INTRODUCTION TO

PHILIPPINE HISTORY

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT

• We live in the Philippines, our native land.

• The people to this country are called “Filipinos”.

• Now, in order to know a country well, we study its history because history is the story of a country and its people.

3. GOD

2. LAND

1.PEOPLE

Three Important Parts About Knowing A Country’s History:

The name “Philippines”• Early Chinese traders who visited Mindoro

called our nation “Ma-yi”, meaning Land of gold.

• “Maniolas”- name given by Claudius Ptolemy, a Greek mapmaker, in his ancient map.

• “Archipelago of St. Lazarus”- name given by Magellan to our nation in 1521.

• “Felipinas”- a Spanish explorer named Ruy Lopez de Villalobos gave this name in honor of King Philip II.

“Pearl of the Orient Seas”

• Popular nickname for the Philippines.• This was romantic name given to our

country by two famous writers;»Fr. Juan J. Delgado in 1751»Dr. Jose Rizal

GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES OF THE

PHILIPPINES

Geography of the Philippines

•Location•Shape and size•Neighboring countries and surrounding bodies of water•Terrain and Points•Other Facts

LOCATION- Located in Southeastern

Asia- Archipelago (large group of

islands) made up of 7,107 islands

- Part of a Western Pacific arc system that is characterized by active volcanoes .

Geographic Coordinates: 13 00 N, 122 00 E

Capital City: Manila

SHAPE AND SIZEShape• Elongated• Archipelago

Area• 115,830 square miles

Coastline• 22,549 miles

Length• 1,851 km (1,150 mi) SSE-NNW

Width • 1,062 km (660 mi) ENE-WSW

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Neighboring Countries

Surrounding Bodies of Water

North- Luzon Strait

West- South China Sea

East- Philippine Sea

South- Celebes Sea

Terrain and Points

-mostly mountainous-all islands are prone to earthquakes

Lowest Point- Philippine Sea

Highest Point- Mount Apo (9,691 feet)

• Climate–Hot and Dry – March to May–Rainy – June to October–Cool – November to February–Temperature : 78A0F/25A0C to

90A0F/32A0C ;humidity 77%

• Three Group of Islands:

ISLANDS

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MINDANAOLUZON

VISAYAS

Eleven main Islands

1. Luzon 2. Mindanao3. Samar4. Negros5. Palawan6. Panay

7. Mindoro8. Leyte 9. Cebu 10.Bohol 11.Masbate

REGIONS OF THE PHILIPPINES

• I -ILOCOS Region• Major City: San Fernando City

• II -Cagayan valley• Major City: Tuguegarao City

• III -CENTRAL Luzon• Major City: San Fernando City

• IV-A (calabarzon)• Major City: Calamba City

• IV-B (Mimaropa)• Major City: Calapan City

• V -Bicol Region• Major City: Legaspi City

NCR-NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION

Major City: MANILA

CAR-CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

Major City: Baguio city

• VI -western visayas• Major City: IloIlo City

• VII -CENTRAL VISAYAS• Major City: Cebu City

• VIII -EASTERN Visayas• Major City: Tacloban City

REGIONS OF THE PHILIPPINES

• IX -western mindanao (Zamboanga Peninsula)

• Major City: Pagadian City

• X -NORTHERN MINDANAO

• Major City: Cagayan De Oro City

• XI -SOUTHERN MINDANAO (Davao region)

• Major City: Davao City

REGIONS OF THE PHILIPPINES

XII - central Mindanao (soccksargen)

• Major City: Koronadal City

• XIII - Caraga region• Major City: Butuan

City

• ARMM- autonomous region of muslim mindanao

• Major City: Cotabato City

PHILIPPINE

TOPOGRAPHY

• The Philippines has a varied topography. It has a coastline of 18, 411 km.

• Many islands have extensive coral reefs that attract tourists from everywhere.

• The larger islands have rugged, mountainous interiors, mostly ranges running north to south.

Four major Lowland Areas:

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LUZON CENTRAL PLAIN CAGAYAN VALLEY

AGUSAN VALLEY COTABATO VALLEY

Three major Mountain Ranges:

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SIERRA MADRE CORDILLERA

CARABALLO

VOLCANOES• There are about 221 volcanoes, 21 are active.

• The Philippines lies on the volatile Pacific “Ring of Fire” and most of the highest mountains are volcanic in origin.

Two(2) Active Volcanoes

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MT. MAYON MT. PINATUBO

Philippine

POPULATIONThe population of the Philippines has been steadily

growing for many years. In 2014, it is the 12th most populated country in the world, between Mexico andEthiopia, and continues to grow at a rate of 1.89% per year. (http://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/philippines-population/)

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• Languages– 2 official languages: English and Filipino– 8 major dialects :

1.BIKOL,2. CEBUANO, 3.HILIGAYNON

(ILONGGO), 4.ILOCANO,5.KAPAMPANGA

N, 6.PANGASINAN, 7.TAGALOG,  8.WARAY

Twenty largest linguistic groups:• 1. VISAYANS (34, 662, 000)– Cebuano – Hiligaynon– Waray– Masbateňo– Capiznon– Aklanon– Surigaonon– Kinaray-A

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2. TAGALOG (13, 928, 000)

3. ILOCANO (9, 527, 000)

Twenty largest linguistic groups:

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4. BICOLANO (5, 659, 000)• Central Bicolano• Albay Bicolano

5. MORO ( 4, 475, 000)• Malay• Maranao• Maguindanao• Tausug

Twenty largest linguistic groups:

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6. KAPAMPANGAN (2, 667, 000)

7. PANGASINENSE (1, 637, 000)

Twenty largest linguistic groups:

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8. CHINESE FILIPINO (992, 000)

9. IBANAG (703, 000)

Twenty largest linguistic groups:

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Religion• 83 % Catholics• 5 % Muslim• 12 % smaller Christian

dominations and Buddhist

PROFILE

• 3rd largest English speaking country in the world• Democratic Government

* Executive Branch- Headed by Chief of Staff (President) and

V.President- Cabinet

* Legislative Branch- Senate- House of Representatives

* Judicial Branch- Supreme Court

• Natural Resources- Timber, Petroleum, Cobalt• Oil is not a natural resource.

• 72nd largest country in the world

• Officially called the Republic of Philippines

• Slightly larger than Arizona