This document outlines the major historical periods in the Philippines and asks whether there were democratic traditions present. It describes the pre-Spanish, Spanish, American, Japanese periods, and republic era. The periods discussed are: pre-Spanish creation of man, 333 years of Spanish rule from 1521-1898, 48 years as an American territory from 1898-1946, 5 years of Japanese occupation from 1941-1945, and 66 years as an independent republic from 1946-2012.

2. PRE-SPANISH
SPANISH PERIOD
AMERICAN PERIOD
JAPANESE PERIOD
REPUBLIC

3.  CREATION OF MAN(PRE-SPANISH)
 March 1521 – 1898(333 Years Spanish
Period)
 1898-July 4, 1946(48 years American
Period)
 1941 to 1945 (5 Years Japanese Period)
 July 4, 1946 to August 10, 2012 (66
years as a Republic)

4. GUIDING QUESTION:
 DEMOCRATIZATION:
Do we have
democratic
traditions in our
past?

5.  DEMOCRATIC PRE-SPANISH?
 DEMOCRATIC SPANISH PERIOD?
 DEMOCRATIC AMERICAN PERIOD
 DEMOCRATIC JAPANESE PERIOD?
 DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC?

28. LETRAN LETRAN LETRAN UP UP
UP UP Phil Law School UST UP
Assumption/ US US/Ateneo Ateneo UP Ateneo