Reading in Philippine History

• Reasonable efforts have been made to publish reliable data and information, but the institution cannot assume responsibility for the legality of all materials or the consequences of their use.
• There is no point to research the past because the current situation is entirely different; therefore, the assumptions, findings, and solutions may no longer be applicable.
• History, unlike other disciplines, cannot provide exact details of a given fact; it simply examines previous human activity recorded on diverse mediums, and the way in which they were transmitted cannot be exact.
• Nations continue to rely on the lessons of their past because they have no alternative method of connecting the past to the present.
• History acts as a reminder and journal of a country's distant past, as well as a mirror for examining the present and a compass for navigating the future.
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• The City College of Ormoc's vision is to be a premier local university that is future-ready in transforming communities towards sustainable development.
• The accomplishment of significant life goals, such as earning a degree, becoming a parent, or winning one's first court case, may fill us with a sense of pride and elevate these moments to the status of milestones.
• These things are included in the concept of nostalgia (reminiscence/remembrance).
• Unpleasant experiences, mistakes, and failures, especially if they are tragic, should be better remembered so they will not be repeated.
• The philosopher George Santayana put it eloquently in saying “when experience is not retained, as among savages, infancy perpetual.
• Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
• History cannot be repeated but similar instances can come back.
• The Great Philosopher Heraclitus once said, “You can only step once on the same river” for it is not the same river and not the same man.
• Understanding the past helps us figure out what to do based on previous experiences.
• Forgetting one's past is one's biggest adversary because it leads to the loss of self-worth and anchor of morality.
• The worst enemy of man is to forget his history.
• President Woodrow Wilson stated that our ability to deal with current circumstances depends on our ability to draw on the lessons we've learned from the past.
• If we don't know our past, we risk becoming like trees without roots, vulnerable to the next flood or storm.
• The relevance/importance of studying Philippine history is that it is inevitable and relates things across time.
• The Revolt of the Masses and the Fateful Years: Japan's Adventure in the Philippines, 1941 - 1945 by Teodoro Agoncillo is a source cited by the authors.
• The textbook Working Women of Manila During the 19th Century by Ma Luisa Camagay is also a source cited by the authors.
• A sculpture is not a primary, secondary, or tertiary source.
• A travel brochure is not a primary, secondary, or tertiary source.
• The historian's primary tool of understanding and interpreting the past is the historical sources, according to Candelaria & Alporha (2018).
• Historical sources determine historical facts, which are then analyzed and interpreted by the historian to weave historical narrative.
• Historical sources are most important research tool in coming up with genuine facts, according to Candelaria & Alporha (2018).
• Historical resources are used in producing factual statement, according to Candelaria & Alporha (2018).
• Historical sources are being used as evidence in coming up with doctored information, according to Candelaria & Alporha (2018).
• The three types of historical sources are used in weaving narrative, according to Candelaria & Alporha (2018).
• History helps us to avoid repeating past mistakes, according to Candelaria & Alporha (2018).
• History enables us to analyze critically the present contexts of society and beings, according to Candelaria & Alporha (2018).
• History helps us to repeat ourselves and preserve the identity of the past, according to Candelaria & Alporha (2018).
• Historians and history students must scrutinize and evaluate historical materials in great detail to avoid being misled and to arrive at the historical truth.
• Having a historical source isn't enough to rely on, one must have an open mind and a healthy dose of skepticism.
• To truly comprehend history, one must be able to adapt their viewpoints in light of fresh information or a compelling argument.
• When determining the significance of historical information in a document, a person might use two methods: external criticism and internal criticism.
• External criticism is the carrying out of evaluation and verification of the authenticity of evidence by examining its form and appearance, consistency with the historical characteristics of the time when it was produced, and materials used for the evidence.
• This criticism examines if the document is genuine, studies who made the document and when, and questions the purpose of the document.