This article was written by me, it was based on my research and I based on the book I read, there is no plagiarism in this article since its about history, all the information here is facts but few may argue since there are lots books who have different text.
There is a theory about the first arrival of humans on Philippines, according to Henry Otley Beyers on its Migration Theory, that Negritos was the first humans who inhabited the archipelago, using rafts and boats atleast 67,000 years ago since there is an evidence seen at Callao cave. Then other groups migrates on archipelago like the story of 10 Datus of Borneo.
But all the records that prove the existence of humans who lived on Philippines was believed destroyed by Spaniards, just like what happen during American and Japanese Colonization, some of Pre-collonial records have gone, thats why there are lots of things that didn't discovered. But there are some recovered records around the world that relates to he Philippines.
For example, the Murillo-Velarde map, it is a hydrogrpahical and chronological chart of the philippines Island drawn by Jesuit Father Pedro Murillo Velarde and published in Manila in year 1734. It was believed as the first map of the Philippines in which our country is part of Spain, and it draws there the maritime route from Manila to Spain , the map is really detailed and it has ethnographic document.
It is fun to study the Philippine history since it is a gateway to know the past history of our country and it help us to realize the true meaning of being a Filipino, it help us to understand what the process why where living in this type of society, belief and tradition, but the problem is many students having a lack of interest in studying the history, there are different problems why students don't want to study history.
Other teachers didn't go deeper about Philippine history thats why the curiosity of the students didn't trigger about history.
Lack of seminars to know about the true history of Philippines
History are written on textbooks and students nowadays prefer to use technology, students find boring to read history on books
The way of teaching Philippine history is too shallow thats why students didn't use their critical thinking to know the truth about Philippines.
As a students its important for us to understand the philippines history, not only for knowledge but also to awaken the patriotism inside our heart, in studying our history we will know that Filipinos suffer from colonizers and we can learn that many Filipinos fights for our freedom but today those things our heroes fight for is slowly vanishing since we're coming back to times that other nations is conquering us, not in a way of war but using economy. Maybe Filipinos will realize this and reading Philippine history will awaken their minds.
~Equinox_Writer
