The Filipino State (Another way of looking at Philippine history): Part 4

4.   The integration of the pre-Hispanic ethnic states

The majority of the local Chieftains that came to the 1599 synod, upon learning of the foregoing benefits, overwhelmingly voted Yes to the proposal about the Spanish King being their sovereign.

Even… Read the rest

The Filipino State (Another way of looking at Philippine history): Part 3

3.  What was the status of the Filipino State in 1571?

Its status was that of a Province of Spain administered through the vice-kingdom of New Spain which is Mexico today.

At the beginning, the Filipino State was treated as… Read the rest

The Filipino State (Another way of looking at Philippine history): Parts 1-2

Part 1: What is a ‘state’?
Part 2: When was the origin, or birth of the Filipino state?
Part 3: What was the status of the Filipino state in 1571?
Part 4: The integration of the pre-Hispanic… Read the rest

Rizal: A Man for All Times

Editor’s Notes: The following article was a speech delivered by Sir Allan Terrett, KR.

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Rizal was truly an amazing man. Professor Blumentritt had said that a man of his stature only appears in the history of any nation, once every… Read the rest

The Making of a National Language

Editor’s Notes: The following article is written by Renato Perdon.

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A clear proof the cultural diversity of the Filipinos is the number of languages and dialects spoken in the Philippines, from Batanes in the North to Jolo in the South.… Read the rest

Salawikain (Tagalog Proverbs)

Ang salawikain ay mga kasabihan na nagmula sa mga pahayag at payo ng mga matatanda ayon sa kanilang mga karanasan sa buhay o sa isinalin sa kanila ng kanilang mga ninuno.

Ang ibang salawikain ay napapalooban ng mga pahayag sa… Read the rest

Remembering Claro M. Recto

 By Tony P. Fernandez

The year was 1950. The place was the Malate church in Manila. I was attending a Sunday mass and stood on the aisle because the church was full. Then suddenly he appeared: Don Claro M. Recto. He… Read the rest

In Defense of Chabacano

One of the objectives of the Philippine Academy of the Spanish Language is to encourage the use of Spanish in the Philippines.

The fact is that Spanish is no longer spoken in the Philippines, and we, the Filipino Hispanists, are… Read the rest

The vibrancy of Filipino as a language

What is Internet in Tagalog?

We mentioned to all emanila.com members and users that our online translation service is not in Tagalog but in Filipino (Pilipino).

It has now become obvious from Mr Renato Perdon’s “The Making of a National… Read the rest