Timeline Information

The timeline needs to include:

1. At least 15 important events, including the events mentioned in the instructions below.
2. At least 5 important people related to the events included, and may include other important
people from that country as well.
3. At least 5 printouts or hand-drawn images best showing the events and people mentioned on
your timeline.
4. The national flag and the explanation of its symbolism.
5. Other important national symbols and related explanations.
6. 3 surprising/random fun facts about the country and explanations.
7. The countrys national day or independence day and at least 2 other important holidays.

The Philippines

Ferdinand Marcos
Corazon Aquino
Benigno Noynoy Aquino
1946 Independence from the United States
1986 People Power Revolution / Philippines Revolution
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Questions that may be useful to consider
Why are there two independence dates in the Philippines?
What are the two days associated with the independence of the Philippines? Why are there two
of them?
What natural disasters in the last 50 years most significantly affected the Philippines
Independence Day

The day that Philippines mark the nations independence from the Spanish rule on June 12, 1898

Philippine Republic Day, also known as Filipino-American Friendship Day

The day that Philippines mark the nations independence from America on July 4, 1946

Ferdinand Marcos

Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos, Sr. (11 September 1917 28 September 1989) was a
Filipino politician who was President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He ruled as a
dictator under martial law from 1972 until 1981.



Several press representatives called on methentoinquireastohowtheFlagshould
beflown.Iansweredthemthatitshouldbealwayshoistedwiththebluestripeupin
time of peace. But on the battlefields and in camps during the past war, first with
Spain and then with the United States of America later, our National Flag had been
hoistedwiththeredstripeup.
EmilioAguinaldo

During Emilio Aguinaldo exile he have design up the Filipino flag which the flag was
raisedafterFilipinogaintheindependenceformSpaininJune12,1898.
Three Stars and a Sun, isahorizontalflagbicolorwithequalbandsofroyalblueand
scarlet red, and with a white equilateral triangle at the hoist; in the center of the
triangle is a golden yellow sun with eight primary rays and at each vertex of the
triangleisasmall,five-pointedgoldenyellowstar.

Thebluecolorstandforsacrificeforfreedomandalsobemeaningaspeacefultoo.

Goldensunwitheightrayssymbolizesunity,freedom,people'sdemocracy,and
sovereignty.

Theeightraysrepresentthatstartedthe1896PhilippineRevolutionagainstSpain-
Manila,Cavite,Bulacan,Pampanga,NuevaEcija,Tarlac,Laguna,andBatangas

Whiteequilateraltrianglesymbolizesliberty,equalityandfraternity

Three five-pointed stars stand for the three major groups of islands where the
revolutionstarted:Luzon,Visayas,andMindanao

 Timeline
Philippinesindependences

JoseRizal

- Hewrotethatbookaboutbackgroundwhathave
SpaindonetoPhilippines.Thetopicofthese
informationisRevealingininhumanemanipulation
ofthespanishgovernmentinphilippines

- ItmadeFilipinostarttorebelandfightfor
independencefromSpain.
* Rizal Day
A holiday that is celebrated in the Philippines as a day in history that had a great impact on the
people's pride and freedom On the day 30, December 1898.

EmilioAguinaldo

- FirstpresidentofPhilippines

- 1898hehelpphilippinegainindependencefrom
spain

- 1897hetalkwithspainthattheybothwillstop
fightingandspainwillnotputphilippineintojail
but2ofthemnotfollowthepromise.SoPPjoin
UStofightspainandspainloseandgivePPto
USA.

- June121898EMiliodeclaredPPindependencefromSpain.Alsoforcesetup
thedictatorship

- UsnoteagertoacceptthePPnewgovernment.StarttoattackPPafter
EmilioinaugurationasaPPpresidentabout2week.

- April19,1901.EmiliodeclaredpeacetoUS.U.SAlsogivethedemocracytoPP
too.

- PPgaintheindependencefromUSon1946.

Afterreceivingindependence

Ferdinand Marcos
- Ferdinandchangethepoliticalsystemtodictatorshipagain

- HereleasesthemartiallawwhichinSeptember21,
1972extendinghisrulebeyondtheconstitutional
two-termlimit.Hejustifieshisdecisionwiththreatsof
CommunistandseparatistMusliminsurgencies,and
theallegedlystagedassassinationattemptofa
governmentofficial.Theparliamentissuspended,
oppositionpoliticiansandcriticsarearrestedand
censorshipisimposed;thesizeofthePhilippine
militaryisincreasedandmilitaryofficersareplacedin
highpublicandprivatepositions

- Becomepresidentin1965.


Corazon Aquino

- HerhusbandnameBenignoAquinoJr.
wasdiedbefore
- Feb,25,1989Sherestoreddemocracy
afterFerdinandlongdictatorship.

- Thefirstwomanasapresident
- HesonnameBenignoAquinoIII
- Sheandherhusbandchallenged
FerdinandMacrosrules.

- FerdinandMarcosdeclaredthemartial
lawwhichmadeBenignoAquinoJr.imprison.

- August21,1983herhusbandbeenkilledbysoldierandFerdinandwasbehind
herhusband'sdeath

- Ferdinandbeenpressurefromothercountryabouthisadministration.

- ThepresidentialelectionweresetononFebruary1986.Votesbetween
CorazonorFerdinand.
- CorazonAquinowintheelectionwhichmadeherbecome11stofpresidentof
philippines.

- January24,1987Corazondeclaredthedemocracy

SouthChinasea

- Jan22,2013ChinabroketheUncloslawwhichassociatedwiththePhilippines
line,ChinainvadethelineandstartedhavingargumentwithPhilippines.

- July11,2013ArbitralTribunalsetupcourtbetweenChinaandPhilippines

- 2014TribunalaskedChinatosubmitthecountermemorialbuttheyrefused,
thismadeU.StoreportthatChinarefusedtoparticipatethecounter
memorialandbroketheUncloslaw.

- Dec172014Leadto26questiontoPhilippineaboutmemorialwhichfocused
ontheissueofthetribunalsjurisdictioninthecaseandthemeritsofthe
Philippinesclaims.

- Mar17,2015ToresponsetheTribunalquestion,Philippinessentthe3,000
pagesofsupplementalsubmissiondocument.

- July7-8,2015TheTribunaltoldChinatorespondthePhilippineargumentbut
Chinastillrefusedtoparticipate.

- Oct29,2015Thetribunalunanimouslythatsevenoffifthteenpointareraised
byPhilippines.
RodrigoDuterte

- CurrentlyPhilippinespresident.

- InMay2016,hewasofficiallynamedthe16thpresidentofthePhilippines,he
signedanexecutiveordertoprovidefulldisclosureofgovernmentrecordsand
announcedplanstodecongestairports.
- However,despitebeingsubjectedtogreaterinternationalscrutinyinhisnew
role,Duterterefusedtoscalebackhisincendiaryrhetoricandlashedoutat
U.S.PresidentBarackObamaovermentionoftheextrajudicialkillings,and
comparedhimselftoHitlerforhisdesiretoexterminatedrugaddicts.
- UponastatevisittoChinainOctober,heannouncedthathewas"separating"
withtheU.S.andaligninghimselfwiththe"ideologicalflow"ofhishost
country.Althoughhelatersoftenedthoseremarks,heleftmanywondering
whetherhewouldattempttotipthebalanceofpowerinthePacificregion.

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SanAgustinChurchinManila
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OnJanuary24,1571,theCityofManilawasestablishedafternativesettlersRajah
SulaymanandRajahMatandalosttheirdefenseofMayniladtoSpanish
conquistadorMiguelLopezdeLegaspi.

secularJuandeVivero,theChurchofManilawasestablishedwhichisthefirst
church(1571)madeofnipaandbamboo.

Itwasravagedbyfirein1583,thesevenreincarnationswerealldamagedby
typhoons,demolitionsandperiodicalearthquakes.

However,itwasduringtheBattleofManila(1945)thatthewholestructurewas
totallydestroyed.

Thepresentcathedralwasconstructedfrom1954to1958underthesupervisionof
FilipinoarchitectFernandoH.Ocampo,itservesbothasthePrimeBasilicaofthe
Philippinesandhighestseatofthearchbishopinthecountrywhereisthefinal
restingplaceforformerprelates.

ManilaCathedralHighlightsManilaCathedralisconsideredasagrandmasterpiece
ofarchitecture.

FunFact

ThePhilippinesisthelargestsupplierofnursesintheworld.

- ThePhilippinesistheworld'sleadingproducerofcoconuts,havingproduced
19.5milliontonsofthefruitin2010.

- 52millionpeopleinthePhilippinesspeakEnglish,makingitthefifthlargest
English-speakingnationbehindtheU.S.,India,Pakistan,andtheU.K.