Gened and SocSci Drills September 2026 LEPT

A set of vocabulary flashcards covering General Education and Social Science drills, including Philippine history, literature, art appreciation, government, and global studies.

Jose Corazon de Jesus

The writer of the song Bayan Ko.

Raphael

The artist who painted The School of Athens.

Fourth industrial revolution

A period characterized by the advancement of automation.

IMF

The organization responsible for financial stability among nations.

Mi Retiro

A poem written by Jose Rizal while he was in Dapitan.

Cebu

The site of the first permanent Spanish settlement in the Philippines.

Gender Identity

A person's internal understanding of who they are.

Elpidio Quirino

The first Philippine President to hail from the Ilocos region.

Diosdado Macapagal

The president who issued the executive order shifting Philippine Independence Day from July $04$ to June $12$.

Narciso Claveria

The Governor-General who ordered the use of Spanish surnames by Filipinos.

El Verdadero Decalogo

The principles of conduct and morality written by Apolinario Mabini to govern the revolutionary movement.

Pascual Poblete

Known as the Ama ng Pahayagang Tagalog and the founder of the newspaper El Grito del Pueblo.

Fernando Amorsolo

The first national artist in painting.

The Blue Danube

A famous waltz by Johann Strauss often associated with romantic scenes in popular culture.

El Filibusterismo

Rizal's novel published in Ghent, Belgium, in $1891$, also translated as The Reign of Greed.

Rizal

The surname Jose used when he enrolled in Ateneo Municipal to move freely during his studies.

Rizal's birth order

Jose Rizal was the $7^{th}$ child out of $11$.

Usman

The name of Jose Rizal's pet dog.

Alipato

The name of Jose Rizal's pet pony.

Allegory

A classification for Rizal's works because they reveal hidden meanings.

Meritocracy

A social system characterized by leadership or rule by people of talent.

Sustainable Development

Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generation to meet their own needs.

Writ of habeas corpus

The legal writ invoked in the right to demand the presence of the accused.

Writ of amparo

A legal writ protecting the rights to life, liberty, and security.

Writ of habeas data

A legal writ protecting the right to information privacy.

Greenland

The world's largest island.

Homer

The first mythical geographer recognized for his vivid descriptions of land and people encountered by his hero Ulysses.

Thomas Malthus

The author who wrote about the possible exhaustion of food supply due to increasing population growth.

Ethnoscape

A classification of globalization by Appadurai referring to the movement of people.

Security Council

The highest decision-making body of the United Nations, responsible for peace and security.

P5

The five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council: China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, and the United States.

Flying geese model

A model of Asian regionalism highlighting the importance of teamwork and interdependence.

APEC

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, established in $1989$ with headquarters in Singapore.

NATO

A military alliance formed during the Cold War to counter the threat of the Soviet Union.