Technological University of the Philippines

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS

Social Science epart!ent
UNIVERSITY VISION
The Technological University of the Philippines (TUP) shall be the premier state university in
technology and the model of excellence in industrial technology education. It shall ensure the highest
standards in all the programs of instruction, research, extension, and production to meet the demands for
worldclass technologists, engineers, technicians and other technical specialists in a !nowledgebased
economy of the "#
st
century.
UNIVERSITY MISSION
$The University shall provide higher and advanced vocational, technical, industrial, technological
and professional education and training leading to certificates, diplomas, and degrees. It shall provide
progressive leadership in applied research, development studies in technical, industrial, and technological
fields and production using indigenous resources% effect technology transfer in the countryside% and assist
in the development of small and medium scale industries in identified growth centers.& (as embodied in
P.'. (o. #)#*)
COLLEGE GOAL
The +ollege of ,iberal -rts (+,-) shall provide basic .uality education and turn out highly competent
managers and entrepreneurs who will provide leadership and /ob opportunities in a rapidly changing
environment and ensure its continued relevance and responsiveness to the challenges of globali0ation.
COURSE SYLLABUS
Course Code: SS4
Course Title: Philippine History with Government and Constitution
Course Description: This is a collegiate course on Philippine history and an introductory course on
Philippine government and Constitution. As such, it directs learners towards a
holistic study o the development o the Philippines as a nation anchored on the
continuities and discontinuities that it has gone through centuries o ormation.
Approach is !oth chronological and thematic, identiying watershed events that
shaped the country"s history running through the intertwined themes o
development#political, economic, and socio$cultural. Government structure,
unctions, and the Constitution invaria!ly appears at the core o the contemporary
period, along with the pressing issues o the time.
Course Objectives: At the end o the course, the students shall !e a!le to:
%. identiy watershed periods and turning points in Philippine history&
'. recogni(e the political, economic, and socio$cultural legacies o dierent
periods in history&
). esta!lish the continuities and discontinuities in the development o the
Philippines as a nation&
4. develop a sense o *historical imagination" and accordingly a deep
appreciation o the country"s history&
+. amiliari(e one"s sel with the pertinent provisions o the Constitution& and
,. critically appraise the contemporary Philippine government anchored on the
lessons gleaned rom its history.
Course Outline
I. Pre-Colonial Philippines (pre-1500s)
Some geographical !ac-ground to esta!lish the setting
.ota!le events !eore /estern con0uest
1ode o governance 2i.e., !arangays and sultanates3
4arly customs and practices& pre$colonial culture
II. Spanish Period Redis!o"er# and Colonial Phase (151$-1$00s)
.ota!le events on Spanish coloni(ation o the Philippines
1ode o governance 2Spanish colonial administration3 including administrative reorms 5
changes within the colonial system
6nstitutional impact o Spanish rule#economic, educational, social and cultural
III. %e"elop&en' o( Philippine )a'ionalis& (1$00s)
A Glance on the early revolts and resistance to Spanish rule
7eorm and 7evolution#7eorm movement, 8atipunan, and the 7evolution
1alolos 7epu!lic#Aguinaldo"s administration 2%9:9$%:;%3
I*. +he A&eri!an Period In'r,sion and Colonial Phase (1$-$-1-.0s)
American intrusion despite continuing resistance 2nota!le events3
Colonial politics, administrative structure under American colonial government
Campaign or independence
<egacies o the American =ccupation$ political, economic, socio$cultural
*. +he Co&&on/eal'h o( 'he Philippines and 'he 0ar Years (1-10s-1-50s)
Commonwealth government#administrative structure, mode o governance, nota!le
events& >ue(on administration 2%:)+$%:443, =sme?a administration 2%:44$%:4,3
@apanese =ccupation#nota!le events, administrative mode and structure
Ailipinos" ight towards <i!eration#nota!le events, warare, transitions in government
6mpacts o the war years to the Ailipinos#political, economic, social, and cultural
Transition to the esta!lishment o the Third 7epu!lic#post$war pro!lems, the
Hu-!alahap movement
*I. +he +hird Rep,2li! se''led (1-.$-1-30s)
7oBas administration 2%:4,$%:493
>uirino administration 2%:49$%:+)3
1agsaysay administration 2%:+)$%:+C3
Garcia administration 2%:+C$%:,%3
1acapagal administration 2%:,%$%:,+3
*II. 4ar'ial La/ Years and 'he E%SA Re"ol,'ion (1-35-1--5)
1arcos administration and the 1artial <aw years 2%:,+$%:9,3
4DSA 7evolution
A0uino administration 2%:9,$%::'3
*III. Con'e&porar# Philippines (1--5-5010)
7amos administration 2%::'$%::93
4strada administration 2%::9$';;%3
4DSA 66 7evolution
1acapagal Arroyo administration 2';;%$';%;3
A0uino administration 2';%;$ Present3
I6. Philippine 7o"ern&en' (Con'e&porar#)
Administrative structure
6nstitutional set$up and unctions
Current issues involving Philippine government
6. +he Philippine Cons'i','ion
Some notes on the history o writing the country"s maEor law
Purpose and -ey provisions
Selected References:
Agoncillo, Teodoro. 2%:,%3. Cultural History of the Philippines: Readings. Division o Social
Sciences, FP Diliman.
GGGGGGGGGG. 2%::;3. History of the Filipino People. >ue(on City: Garotech Pu!lishing, 6nc.
Constantino, 7enato. 2%::,$C3. ng !agong "u#ipas. 2' vols3 >ue(on City: FP Press and Aoundation
or .ationalist Studies.
Corpu(, =nore. 2%::C3. n $cono#ic History of the Philippines. >ue(on City: Fniversity o the
Philippines.
%S&S&'( !&': Sa#pung ralin sa %asaysayang Pilipino. 2';;%3. >ue(on City:
ADH68A ng Pilipinas.
Heneracion, @aime. 2%:9C3. gos ng Dugong %ayu#anggi: )sang %asaysayan ng Pilipinas.
I=ther more speciic readings provided throughout the term.
Prepared !y:
RHODORA DC. ENRIQUEZ