- 19th century Filipino thinkers like Jose Rizal, Isabelo de los Reyes, and Apolinario Mabini applied Enlightenment ideas to the Philippine context and advocated for reforms through intellectual revolution, labor rights, and developing a sense of Filipino citizenship and identity.
- In the 20th century, Virgilio Enriquez developed Sikolohiyang Pilipino to indigenize psychology based on Filipino experiences and values. Zeus Salazar proposed writing history from a Pantayong Pananaw perspective using the Filipino language to promote national identity.
- Modern Filipino academics sought to make the social sciences more culturally relevant by developing indigenous frameworks that incorporated Filipino traditions