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• The foundation of our government today can be traced back to the American Period, that is to say that even the ills of our government, the frailties of our politics and the pestering social issues today can be backtracked from this era
• Alfred McCoy


  Expert of Southeast Asian history
• Alfredo Roces


  Art Historian, an Essayist, and Painter
• Alfred McCoy was born on June 8, 1945 in Massachusetts, USA. He is an American citizen
• Alfredo Roces was born on April 29, 1932 in Sta. Cruz, Manila. He is a Filipino citizen
• Alfred McCoy's education


  • 1969-1977: Ph. D. History at Yale University
  • 1968-1969: M. A. Asian Studies at University of California at Berkeley
  • 1964-1968: B. A. European History, Columbia University, New York
• Alfredo Roces' education


  • 1955-1956: Arts Students League of New York
  • 1951-1954: Bachelor of Fine Arts at University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA
• Awards received by Alfred McCoy


  • Philippine National Book Award 1985, 1995, 2001
• Awards received by Alfredo Roces


  • Philippine Catholic Mass Media Award, Best Book of the Year for 1895
  • Philippine National Book Award for History, 1986
  • Gintong Aklat Award (Manila), Special Citation for History, 1987
• Alfredo Roces' career


  • In 1961, he was chosen as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM)
  • Since 1979, he's been the editor of GEO, Australia's Geographical Magazine
  • He also serves as editor-in-chief of the Filipino Heritage
  • His contribution to McCoy's study was his being an artist and historian of Philippine Art
• The arrival of the Americans in the Philippines, leading to the Mock Battle of Manila between the Americans and Spaniards


  1898

  
• The Paris Peace Treaty was signed, President McKinley issued the Benevolent Assimilation policy over the Philippines


  August 1898
• Gen. Wesley Merritt's military government was replaced by a civilian one under William Howard Taft


  December 10, 1900
• The first national election in Philippines


  April 1907
• Jones Law provided for greater autonomy, culminating in the full control of the legislature by Filipinos by 1916


  July 30, 1916
• Jones Law is a compilation of 377 editorial cartoons made by various Filipino artists


  1921

  
• The Philippine Cartoons: Caricatures of the American Period (1900-1941) was published at Vera-Reyes Inc., Quezon City on 1985

  
• The Philippine Cartoons: Caricatures of the American Period (1900-1941) covered the subjects of American Colonization and Politics and government

  
• The Philippine Cartoons: Caricatures of the American Period (1900-1941) is the first to approve cartoons as a source of Filipino thoughts and views

  
• Political Caricatures


  • Wherever You Go, We Will Follow
  • Bribing the Policeman
  • Lording it Over Us
  • Fifteen Years of Party Politics
  • Moros vs. Christians on the Issue of Independence
  • The Deteriorating Manila
  • Colorum Express
  • The Politicians Against Each Other
  • Still a Divided Nation
• Economic Caricatures


  • ANG MGA MAPAPALAD
  • Filipino vs. American Teachers in 1915
  • The Tenant-farmers' Burden
  • New Bird of Prey

  
• The first World War commenced on June 28, 1914 upon the assassination of Austria Archduke Francis Ferdinand by a Serbian nationalist, Gavrilo Princip in Saravejo, Bosnia and Herzogovina
• The Loyalty of the Filipinos/ Wherever you go, I will follow caricature shows Uncle Sam taking Little Juan by the hand, with Little Juan holding a pole with a black flag
• The Bribing the Policeman/Is the police being bribed? caricature addresses the covert, unethical, and unlawful acts of the police
• The Fifteen Years of Party Politics caricature explains the corruption that keeps growing over the period of time
• The Moros vs. Christians on the Issue of Independence caricature shows that independence was hotly pursued by the Christian people of Luzon and the Visayas, but it was never considered by the Muslim residents of Mindanao
• The Deteriorating Manila caricature shows that Manila continued to retard on a mud of problems as the rein of government was apprenticed to Filipinos

  
• The Colorum Express caricature shows the crowded Manila with estimated 300 colorum taxis wherein corruption is the culprit

  
• The Politicians Against Each Other caricature shows the battle over acceptance or rejection of the Hare-Hawes-Cutting Independence bill that continued to divide Philippine politics

  
• The Still a Divided Nation caricature shows that seven years hence (1945) and the Philippines would be free but the Philippines was still rocked by serious divisions
• The ANG MGA MAPAPALAD caricature shows the adventures of America in the Philippines opened more adventuristic opportunities for American soldiers stationed in the Philippines who were soon demobilized

  
• The Filipino vs. American Teachers in 1915 caricature shows that Filipino teachers had experienced unequal treatment, specifically in terms of salaries
• The The Tenant-farmers' Burden caricature shows that the changing economic landscape also created new burdens for the farmer
• The New Bird of Prey caricature shows that as the population in Manila surged, rented space was also becoming scarce and rent was escalating without limits
• Homesteading


  A land tenure system where the government permits individuals to clear public lands (lands without owners), to cultivate them and own them later
• Out of ignorance or government neglect, these homesteader-farmers didn't have a title
• Social caricature


  A comically distorted illustration done to ridicule its object and presented with a line drawing meant for publication. It serves as an amusement and expression of present social issues.
• Manila became the centre of education in 1920. It became a city for higher education and employment opportunities.
• Individuals returning from Manila to the provinces were seen to have an arrogant attitude.
• Americans saw the problem of the Philippines in sanitation when they arrived in 1898. They prioritized the construction of sewers and drainage systems.