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In the Philippines, Filipinos were introduced to the English language in 1762 by British invaders, not Americans.
The USA bought the Philippines, Puerto Rico and Guam from Spain in 1898.
The Filipino-American Independence War from 1898 to 1902 ensued, killing 4,234 Americans and how many Filipinos? 16,000 were killed in action and 200,000 died from famine and pestilence. (The Philippines lost and was colonized until 1946.)
Los Angeles, California was co-founded in 1781 by a Filipino named Antonio Miranda Rodriguez, along with 43 Latinos from Mexico sent by the Spanish government.
More than 300 years ago, long before Spanish conquistadores staggered down their ships to kiss the shores of the islands, Filipinos were rowing out to sea in their little bancas, wading knee-deep in rice paddies, planting in their backyards and hunting in the woods. Whatever they gathered and caught they simply roasted, boiled or broiled over an open fire. The forests were abundant and the surrounding waters teeming with life; the Filipinos’ idea of food included everything nature had to offer. Preferably seafood. Preferably fresh. Squirming, leaping, crawling-out-of-the-cooking-pot fresh.
The Philippines is an ancient land that had a unique culture and society long before there was western contact. The unspoilt culture however, has remained undiscovered. The Filipino heritage is a potential source of nationalistic pride, just waiting to be tapped and revealed. Just how long have we lived is implied by a digging done by Robert Fox at 121 centimeters of the Tabon Caves revealed a habitation level containing charcoal dated by radiocarbon-14 to 30,000 years ago-long before man inhabited the Americas and the New World.
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Fine Print
This website is dedicated to all Filipino people who love their country, the Philippines.
The purpose of this website is to help all Filipinos, most importantly the Filipino students
in their upbringing, not just in their studies in schools, but also during their leisurely time online.
Who said fun is all about playing games?
Currently, we have articles about Filipino folklore including short stories, fables, parables, myths, and legends.
Biographies of Filipino national heroes and other famous people in Philippine history that are written both in
Tagalog and English are also available.
Soon to include information about Filipino games here in the Philippines, from the old traditional games
that children used to play, to the most latest online games now being played at their very own homes or
in an Internet Cafe such as Level Up's games Ragnarok and Crazy Kart, E-Games' RAN Online....
