PREAMBLE of the 1987

PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION

We, the sovereign Filipino people, imploring the aid of Almighty

God, in order to build a just and humane society and establish a
Government that shall embody our ideals and aspirations, promote the
common good, conserve and develop our patrimony, and secure to
ourselves and our posterity the blessings of independence and
democracy under the rule of law and the regime of truth, justice,
freedom, love, equality, and peace, do ordain and promulgate this
Constitution.
 In the Philippines, the UNESCO designated Six (6) World Heritage Sites.
 The sites of cultural heritages designated by the UNESCO: Baroque Churches of the
Philippines, Historic City of Vigan, and Rice Terraces of the Philippines.
 The Binalbal Festival, which started in the 1920s, is a masquerade New Year celebration
in Misamis Occidental.
 The early Muslim inhabitants in Palawan were the Panimusan.
 Bul-ul is a carved wooden figure used to guard the rice crop by the Igorots of Northern
Luzon.
 Mindanao and Sulu are the original homeland of the Philippine Muslims.
 The most familiar art forms among Filipinos is sculpture.
 A type of house indigenous to Maranao, the Torogan is a symbol of high social status.
 A typical Spanish colonial house in the Philippines is Casa Manila.
The church complex of the San Isidro Labrador in Siquijor was built the
Augustinian Recollects in the latter half of the 19th century.

 Higantes Festival is a religious and cultural festival in honor of San Clemente, the
town patron, celebrated in Angono, Rizal.
 The Apo reef is the second largest contiguous coral reef in the world and and the
largest one in the Philippines.
 Many works of the local history are compiled by amateur historians working
independently.
 Ethnic is an Italian word for nation.
 Museums and art gallery showcase temporary exhibits in their halls and rooms.
 Okir is a symbol of power and prestige usually adorned during festivals of the
Maranaos.
 A skull cap of Tabon was discovered by Dr. Robert Fox in a cave in Palawan
 Mind Museum is a science museum.
 The Kalinga are called “peacocks of the north” because of their attention to
appearance and dressing.
 A dance which originated in Bayambang, Pangasinan, Binasuan is usally performed
at festival social occasions like wedding and birthdays.
 A museum of contemporary Filipino – Chinese arts Yuchengco Museum
 Maguindanaon – people of the plain
 Maranao – people of the lake
 Kolibugan – half-breed
 A typical Chinese house in the Philippines – Bahay Tsinoy
 Oral history strives to obtain information from different perspectives and most of
these cannot be found in written sources.
 To commemorate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, December 8 has been
declared by R.A. 10966 as a special non-working holiday in the entire country.
 The student advances from memorizing names, dates, and places to desire of
knowing what was being said about people, places, or events. This means that
studying local history provides the student with increased interest in the larger
subject of history.
 Tausug – brave people. Moriones – Marinduque
 Badjaos – sea-gypsies Masskara - Bacolod City
 Pintados de Passi – Iloilo Binirayan - Antique