1. Pre-Colonial Philippines
Many of their products reached neighboring countries such as Siam, Cambodia, India, China, Japan, Borneo and the Moluccas. ... The foreign trade was carried extensively with the neighboring countries of China, Japan, Siam (now Thailand), Borneo, Cambodia, India, Malacca, Java, Sumatra and others. ... Sometimes a master, out of kindness, may voluntarily set a slave free. ... The women, especially of the nobility, were held in high esteem. ... This high respect for women is one of our finest traits today. ...
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