Name: Adrian B.

Ortega Class Schedule: Wednesday- Thursday

Course and Year: BSA- 1st year(block B) Time: 4pm - 5:30pm

1. What feeling did the poem "Pag-Ibig sa Tinubuang Lupa" by Andres Bonifacio evoke in you?

- I have a lot of friends in School, and the church community but some of my friends lack
nationalism. Like they are choosing Korean culture instead of Philippine culture and the best
example is music and food. We can witness that a lot of Filipino adapt to Korean culture like
listening to music and eating foods from Korea. And we can see in Dipolog that there are a lot
of Korean stores. Another is in social media especially the minors posting “I hate that I was
born Filipino” and it feels so sad about their posting that they are not proud of being Filipino.

One of those sentiments or the major sentiment that evokes me in the poem that some
Filipinos are lack nationalism. Such sentiment of Andress Bonifacio is stated blatantly and
explicitly in the opening verse of his poem. To be sure, he thought that Filipinos had lost their
sense of pride in being Filipinos. In response, he provoked the emotions as well as the
intellects of the Filipino populace to feel inside them, more so, realize among them that there is
no other country for them but the Philippines. Adding that, they should appreciate and love their
country more than anyone else, since there are no other people who can give love and
appreciate their country except the countrymen themselves, the Filipinos themselves.

2.Marcelo H. del Pilar's "Dasalan at Toksohan" is a satire of the friars in the Philippines during
the Spanish period. Explain why Del Pilar resorted to this kind of tirade against the friars.

- For me, Del Pilar made the Filipino slaves of the church aware and blind to the truth. That
every work sacrifice and gift no longer goes to God and is being seized by the Spanish friars.
This work is only worthy to be presented to the Spaniards of that time. When I first read the
article “Dasalan at Tocsohan” a question came to my mind, “What would be the reactions of the
present readers?” Knowing the fact that the majority of Filipino today are Christians, the literary
works would turn out disrespectful as the prayers were in the form of mockery. However, I
believe that the strategy used by Del Pilar during the Spanish era is truly a powerful way of
lifting up the sense of Nationalism of the Filipinos.

Through his literary works, the Filipinos were able to realize the maltreatment and suppression
by the Spaniards, especially the Spanish friars. Del Pilar did not only make fun of the Spanish
friars but also pointed out how greedy and thieves they were. Thus, ruining their images as the
ones that should be preaching the word of God. But now the image of the church is good if you
compare it to the Spanish era. And it can be controversial because of its blasphemy and
modernizing of the church. Catholicism is more widespread today and it is not unlikely that it
will attack their sensitive feelings. But, for the new generation, it's just a knowledge and guide
to serving as Eyes in the church of correct belief. In conclusion, Dasalan and Tocsohan by
Marcelo H. Del Pilar were called anti-friar pamphlets because their main aim and point was to
use literary works to denounce the authority of friars. These pamphlets were considered a
creative way of being revolutionary against the hypocrisy of the Spanish friars.

3. A matrix of the past, present and future of the Philippines as stated by Rizal in his essay.
 PAST PRSENT FUTURE
In Rizal’s “The Philippine a This part answers the In the future and the
Century Hence” the essay previous questioned “What preservation of their race are
starts from the past which he will become of the Philippine losing of their hope. Passivity
discusses that before the within a century? Will they and submissiveness to the
Spaniards came to continue to be a Spanish Spanish colonizers. One of
Philippines to spread the colony?” for those who have the most powerful forces that
Catholicism, they have an strong spirit over the liberty of influenced a culture of silence
indigenous people and the country, Independence among the natives were the
Islamic people. It consists of was assured. But for those Spanish friars. Because of
community that lead by the are discouraged and the use of force, the Filipinos
Datu’s, Raha, or the eldest disillusioned by the sad learned to submit themselves
member of the community. In experiences shall be a prison to the will of the foreigners.
the first part of the essay Dr. of the colony forever. In the Eventually, the natives
Jose Rizal revealed the present part of the “The realized that such oppression
suffering of the Filipinos Philippine Century hence” in their society by foreign
under the leadership of the they began a new era for the colonizers must no longer be
Spaniards. The reason Filipinos they turn away their tolerated.
behind this the implementing culture, traditions. Even the
of military policies, poverty identity. They embraced the
became rampant where in doctrine of Spaniards which
many people died because if they did not understand other
they speak against the tastes, different from those
Spaniards they were killed. inspired in their race by their
Second, as the population climate and their way of
decreases, disappearance thinking. They started to be
indigenous Filipino traditions ashamed of what distinctively
and cultures Moreover, their own in order to admire
Catholic is ma d traditions and praise that was foreign
introduced by Spaniards and incomprehensible, their
slowly replaced our known spirit was broken, and they
culture. It caused hardships in acquiesced At this present
Filipino because they remove part of the essay it tells about
the right to live in their own even we died with suffer and
land. But Rizal said, die under a foreign flag, he
eventually the Filipinos would had it not when they whom he
start to realize the oppression served. And some other
of the colonizers and this part Filipino use this as an
is all present a few awakened the people that we
questioned and “what will the should voice out because this
future hold?” first one, Will the is our land.
Philippines continue to be
Spanish colony? And if so,
“what will the future colony?
Will they become a province
Spain when or without
autonomy? And lastly, “will
they be separated from the
mother country to live
independently, to fall into
hands of other Nation or to
ally themselves with neigh
boring powers?

4. A matrix of the past the present and the future of the Philippines reckoning from1989 to 2089

PAST PRESENT FUTURE

According to Timberman According to Trillana Pablo According to Trillana 2012
1990 the political calm and 2012 “Protean is the word That vision, upon which La
economic progress that had that comes to mind when we Liga was founded, is as vital
marked the year in the speak of the Filipino national today as it was 100years ago.
Philippines ended abruptly on hero Dr. Jose Rizal. Novelist, Rizal, through his writings
the morning of December 1, poet, teacher, linguist, and his deeds, has given us a
1989, when members of the ophthalmologist, sportsman, blueprint for our future. But
Philippines military attempted sculptor, essayist, thinker. He what it is up to us. To this
a violent overthrow of the was all of the above. But day, we are trying to attain
Aquino government. When there is one aspect of Rizal’s Rizal’s ideal of a mutual-aid
the bloody rebellion finally brilliance that is seldom society. The question is, are
ended a week later, much of discussed - Rizal as a futurist. we trying hard enough? It is
the progress the country had Rizal was always years true that we have made great
made during 1989 and ahead of his time.” In his strides in many aspects of
previous years with secure of most prescient essay, national life. But it is also true
uncertainty reminiscent of the Filipinas Dentrode Gen Anos, that all too often we lack the
situation in the late 1986 and written in 1889, he foretold collective spirit to act as one
early 1987. that Spain and the Philippines in order to serve the good of
In February President would eventually become all. I’m not saying we are
Corazon Aquino passed the equal independent partners in unconcerned as a people. Far
halfway point in her sis-year the world of geopolitics that from it. We can look back to
term. The euphoria generated the United States, after two revolutionaries the
by the 1986 “Edsa appropriating the Philippines Revolution of 1896 and the
Revolution” had long since for herself, would emerge as EDSA Revolution of 1986 – to
replaced by a mixture of a new colonial power in Asia. remind ourselves of what we
acceptance, disappointment, But the predictions in Filipinas can do and be, when we unite
and frustration. Dentro de Gen Anos are as a people with a common
proof of a complex intellect. purpose. Should we ever
We must remember that at forget, we need only to
the time Rizal wrote the summon Rizal who wrote,
essay, the Revolution of “Very probably the Philippines
1896, which would lead to the will defend with indescribable
creation of a Philippine ardour the liberty she has
Republic, independent of and bought at the cost of so much
equal to Spain, was more blood and sacrifice. With the
than six years away. And new men that will spring from
America’s presence in Asia her bosom and the
would not happen until the remembrance of the past, she
turn of the nineteenth century, will perhaps enter openly the
long after he was dead. Rizal wide road of progress. ”If, as
foresaw the strengths and Rizal suggests, the past holds
weaknesses of the Philippine the contours of the future, this
 nation today as it stands on nation has indeed a lot of
the brink of a new and solid ground on which to build
exciting world. Like a the just, caring, and
chastising father, he warned progressive society of the
us, through the words of future. Just as Rizal knew
Padre Florentino in El then, we must know now that
Filibusterismo, that we will we can move forward only if
never have a successful we work together, combining
state, until we also have a our energies toward a
successful nation. There is a common goal and finding
world of difference between direction from the lessons of
the two. While statehood the past. Let the compass of
provides the infrastructure of history guide us into the next
government, it is nationhood one thousand years.
that creates the temper of
governance. What Rizal saw
as an ideal nation-state was
embodied in La Liga Filipina,
yet another one of the hero’s
scenarios for the future.
Organized on the basis of
regional and district councils,
La Liga Filipina was
envisioned to in it the
archipelago into one
compact, vigorous, and
homogenous body. Members
were pledged to mutual
assistance in the face of
every want and necessity, to
provide defence against
injustice, to encourage
education, agriculture, and
commerce, and to study and
apply reforms. In short, La
Liga was a vision of amoral
community in which all of the
people worked together for
the common good, for a
better future.

5. Cite the three predictions presented by Rizal in his essay and prove that they came true.
“The Philippines will uprise against Spain if it continues to ignore her outcry and form her own
government.”

- This statement came true that if we follow the Spaniard government we can’t upraise against
Spain. Since the Philippine colony was governed by Spaniards, by laws made in Spain, and for
the sole good of the mother country and its representatives in the colony. Filipinos held only
minor offices. They were not given the benefits of public education and their rights and wishes
were almost completely ignored. But during the war, Philippines governance sets the normative
standards of development. It fosters participation, ensures transparency, demands
accountability, promotes efficiency, and upholds the rule of law in economic, political and
administrative institutions and processes. And the Spanish-American war was concluded by the
Treaty of Paris which decreed that Spain would give up the Philippines, but in turn, the
archipelago would become a colony of the United States. Filipinos had not been consulted, and
as a result, the war for independence turned against the United States.

“The Americans might take interest in the Philippines and take it (or buy it) from Spain.”

-This prediction of Jose Rizal came true since, Americans who advocated annexation evinced a
variety of motivations desire for commercial opportunities in Asia, concern that the Filipinos
were incapable of self-rule, and fear that if the United States did not take control of the islands,
another power (such as Germany or Japan) might do so. Meanwhile, American opposition to
U.S. colonial rule of the Philippines came in many forms, ranging from those who thought it
morally wrong for the United States to be engaged in colonialism, to those who feared that
annexation might eventually permit the non-white Filipinos to have a role in American national
government. Spanish-American War of 1898, Spain ceded its longstanding colony of
the Philippines to the United States in the Treaty of Paris. On February 4, 1899, just two days
before the U.S. Senate ratified the treaty, fighting broke out between American forces and
Filipino nationalists led by Emilio Aguinaldo who sought independence rather than a change in
colonial rulers. The ensuing Philippine-American War lasted three years and resulted in the
death of over 4,200 American and over 20,000 Filipino combatants. As many as 200,000
Filipino civilians died from violence, famine, and disease.

“Death of the indigenous culture in the Philippines Spain divided the archipelago with a sword
and a cross, gradually eradicating the native civilization.”

- The reason is under Spanish rule, the indigenous families had to cultivate, not only enough
food and crops for their own sustenance but also great portions which they were forced to hand
over to the warlords. Euphemistically, the Spanish called these forced portions "tributes".