2. Introduction
• 7,107 Islands; 1000 populated.
• 100 local languages, 9 major.
• Little early history recorded.
• Spanish colony 1571-1898.
• U.S. colony 1898-1946.
• Japanese occupation 1942-45
• Muslim – Christian conflict.
• Spratly Island Oil
3. Early Settlement
• Migration
– Negritos
– Malays
• Barangay
• Datu
• Spanish “Discovery.”
– 1521 Ferdinand
Magellan – Cebu
Island.
– Lapulapu vs. Humabon
4. Structure of Spanish Rule
• 1565 - Permanent settlement at Cebu. Seized
Manila in 1570. Already an established port.
• Introduced private ownership of land.
• Datu renamed cabeza de barangay and became
tax collectors and “owner” of commonly held
land.
• Principalia composed of key families, usually
landholders, called caciques.
• Gobernadorcillo governed a pueblo of 500 tax
payers.
5. Structure of Spanish Rule
• The Friars:
– By 1594, there were 267 missionary priests.
– Spain sought to avoid exploitation and establish a real
Christian paradise.
– Friars exercised considerable influence at local level.
• Power of the Catholic Church and religion.
• Only they spoke both Spanish and the local languages.
– Large tracts of untaxed, virgin land given to support
missions.
• Inquilinos – Functioned as a contractor to clear and improve
land. Given concessions of tenancy rights and free rent.
• Kasama – Functioned as share croppers at 50% of yield.
6. Structure of Spanish Rule
• Governor-General appointed by
Madrid, but administered as part
of Mexico through Acapulco.
• Annual Manila Galleon began in
1573.
• Manila hub of the Spanish China-
trade. Chinese goods to Mexico;
Peruvian Silver back. 50%
profit. A Spanish crown
monopoly; intentionally limited
to once a year. The church
invested heavily.
8. Ilustrado
• Development.
– College of St. Thomas
founded in 1611.
– Occupation of Manila by
Britain in 1762.
– Opportunities for foreign
education.
• Expression.
– The Propaganda Movement
in Spain.
– Mutiny at Cavite arsenal
in1872.
– Jose Rizal, Noli Me Tangere
(1887).
9. Questions
• Which country controlled the Philippines the longest,
Spain, the U.S.A.or Japan?
• When was the first Spanish settlement established? Where?
• What was a small native community called?
• The Filipinos had little concept of private property
(True/False)
• The Philippines were administered by the Spanish as part
of what country?
• What is a Mestizo?
• Inquilinos functioned as _______ to _____ ______ ____.
• To qualify as an illustrado, normally a person would
require a European ________.
10. Katipunan
• Katipunan founded by
Andres Bonifacio.
• Manila uprising of 1896.
• Jose Rizal executed.
• In 1897, Emilio Aguinaldo
leads revolutionary forces
to victory against the
Spanish at Cavite.
• Spanish negotiate.
• Aguinaldo accepts
amnesty & 800,000 pesos.
Goes to Hong Kong.
Jose Rizal
11. Spanish - American War (1898)
• A convergence of events.
– (May 1) U.S. Asiatic Fleet under command of Admiral
George Dewey destroys Spanish fleet in Manila Bay
and lays siege to the city.
– (May) Aguinaldo and arms brought back to Philippines
and landed at Cavite. He recruits an army & proclaims
a revolutionary government.
– Dewey negotiates surrender of Manila and transfer of
colony to U.S. for $20 million.
– (July) 11,000 U.S. troops arrive.
– (August) M.G. Arthur McArthur lands at Cavite,
occupies Manila and declares all under U.S. protection.
12. Philippine War (1899-1902)
• Revolution becomes insurrection.
– 1898 (June) - Aguinaldo declares independence.
– 1899 (February) – Aguinaldo attacks Manila.
– 1901-02 – US. force levels reach 150,000 “goddamns”;
reconcentrado tactics applied.
– 1901 – Aguinaldo captured; insurgency continues at
reduced levels until 1913.
– Total Filipino deaths may have reached 600,000, one-
seventh of population.
13. Why
• Reasons for U.S. acquisition of Philippines.
– “New Imperialism” composed of “Manifest Destiny”
(John Fiske), “White Man’s Burden” (R. Kiplin) & sea
power (A.T. Mahan).
– Fear that China would be partitioned.(John Hay “Open
Door Policy”)
– Desirability as an advanced base and entrepot.
– Belief that Germany would take it, if U.S. didn’t.
(German naval squadron arrived at Manila Bay
o/a June 12, 1898 with that intent.)
14. American Tutelage
• 1901- W. H. Taft as head of a 5 person commission
becomes the first civil governor. Replaces McArthur.
• 1902 – The Organic Act. Basic rights protected.
• 1907 – First Philippine Assembly.
• 1913 - Francis B. Harrison appointed governor-general
by Pres. Wilson.
• 1916 Jones Act. Goal to prepare for full autonomy.
• Constitution structure comparable to U.S.
• Filipinization of government plus reduced presence of U.S
bureaucrats and teachers.
• 1921- Period of retrenchment under Gov-Gen Leonard
Wood & Gov-Gen Cameron Forbes.
15. American Tutelage
• 1934 – Philippinese becomes
a commonwealth under
Tydings-McDuffie Act.
• 1934 - Manuel Quezon
elected first president &
Sergio Osmena first vice-
president.
• 1935 – Commonwealth
constitution drafted.
• 1936 – Douglas McArthur
appointed a Philippine field
marshal.
16. Questions
• Who founded Katipunan?
• Who wrote Noli Me Tangere?
• Who was the first president of the Philippines?
• Who was the first president and vice president of
the Philippine Commonwealth?
• Who commanded the U.S. Asiatic Fleet in 1898?
• Why did the U.S. decide to take the Philippines?
• Which McArthur retired as a Philippine field
marshal?
17. World War II
• Japanese commercial interest in Philippines expand during
1930’s. Part of the Greater East Asia Co-prosperity Sphere.
• December 8 & 9, 1941, Japanese destroy U.S. forces at
Clark A.B. and Cavite. Two days later, they land at
Lingayen.
• 1942 - Gen MacArthur (plus Quezon & Osmena) flee to
Australia. Gen. Wainwright left to fight to the end on
Bataan.
• The Hukbalahap is formed under Luis Taruc. Largest
guerrilla movement in Southeast Asia.
18. The Philippine Republic
• 1943 – Japanese establish
Philippine Republic under
Jose Laurel.
• 1944 – MacArthur returns.
• July 4, 1946 – U.S. grants
the Philippines full
independence with
Manuel Roxas as
president.
19. Colonial Score Card
• Trade.
– Treaty with Spain precluded preferential tariffs for U.S.
for ten years, i.e., until 1909.
– Goods from Spain, British, Sweden & Germany
subject to stiff tariffs after 1909.
– Avoided evils of huge plantations, imported alien labor
and opium concessions.
• Investment limited to sugarcane, tobacco & hemp
plantations due to fear of early independence.
– British controlled strong positions in shipping and rail.
– U.S. only constructed 866 miles of track & little else..
20. Colonial Score Card
• Social welfare efforts outstanding.
– Established 1,000 dispensaries and 40 hospitals.
– Life expectancy rose from 14 to 40 years.
– Established universal free education at primary
level. Imported 600 U.S. teachers & trained
native teachers
– Literacy rate reached 50% (+/-) by 1940.
– Instruction in English facilitated
communication between linguistic groups.
21. Post WW II (1946-53)
• Major problems following WW II:
rebuilding the economy, Philippine - U.S.
relations & the Huks.
• U.S. aid tied to economic concessions and
military installations, e.g., Clark AB
(Angeles) and Subic Bay (Olongapo).
• Huk discontent was feeding into the spread
of indigenous Communism.
22. The Magsaysay Revolution
• Ramon Magsaysay, 7th
president.(1953-57)
– Born in a bamboo hut.
– WW II guerrilla leader.
– As Sec. of Def.,
• Military became involved
in relief work (dual
function).
• Arrested Commust
politburo en masse..
• Military guaranteed 1951
elections
– Wore a Barong Tagalog
when sworn in as president.
23. The Magsaysay Revolution
• As president:
– Blunted the Huk rebellion.
– Settled landless in Mindanao.
• Alleviated land pressure on Luzon.
• Altered the Muslim-Christian balance.
– Supported SEATO.
– Died in a plane crash in 1957.
• In 1963, Ferdinand Marcos appeared to fill the
political void.
24. Questions
• On which island is Lingayen?
• Where did the Hukbalahap operate?
• Who was president of the Philippine Republic?
• The U.S. made a huge investment in the Philippine
infrastructure? (True/False)
• One source of discontent in U.S. – Philippine
relations was the connection between foreign aid
and ________.
• How did Raymond Magsaysay attempt to reduce
the pressure for land on Luzon?
25. The Marcos Era
• Ferdinand Marcos, 10th
President (1965-86).
– Born in Ilocos Norte.
– Chinese & Japanese
ancestry.
– Father a lawyer &
assemblyman.
– Acquitted of murder.
– Scored 100% on Bar.
– WW II hero. (Questioned).
– Served 3 terms in house &
2 in Senate.
– Married Imelda Romualdez
26. The Marcos Era
• Early economic success:
• Unemployment dropped from 7.2
to 5.2% in 1971.
• Developed infrastructure.
• Intensified tax collection.
• Liberalized trade.
• Hastened industrialization.
• Land reform & green revolution.
• Launched military campaign
against Communist New
People’s Army and Moros.
• GNP rose from P55 billion to
P193 billion in 1980.
27. Marcos’ New Society
• Elected to second term in 1969.
• Proclaimed martial law in 1972 after NPA
bombings in Manila. By 1985, 20, 000 insurgents,
growing at rate of 23% with Chinese arms.
• Graf and corruption: between $684 million and
$10 billion, conjugal dictatorship, crony
capitalism, quintessential kleptocrat, notorious
nepotist.
– Ex: $2.3 billion for Battaan Nuclear Power Plant.
• Unemployment boomed to 12.55% in 1985.
• Assassination of Benigno Aquino in 1983.
28. Marcos Challenged
• As Marco’s only viable rival, Benigno Aquino was
imprisoned for 7 years and then exiled for 3 more
in the U.S.
• Aquino saw a chance to return from exile. Marcos
was dying of cancer, the economy had collapsed,
inflation was rampant. Imelda warned of danger.
• On August 21, 1983 in front of the whole world,
Aquino was shot in the back of the head as he
exited his aircraft. He fell dead on the tarmac at
the bottom of the steps. The murder sparked the
EDSA Revolution.
29. The EDSA Revolution
• Benigno Aquino’s burial was
a period of national
mourning. Corazon became
the heroin.
• October 1983 inquiry results
in Fabian Ver & 25 others
being cleared.
• Corazon becomes candidate
for president in 1985 snap
election backed by Jaime
Cardinal Sin.
• Symbols: yellow dress & “L”
for Laban hand sign.
30. The EDSA Revolution
• Both Marcos and Aquino claimed victory in a blatantly
fraudulent election. Both took the oath of office as
president on the same day.
• On Feb 22, ’86, Juan Ponce Enrile (Min. of Def.) &
General Fidel Ramos (Vice Chief) lead a military coup by
R.A.M. supporting Aqjuino. They take control of Camps
Aguinaldo and Crane.
• Jaime Cardinal Sin broadcasts appeal over Radio Veritas
for the faithful to gather on the Epifanio de los Santas Ave.
to protect Enrile and Ramos from Fabian Ver’s troops.
Tens of thousands respond some laying down in front of
the tanks sent to crush the uprising.
31. Aquino’s Administration
• Corizon Aquino inaugurated president on Feb 25,
1986. President Reagan provided refuge for the
Marcoses, Ver and supporters in Hawaii.
• Immediate tasks: Aquino proclaimed “Freedom
Constitution, abolished Marcos’ legislature &
judges, created a constitutional commission &
replaced thousands of political appointees.
• Next: Aquino sought to deal with the insurgency
but found that the greatest threat was from military
coups attempts.
32. Coup Attempts
• The Aquino administration survived 7 coup
attempts. The more notable ones were:
– July 6, 1986 – Arturo Tolentino, a 1986 Vice Pres
candidate, seized the Manila Hotel and declared himself
president. He was backed by several hundred troops,
but folded in 3 days.
– January 24, 1987 – Colonel Oscar Canlas seized a TV
station. Led to a 3 day standoff involving 6 officers and
136 soldiers.
– August 28, 1987 – Colonel Gregorio Honasan attacked
the presidential residence & Manila air base. He had
several hundred soldiers under his command. Fifty-
33. three persons were killed and hundreds wounded
including Aquino’s son.
- December 1, 1989 – Greorio Hanosan and RAM struck
again. Three thousand rebel troops including the Scout
Rangers seized military headquarters, 2 TV stations &
the commercial airport. Launched air attacks against the
presidential palace from Villamore AB. The U.S.
provided combat patrols to keep the Filipino aircraft on
the ground. The rebels then seized parts of Makati City
trapping thousands of foreigners.
34. Aquino’s Score Card
• Restructured the massive debt left by Marcos. Became the
beneficiary of a $1.3 IMF bailout and a $10 Billion mini-
Marshall Plan.
• Successfully encouraged foreign investment until the 1989
coup attempt.
• Failed to produce an adequate land reform program or cope
with the worst poverty in S.E.Asia.
• Failed to renew the agreement for U.S military bases in the
Philippines. The eruption of Mt. Pinatubo in 1991 closed
Clark. The Philippine Senate would not ratify the Subic
Bay agreement. The U.S. withdrew Naval assets to
Singapore.
35. Aquino’s Score Card
• Valiantly struggled to negotiate an end to Moro
insurgency. Achieved a cease-fire with Mur
Misuari (who was in Libya).
• Established “people power” as a real force.
• Restored democracy, honest and fair judiciary,
freedom of speech and democratic succession.
– The 1992 election involved 82,450 candidates and
17,205 posts.
– 26 million voted in peaceful honest elections.
36. Questions
• Which statement is false about Ferdinand
Marcos?
– He was a mestizo.
– He was accused of cheating on the bar exam.
– He assassinated Benigno Aquino.
– He was convicted of murder.
– He achieved great economic success during his
first term as president.
37. More Questions
• During the EDSA Revolution, what highly placed religious
figure appealed to the people over Radio Veritas to support
Corazon Aquino? What song did the people sing when the
siege was over?
• What individual and organization was responsible for at
least two coup attempts against Corazon Aquino?
• The Philippine senate refused to ratify the agreement for
the U.S. to continue to use Clark A.B. because it had been
used to intervene in internal Philippine politics?
(True/False)
• What was the greatest accomplishment of the Aquino
administration?
38. Fidel Ramos’ Presidency
• Twelfth President
(1992-98)
– Father was a served as
Minister of Foreign
Affairs.
– Graduate of West
Point.
– Served in Korea &
Vietnam.
– First Protestant to be
elected as president.
39. Ramos’Administration
• Achieved peace agreement with Mur Misuari of the Moro
National Liberation Front MNLF) in 1996. The agreement
specifies a Special Zone for Peace and Development
• Reformed tax collection. Between $1.2 and 2.5 billion
uncollected annually.
• Reformed banking by reducing power of domestic cartels
and interest rates. (6% spread vs. Asian average of 2%.)
• Deregulated telecommunications and metro water & sewer.
• Through private investment, replaced the Bataan nuclear
plant so that Manilla has adequate electrical power.
• Left office after one six-year term, although tempted to do
otherwise.
40. Current Administration
• Gloria Macapagal-
Arroyo, 14th president.
– Father was 9th president,
Diosdado Macapagal.
– Initially elected first woman
V.P. in 1998.
– Sworn as president in 2001
following EDSA II removal
of Joseph Estrada. Elected
in own right in 2004.
– Survived Oakwood Mutiny
in 2003 and an attempted
coup in 2006 by declaring a
state of emergency.
41. Questions
• From what U.S. school did Fidel Ramos graduate?
• What were the accomplishments of Ramos’
administration?
• Which president did Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
succeed? Against whom did she run in 2004.
• What qualifications did Arroyo have to be
president?
• What was EDSA II?
• What led to the declaration of a state of emergency
in 2006.
42. Institutions and Social Groups
• Constitutions. The 1987 Aquino Constitution is
the most democratic in S.E.Asia.
• Political Parties.
– The traditional parties were the Liberal & Nacionalista
(1946-72).
– Marcos established one party dominance under the
KBL (New Society movement).
– Aquino’s party was Labam (Fight), founded by her
husband. She campaigned under the UNIDO umbrella.
UNIDO was founded by Salvador Laurel, her V.P.
43. Institutions and Social Groups
• Military.
– The Philippine military has for the most part been
subordinated to civilian leaders. Marcos expanded the
military to 154,000 but deprofessionalized it thru
cronyism (Ex: Fabian Ver).
– RAM (Reform the Armed Forces Movement) was a
reaction to Marco’s policies, but took on a life of its
own. RAM conducted a series of coups, one to put
Aquino in power and 7 to depose her. Key players were
Juan Ponce Enrile (Min of Def.), Salvado Laurel (V.P.)
and Colonel Gregorio Honasan.
44. Institutions and Social Groups
• Women.
– Traditionally women have played only a minor role in
Philippine politics, demurely allowing men to lead.
– Powerful women such as Imelda Marcos and Corazon
Aquino have been anomalous, their power largely
dependent on their husbands’ positions.
– Aquino’s refusal to let V.P. Salvador Laurel run her
government, her strength, popularity and commitment
to democratic principles were one cause of the coups
against her.
45. Institutions and Social Groups
• Insurgents.
– The CPP’s military arm is the NPA. At one time it had
20,000 fighters and controlled 20% of the land.
– Under Ramos, it dwindled in significance. However,
Abu Sayyaf Muslim guerrillas became a force in the
Mindanao area under President Arroyo. (Gracia
Burham, In The Presence of My Enemies.)
• Church.
– 84% Catholic, 12,000 priests and nuns.
– The church was a key factor in EDSA Revolution.
46. Institutions and Social Groups
• Democratization.
– Formal institutions are a model of democracy.
– A relatively few family dynasties control the economy
and politics.
• Ex: The Osmena in Cebu.
– Rich families function as patrons for the poor, but
expect loyalty in return.
• Ex: God parents (compadre).
– Sense of national inferiority from colonial period.
47. Questions
• How democratic is the 1987 Aquino constitution?
• Name Aquino’s two political parties.
• What is Marco’s legacy for the Philippine military?
• What has been the traditional role of women in politics?
How has this effected the acceptance of Aquino and
Arroyo?
• What proportion of the Philippine population is Catholic?
• What are the greatest barriers to true democratic
government in the Philippines?
