FILIPINO THINKERS

1. Educational
Philosophies of
Filipino
Educators
Reported by : CELESTE JUMAGBAS

2. Born on June 19, 1861 in Calamba, Laguna. He
had his first lessons from his mother Theodora
Alonso.
He entered Ateneo Municipal de Manila in
1872 and obtained bachelor’s degree with
highest honor in 1876.
He studied medicine at University of Santo
Tomas but finished the course in Madrid
University in 1885.
He took graduate studies in Paris, France and
Heidelberg, Germany.

3. Life of Jose Rizal

4. For Rizal, the mission of education is to
elevate the country to the highest seat of
glory and to develop the people’s mentality.
Since Education is the foundation of society
and a prerequisite for social progress, Rizal
claimed that only through education could
the country be saved from domination.
Rizal’s philosophy of education, therefore,
centers on the provision of proper motivation
in order to bolster the great social forces that
make education a success, to create in the
youth an innate desire to cultivate his
intelligence and give him life eternal.
“The school is the book in
which is written the future
of the nations. Shows us
the schools of a people and
we will tell you what those
people are.”

5. Sa Aking Mga
Kababata
Ni Jose Rizal
Kapagka ang baya'y sadyang umiibig
Sa kanyang salitang kaloob ng langit,
Sanglang kalayaan nasa ring masapit
Katulad ng ibong nasa himpapawid.
Pagka't ang salita'y isang kahatulan
Sa bayan, sa nayo't mga kaharian,
At ang isang tao'y katulad, kabagay
Ng alin mang likha noong kalayaan.
Ang hindi magmahal sa kanyang salita
Mahigit sa hayop at malansang isda,
Kaya ang marapat pagyamaning kusa
Na tulad sa inang tunay na nagpala.
Ang wikang Tagalog tulad din sa Latin
Sa Ingles, Kastila at salitang anghel,
Sapagka't ang Poong maalam tumingin
Ang siyang naggawad, nagbigay sa atin.
Ang salita nati'y huwad din sa iba
Na may alfabeto at sariling letra,
Na kaya nawala'y dinatnan ng sigwa
Ang lunday sa lawa noong dakong una

6. Speaking through Simoun, the
principal character in his novel, El
Filibusterismo (The Filibuster), he
declared,
"While a people preserves its language, it
preserves the marks of its liberty, as a man
preserves his independence... Language is the
thought of the people..."

7. Life of Andres Bonifacio

8. • born on the feast of St. Andrew, from
whom his parents derived his name, on
November 30, 1863.
• Orphaned at age 14, he and his siblings made
canes and paper fans, which they sold to meet
their basic needs.
•To further educate himself, he avidly read
books such as Robespierre’s “The French
Revolution”, Hugo’s “Les Miserables”, and
Rizal’s “Noli and El Fili”.
•Funded Katipunan on July 7, 1892, and became
its “Supremo” (Supreme Leader).
•Gathered his men in Balintawak on August 23,
1896, and tore their cedulas to symbolize their
defiance of Spanish rule.

9. It was Andres Bonifacio who first
formulated a code of conduct and to
whom the Dekalogo ng Katipunan was
attributed.
But it was not published; instead, it was
said that upon reading the Kartilya
drafted by Jacinto.
Bonifacio decided that it was superior
to his Dekalogo, and adopted it as the
official primer of the Katipunan.
Emilio Jacinto, then became the chief
theoretician and adviser of Bonifacio
and later earned for him the title Brains
of the Katipunan.

10. Kartilya ng Katipunan
14. "Paglaganap ng mga aral na ito, at maning-
ning na sisikat ang araw ng mahal na kalayaan
dito sa kaaba-abang Sangkapuluan at sabugan
ng matamis niyang liwanag ang nangagkaisang
magkakalahi't magkakapatid, ng ligayang
walang katapusan, ang mga ginugol na buhay,
pagod, at mga tiniis na kahirapa'y labis nang
matutumbasan.“
(When these teachings shall have been
propagated and the glorious sun of freedom
begins to shine on these poor islands to
enlighten a united race and people, then all
the loves lost, all the struggle and sacrifices
shall not have been in vain.)

11. Life of Apolinario Mabini

12. born in Talaga, Tanuan City, Batangas
Also known as “Sublime Paralytic”
A Filipino Theoretician who wrote the
Constitution for the first Philippine republic
1st Prime minister in 1899Apolinario Mabini

13. Ang Dekalogo ni Apolinario Mabini
“ Ikatlo. Dagdagan mong pilit ang talos ng isip
at katutubong alam na ipinagkaloob ng Diyos
sa iyo sa pamamagitan ng pag-aaral, at
magsumakit ka ng ubos lakas sa gawang
kinahihiligan ng iyong loob, …upang matipon
sayo ang lalong maraming kagalingan at sa
ganitong paraa’y makatulong ka sa ikasusulong
ng lahat….

14. Life of Manuel Luis Quezon

15. • The 1st president of the Philippine
commonwealth from 1935 until his death.
• According to Quezon, there are two objectives of
Philippine – education:
• (1) education for better citizenship, and
• (2) educations as means of livelihood.
• He emphasized that the primary objective of the government
in educating the Filipinos is not only for the purpose of having
means of livelihood but also for the purpose of enabling them
to serve the nation better.
• Quezon stressed that the good of the state is
paramount to the good of the individual. The state,
therefore, has the duty to mold the spirit of the
youth in patriotism and self sacrifice which can be
done through education.

16. • Quezon has envisioned a complete adequate system of public
education. He stressed compulsory education in a free public
primary education and in citizenship training for adults.
• He also believed in government scholarships in all branches or
learning and vocational and agricultural training in
intermediate and high schools. Hence, poor but gifted young
men and women should be encouraged to develop their
talents since the government could create for them a large
number of scholarships .
• For higher education however, Quezon believed that only
those intellectually capable must go through a college or
university education. The average student should be encourage
to pursue vocational education. He should not be ashamed of
it because the true worth of man is not on his diploma but in
his proficiency in his chosen line of work.

17. •Born in Balaoan, La Union on March 28, 1889.
•He was elected senator for the second
senatorial district in 1925.
•His public service, particularly in the field of
education, has earned for him recognition
from Otterbein College in Ohio, United States,
which awarded him an honorary degree of
Doctor of Laws in 1934, and from the National
University which gave him an honorary degree
of Doctor of Pedagogy in 1961.
Osias rose from being a classroom teacher to
being the first Filipino division superintendent
of schools. He also became the first president
of the National University.

18. 1921 – He became the first Filipino assistant director
of the Bureau of Education. In the same year, he also
became the President of National University.
1925 – He was elected senator.
1929 – He was appointed Philippine Commissioner to
Washington D.C.
Editorials:
He edited the series Philippine Readers (known as
Osias Readers) for primary intermediate schools.
He translated in English Rizal’s famous novels Noli Me
Tangere (1956) and El Filibusterismo (1957)
He also wrote numerous books and essays on Rizal,
education, religion, and the Filipino Way of Life.

19. “School has an important role in the
development of dynamic nationalism and
internationalism in relation to democracy in
the education of the youth”
“High educational institutions should do more
to turn out graduates who can think logically,
scientifically and creatively.
“Our education should instill love for work,
spirit of tolerance, respect for law, love for
peace and practice of thrift.

20. THANK YOU!
By : Celeste C. Jumagbas