Through Rizal's "The Philippines a Century Hence," a desire to understand and deconstruct the legacy of occupation is utilized to try to formulate what a future might look like in the Philippines. ... These are the ones who extended their hands to the chains and bowed their heads. (429) The Spanish not only deprived Filipinos of their virtue and culture, but also attempted to increase their tendency towards vice. ... Over 300 years of occupation, the cultural lines between Filipino groups have been further blurred by political associations, as Spanish authority now also lied i...

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The growth and development of psychological testing in the Philippines have gone tremendous advancements as more Filipino professionals work and research about the development of it. And psychological testing is easier to conduct as Filipinos becomes more comfortable on working with professionals under the field of psychology. ... Even though tests were empirically proven to be valid and reliable for other countries, it could be more accurate if we will use locally developed psychological tests oriented in our society and culture. Compared to Western countries, Filipinos are not really entice...

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Sentimental Imperialists: America in Asia This video examines American attitudes toward Asia from 1776 to the present: the merchants, missionaries, and Marines who-however well-intentioned-often saw in Asia and Asians what they wanted to see, rather than the realities of those cultures and peoples. ... American politics affected the islands as Taft and his successors were unwilling to delegate very much authority to the Filipinos. ... A bill was passed in 1933 granting the Philippines independence after 12 years. ... Needless to say, the Filipinos rejected this bill. Another bill was passe...

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In fact, we Filipinos have our own prejudices with the culture and languages of other tribes. ... In fact, we attribute good or bad language to how good or bad a culture is. ... What exactly is "Filipino-? ... As I said language perception equals culture perception, and our differences of perception between culture create an insurmountable picture of overcoming cultural barriers. ... Attitude on regional differences between cultures and our corresponding attitude toward English versus Filipino barely changed. ...

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Still more controversial was the Treaty of Paris of 1898 through which the United States bought the Philippines and took control of a people that did not want to be ruled by them. ... In contrast, the Philippines, whose natives had revolted against American rule, were not granted this status of "statehood-pending." ... The American acquisition of the Philippines in the Spanish-American War provided the United States with a base of operations in the Orient, from where they could theoretically enforce such a policy. ... It is thus the responsibility of said...

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"The poor are primarily responsible for their plight, as if naturally sustained in a culture of poverty from generation to generation." ... The four basic institutions of family, religion, education and mass media in the Philippines are quite concerned about this phenomenon of social stratification. ... I see this as a bold initiative of breaking the social stratification barriers in the Philippines in the spirit of brotherhood and compassion and real concern for the poor. ...

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