Territory as Element of State: Territorial Doctrine
Just a few days ago, somebody requested a topic about territorial doctrine. With a little research a little luck, I was able to find little information about it. Basically, territory is the second essential element of a state. There is no rule as to the size of the territory needed to form a state. Some states are small in size; others are very big More...
The Baranganic Relations During the Pre-Spanish Government
Like the free states of today, our pre-Spanish independent barangays had relations of peace and war. As Dr. Antonio de Morga, Spanish historian-jurist, said: “Some chiefs had frindship and communication with More...
The Confederation of Barangays
There existed several confederations of barangays in pre-Spanish Philippines. This proves that before the arrival of the Spaniards our ancestors had already the idea of uniting to form a bigger group—apparently, More...
The First Philippine Republic
From the ashes of the revolution against Spain arose the First Philippine Republic. It was inaugurated in Malolos, Bulacan, on January 23, 1899, with General Aguinaldo as president. It was the first democratic republic More...
First Battle of the Philippine Revolution
The first battle of the Philippine Revolution was fought in the town of San Juan del Monte, just east of Manila, at dawn on Sunday, August 30, 1986. About 800 Katipuneros led by Bonifacio and Jacinto attacked the More...
The Election of Ferdinand E. Marcos
In the elections of 1965, Senator Ferdinand E. Marcos, a Liberal, changed affiliation and become the candidate for president of the Nacionalista party. With the help of Imelda Romualdez, his pretty wife, on the More...
Philippine trade and commerce on Commonwealth Period
Trade and commerce during the Commonwealth Period improved. It will be recalled that from 1930 to about 1935, the country’s foreign trade declined. The reason for this was the existence of a worldwide economic More...
The Philippine National Language
After more than thirty years of teaching English in the schools, President Quezon announced that the language had not penetrated the masses so far. He felt that the people should have their own national language More...
Appraisal of the Spanish Administration in the Philippines
The Spanish administration in the Philippines was characterized by extreme oppression and abuses. Though the Spanish authorities were not blind to these conditions, they took the wrong course of action in facing More...
Opening of Manila to World Trade
In the nineteenth century the European powers, including Spain, liberalized their colonial policies because of the teachings of the English thinker, Adam Smith, and other advocates of economic freedom. Influenced More...
