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Early Relations With Asian Countries
Early Relations With Asian Countries
COUNTRIES
THE SRI-VISHAYAN EMPIRE
Before 500 AD, there are no known archeological findings of native
Southeast Asian Malay inscriptions. Thus, we have to rely on Chinese
documents about Southeast Asia. Southeast Asian history pioneer George
Coedus, determined that the state known to the Chinese as Shihlifoshih was the
same as Sri Vishaya. Chinese monk I Tsing noted during his travels from 671 –
695 AD that Sri-Vishaya practiced Mahayana Buddhism but the latter show no
traces of Buddhism faith because only the Vishaya aristocracy adhered to
Mahayana. Vishaya established trading outposts in Taiwan. It makes it easy to
suppose then that some of them migrated to the Philippines and settled to what
is now the Visayas. Three major ethnic groups call themselves Bisaya and their
language Binisaya. They are the Ilongo, Cebuano and Waray. No matter that
they speak three separate languages and have three distinct identitites, still they
are collectively known as Bisaya. Cebuano may be the purest form of Binisaya.
Ilongo root words are mostly Cebuano, with a significant mixture of Tagalog.
B. Indian
SANSKRIT WORDS
Is the classical language of Indian and the liturgical language of
Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism.it is also one of the 22 official
languages of India. The name Sanskrit means “refined”, “consecrated”
and “sanctified”. It has always been regarded as the high language and
used mainly for religious and scientific discourse.
1. Bathala – God
Comes from an Indian word “Bhattara Guru” which means highest
of all Gods in India.
2. Asawa – Spouse
3. Puri – Reputation
4. Wika – Dialect
5. Guru – Teacher
6. Maharlika – Noble
CHINESE BELIEFS
Chinese New Year
Feng Shui
Chinese Zodiac Sign
Lion and dragon dances
COMMON PRACTICES
Hitting others with a broom will result in bad luck for many years to come.
Brooms are to be kept during the Chinese New Year period and no sweeping of
the house is allowed because this will result in bad luck and loss of wealth for the
household.
Wearing a mustache and not shaving will bring about bad luck.
Cutting or trimming one’s nail at night is not encouraged at this practice will
attract wandering spirits to one.
Dogs are believed to be able to see ghosts and spirits due to the fluid in their
eyes.
When dogs howl for long periods at the wee hours of the morning, this signifies
death in the surrounding area.
Babies can also sense spirits when they sense unclean spirits, they will cry
without reason.
When one dreams of teeth or show, it means death of one’s parent.
Pointing at the moon will result in one’s ears to be cut off.
JUNK – trading ships from South China came to the Philippines for barter.
CHINESE BARTER GOODS – silk, porcelain, copper, iron, needle, plow, glass
mirror and assorted glass beads.
BARTER – means exchange of goods and services.
FILIPINO BARTER GOODS – cotton, pearl, coconut, abaca, tortoise shell,
beeswax, betel nut and uta cloth.
CHINESE WORDS IN FILIPINO LANGUAGE
Ditse, ate, susi, siyaho, impo, mangkok, siyanse
MORO PEOPLE
The native Muslim population of the Philippines that inhabit Mindanao
Sulu – Archipelago, parts of Visayas and the Quiapo district in Manila.
SOUTH KOREA
It exports include K-pop high quality smartphones and broadbands and
new animation since 2010, however the Korean wave is extremely
successful in the Philippines firstly with :
Korean Soap Opera
Historical Dramas
Gangnam Style
K-pop
Korean films
THAILAND
Food recipe
Thai cuisine
PHILIPPINE SOCIETY UNDER
SPAIN
Philippine Government Under Spain
Central Government- was headed by the governor and captain - general
or governor general.
Captain- General or Governor- General - was appointed by the King of
Spain. He possessed vast executive, legislative, and judicial powers.
THE AUDIENCIA
- The Audiencia was established in the philippines in 1853.
- Governor Santiago de Vera(first president of Audiencia)
- Highest court insofar as civil and criminal case.
- In the absence of Governor the audiencia exercised political and
administrative powers. King of Spain re-establish the audiencia in 1595
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
o Provincial Government- under by central government, which were
already recognizing the authority of spain.
o Alcalde mayor- he was appoint by the governor - general.
Indulto de comercio
o A right given to alcalde mayor to engage in trade, what made him rich and
powerful
o It was abolished in 1844 because the alcalde mayor his power to the
extent of scandalizing the spaniards.
Ayuntamiento - the city government equivalent todays city hall consisted of two
alcalde, twelve regidors (counsilors), a chief of police, a secretary, and few other
lesser officials.
Cabeza- who headed the barrio or barangay he did not receive salary
SPANISH COLONIZATION
Spanish conquest and colonization of the Philippines