Readings in Philippine History and Society

• Land Bridge Theory - TULAY NA LUPA
• Land Bridge Theory - Theorizes that the Philippines was once part of mainland Asia, It was a land mass bridging the Asian continent to Indonesia, New Guinea, up to the Australian Continent. During the last ice age, when sea levels were lower, land bridges allowed for the migration of humans and animals from the Asian mainland to the Philippine archipelago.
• Land Bridge Theory - Theorizes that the Philippines was once part of mainland Asia, It was a land mass bridging the Asian continent to Indonesia, New Guinea, up to the Australian Continent. During the last ice age, when sea levels were lower, land bridges allowed for the migration of humans and animals from the Asian mainland to the Philippine archipelago.
• Land Bridge Theory - Very Plausible
• Volcanic Origin is proposed by Dr. Bailey Willis
• Volcanic Origin - Philippines came into existence after eruptions of volcanoes beneath the Pacific Ocean. As the country is situated within the Pacific Ring of Fire, an area prone to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
• Volcanic Origin - Philippines came into existence after eruptions of volcanoes beneath the Pacific Ocean. As the country is situated within the Pacific Ring of Fire, an area prone to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
• Volcanic Origin - Philippines came into existence after eruptions of volcanoes beneath the Pacific Ocean. As the country is situated within the Pacific Ring of Fire, an area prone to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
• Legend of Mu or Lemuria is proposed by James Churchward
• Legend of Mu or Lemuria is proposed by James Churchward
• Volcanic Origin is proposed by Dr. Bailey Willis
• Legend of Mu or Lemuria - Both the Philippines and Indonesia were then part of a Pacific Continent called Mu or Lemuria, which sunken during the prehistoric period. Influenced by the legend of the lost continent of Atlantis.
• Legend of Mu or Lemuria - Both the Philippines and Indonesia were then part of a Pacific Continent called Mu or Lemuria, which sunken during the prehistoric period. Influenced by the legend of the lost continent of Atlantis.
• Legend of Manaul - In Bisaya folklore, the king who guided destinies was Manaul. Manaul is a cunning and resourceful bird who manipulates the gods Kaptan and Magauayan into a battle that eventually leads to the creation of land.
• Legend of Manaul - In Bisaya folklore, the king who guided destinies was Manaul. Manaul is a cunning and resourceful bird who manipulates the gods Kaptan and Magauayan into a battle that eventually leads to the creation of land.
• Legend of Manaul - In Bisaya folklore, the king who guided destinies was Manaul. Manaul is a cunning and resourceful bird who manipulates the gods Kaptan and Magauayan into a battle that eventually leads to the creation of land.
• Continental Drift Theory is proposed by German meteorologist Alfred Wegener in 1912
• Continental Drift Theory is proposed by German meteorologist Alfred Wegener in 1912
• Continental Drift Theory - This theory suggests that the Philippines, along with other continents and landmasses, were once part of a single supercontinent called Pangaea, which eventually broke apart and drifted to their current positions due to movement of tectonic plates.
• Continental Drift Theory - This theory suggests that the Philippines, along with other continents and landmasses, were once part of a single supercontinent called Pangaea, which eventually broke apart and drifted to their current positions due to movement of tectonic plates.
• The Philippines is an archipelago that comprises 7,641 islands.
• The Philippines is an archipelago that comprises 7,641 islands. More or less 2000 are inhabited.
• Creation Theory

  
  

  Biblical Account

  Genesis 1:1 - 31 (Earth)

  Genesis 2-2-4 to 2-25 (Adam and Eve)
• Creation Theory

  Biblical Account

  Genesis 1:1 - 31 (Earth)

  Genesis 2-2-4 to 2-25 (Adam and Eve)
• Migration Theory is proposed by Henry Otley Beyer.
• Migration Theory is proposed by Henry Otley Beyer.
• Migration Theory - A hypothesis that the Philippines was populated by different waves of migration from Southeast Asia.
• Migration Theory

  First - Dawnmen (through land bridge)

  Second - Aetas or Negritos (through land bridge)

  Third - Indonesians (through boats)

  Fourth - Malays (through boats)
• Dawnmen and Aetas or Negritos migrated through land bridge while Indonesians and Malays migrated through boats.
• Dawnmen and Aetas or Negritos migrated through land bridge while Indonesians and Malays migrated through boats.
• Evolution Theory - Felipe Landa Jocano
• Evolution Theory - Felipe Landa Jocano
• Evolution Theory (Core Population Theory) - Charles Darwin
• Evolution Theory - According to Felipe Landa Jocano, this suggests that the Evolution Theory (Core Population Theory) is an accurate theory of how to explain how humans came to inhabit the Philippines.

  Evidence of this was discovered in the Tabon Caves in Palawan in 1962, then archaeologists Robert Fox and Manuel Santiago found the skullcap of the Tabon Man.
• Archaeologists Robert Fox and Manuel Santiago found the skullcap of the Tabon Man.
• Archaeologists Robert Fox and Manuel Santiago found the skullcap of the Tabon Man.
• Sikalak and Sibkahay - Manaul stops the fight of Sky and the Sea and discovers Sikalak and Sibkahay inside a bamboo plant, who become the first man and woman in this narrative.
• Sikalak and Sibkahay - Manaul stops the fight of Sky and the Sea and discovers Sikalak and Sibkahay inside a bamboo plant, who become the first man and woman in this narrative.
• Early Chinese Traders - Ma-I (Present day Mindoro)
• Early Chinese Traders - Ma-I (Present day Mindoro)