 troops at the Fall of Bataan

Cebu

It is considered as the oldest city in the Philippines.

Renato Corona

Who is the first Chief Justice who was removed from office by an impeachment case?

Corazon Aquino

The president who passed RA 6657 or the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform

Gobernador-Heneral

Who holds the highest position in the Philippines during the Spanish period whose function is to exercise powers in behalf of the Spanish Colonial government?

Primary Sources

These are objects or materials that are made by people during the historical period also known as first-hand information.

Freedom

The works of the propagandists opened the eyes of the Filipinos on their country's need for

Antonio Pigafetta

He made the account about the travels of Ferdinand Magellan and became the only existing document about the Battle of Mactan.

Aquilino Pimentel, Sr.

A key player on the EDSA People Power Revolution and Father of the Local Government Code is

Cry of Pugad Lawin

This event resulted to the start of the Philippine Revolution.

Check and balance

What principle is behind the power of the Legislature to impeach the president for loss of public frust?

Napoleonic invasion

During what invasion of Spain did the Hispanic government grant her overseas colonies including the Philippines representation in the Spanish Cortez or parliament?

Progressive Tax

Which type of tax imposes a higher percentage rate on taxpayers who have higher incomes?

Herodotus

He is known as the Father of History and his work about the Persian wars.

Manuel Quezon

Which Philippine President is known as the Father of Social Justice and of the National Language?

Aborigines

Prior to succeeding migrants who crossed the seas from across the Southern Philippines, the Negritos were the first settlers of the Islands and considered as

Mexico

Through the Galleon Trade, the Philippines has extended contacts with:

Elpidio Quirino

The first Philippine President from the llocos Region was

Writ of habeas corpus

A person's right to protection against unlawful disappearance is:

Magellan and Humabon

Blood compact is the agreement forged in Bohol between:

Local Government Code

he law that gives more autonomy to towns, cities and provinces is known as

Bicameral

The Philippine Legislature has two chambers and is described as:

Ramon Magsaysay

"Those who have less in life should have more in law." expresses the concem for the poor and the disadvantaged by the popular Philippine President

Community Tax Certificate

What is the equivalent today of the Cedula Personal during the Philippine Hispanic era?

Rafael de Izquierdo

Who was the ruthless governor general of the Philippines who aroused the anger of Filipinos for executing the innocent priest Gomez, Burgos and Zamora?

Cayetano Arellano

Filipino participation was introduced in the American civil government in the as Chief Justice of the Philippines first with the appointment of Supreme Court, as the first Filipino in that exalted office.

Civil government :: civil governor

From a military government, the United States set up a pacified provinces with William H. Taft as over

Franklin D. Roosevelt

The former President of the United States who supported the Tydings-McDuffie Act of 1934.

Jose Burgos

Who led the secularization movement after Pedro Pelaez' demise?

Ferdinand Magellan

The Philippines was discovered on 1521 by a Portuguese explorer named

Land Bank

Which bank was established during the presidency of Diosdado Macapagal to facilitate the transfer of ownership of land to the landless farmers?

Tobacco

The Basi revolt (1907) in llocos was caused by Spanish prohibition of the Basi which was a popular llocano

Historiography

The writing of history and the scientific way of making historical narrative.

Provinces that revolted and struggled against the abuses of the Spanish friars and conquistadores

The eight (8) rays of the sun in the Philippine flag represent the first eight

Sovereignty

Which element of the state pertains to the highest power of the state to function and to be free from foreign interventions?