STUDENT: ANNIKA Y.

BARBA
SUBJECT: PHILIPPINE HISTORY 2
PROFESSOR: GEMMA FUENTEBILLA, LPT

The title of the subject itself is “Philippine History 2” is really interesting. Learning about your
country’s history is more valuable than reading a fictional story. History is certainly a confusing
stuff to focus on. This is because there are bountiful things that say a lot about it that we should
not believe instantly. These need enormous second-thoughts and mindful evidences before we
can say that they are truly efficient. This is because it is a very crucial part of our nationality. The
very root of our existence. Having me enrolled in this class made me more aware of what
Philippine constitution is about. It is learning about the laws and regulation that our ancestors or
higher officials have made to improve our country’s constitution. I don’t usually care about
Philippine constitution because it’s not cup of tea but going through separate report assigned to
us by our teacher was really an eye opener for everyone of us. We discussed preamble of the
Philippines, the land and ownership in the Philippines and even more about the laws of electing a
leader. It was nice a having a discussion about recent news like the Scarborough shoal ( West
Philippine Sea) conflict between China and the Philippines. Basing on the Philippine constitution
Philippines v. China must be read in relation to Art. XII, Sec. 2 of our Constitution: “The State
shall protect the nation’s marine wealth in its archipelagic waters, territorial sea, and exclusive
economic zone, and reserve its use and enjoyment exclusively to Filipino citizens.” The decision
is the legal baseline for our foreign policy in the West Philippine Sea. This is a nonnegotiable,
prepolitical constitutional mandate for every administration.

It was quite a good thing for colleges to have this subject due to students inadequate knowledge
of Philippine constitution, therefore, students will have a slight knowledge about it. However,
with the new curriculum, they will be no longer elective subjects like Philippine History which is
saddening. Learning about about your country’s history is always an advantage, it makes you
more than a Filipino citizen, you’re becoming patriotic in some way. I wish they add more of
Philippine history subjects in the new curriculum to have students not forget about Philippine
history. History is more than meets the eye. It is encompassing virtually all aspects of life,
particularly the continuing interaction between the past and the present times