READINGS IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY

LAND BRIDGE THEORY

A theory that believes that Philippines was once part of mainland Asia. During the last Ice age, when sea levels were lower, land was exposed, allowing early humans to migrate to the islands.

VOLCANIC THEORY

A theory that suggests the Philippines was formed through volcanic activity, with islands emerging from the sea as a result of tectonic movement and eruptions.

LEGEND OF MU OR LEMURIA

Both Philippines and Indonesia were part of a Pacific Continent which sunken during thr prehistoric period. it is influenced by the legend of the lost continent of Atlantis.

LEGEND OF MANAUL

A bisaya folklore, the king who guided destinies is a cunning and resourceful bird who manipulates the gods of Kaptan and Magauayan into a battle that eventually leads to the creation of land.

CONTINENTAL DRIFT THEORY

By German meteorologist Alfred Wegener, 1912.This theory suggests that the Philippines along with other continents and landmasses, were once part of a single supercontinent called Pangaea, which eventually broke apart and drifted to their current positions due to movement of tectonic plates.

CREATION THEORY

Biblical account
Gen. 1: 1-31 (Earth)

Gen. 1:4-25 (Adam ad eve)

MIGRATION THEORY

by Henry Otley Beyer.

A hypothesis that the Philippines was populated by different waves of Migration from Southeast Asia.

HENRY OTLEY BEYER

Father of Philippine Anthropology

DR. BAILEY WILLIS

Proposed the Volcanic Origin

JAMES CHURCHWARD

Proposed the Legend of Mu or Lemuria

First and second people who traveled through land bridges according to Migration Theory.

D- Dawnmen
A- Aetas or Negritos

First and second people who traveled through boates according to Migration Theory.

I- Indonesians

M- Malays

Evolution Theory

According to Felipe Landa Jocano, this theory is an accurate theory of how to explain how humans came to inhabit Philippines.

Skullcap of Tabon Man

found by archeologist Robert Fox and Manuel Santiago

Sikalak and Sibkahay/ Sikabay

Manaul stops the fight of Sky and the Sea and discovers two people inside a bamboo plant, who became the first man and woman in this narrative.m

Ma-I

Name given to Philippines by Early Chinese Traders

Islas de San Lazaro

Name given to Philippines by Ferdinand Magellan in 1521

Filipinas

Name given to Philippines by Ruy Lopez de Villalobos in 1543

Pearl of the Orient

Name given to Philippines by Fr. Juan J. Delgado in 1751

Pearl of the Orient Seas

Name given to Philippines by Dr. Jose Rizal in 1896

Philippine Islands

Name given to Philippines by American Government

Republic of the Philippines

Name of the Philippines after Independence (1946)

Rizaline Republic

Name given to Philippines by Artemio Ricarte in the 19th century

Maharlika

Name given to Philippines by Ferdinand Marcos in the 20th century

Complete Independence of the Philippines

July 4, 1946

Independence Day proclaimed by Emilio Aguinaldo

June 12, 1898