Name: SHANE D.
MENDOZA DATE: 11-22-21
COURSE: BSED ENGLISH 1 ACTIVITY MODULE 7
READINGS IN THE PHILIPPINE HISTORY
Activity
After reading the Acta de la Proclamacion de la Independencia del Pueblo Filipino, do this activity by
answering the following questions.
A. SOURCING THE DOCUMENT
Questions Responses
1. Is the document/ Yes, because the author is the person who is a
source a primary witness and it is based on his experience. There is
source? Why? evidence in his written document where he states
the men who uphold our flag who depend on our
nation until the last drop of their blood.
2. Do you think the
author is credible Yes, the author of this document is credible
as far as the because it was written on June 12, 1898, the day
document is our nation gained independence.
concerned? Why?
3. For whom do you In my own opinion, I think this document is for the
think the next generation of this nation. The purpose is to
document was remember how Filipinos gained freedom from
intended? Why do those conquerors and to give moral lessons from
you think it was the history of the Philippines to love and protect
written our country.
B. COMPREHENSION
4. What are the The author stated that the reason for the revolution was the
author’s Filipinos being oppressed.
"already tired of bearing the ominous yoke of Spanish
main arguments? domination," as the phrase goes.
Following that are the abuses and inequalities perpetrated
against Filipinos.
Furthermore, the author summarizes the American
Revolution and the War of Independence.
The dictatorial government of Emilio Aguinaldo was
established.
5. What do you I genuinely think the section of the
think are some document that highlighted Emilio's
pieces of reasoning was the most important.
information The fact that Aguinaldo was chosen to
that should lead the government solely was due to
have not been the fact that he was chosen by the
included in people.
the document? God will be the instrument through
which the nation will be led. I
detected a bias in this line.
Towards Aguinaldo while excluding the
Katipunan and founding members,
this includes Bonifacio as a result of
their rivalry.
6. Give an The Declaration of Independence was issued
example of on June 12, 1898.
historical Cavite-Viejo (Kawit), Province of Cavite
fact by the Dictatorial
(absolutely Emilio Aguinaldo's government.
indisputable) Furthermore, the Philippine National Flag
that was hoisted in public for the first time
we learn from in Hong Kong.
this document.
Why do you think
C. INTERPRETATION
7. Does the evidence Yes, the revolution's events and
in this document offer information about the people
any information that involved, as well as the role of
you did not know Americans in the American Revolutionary
before? What is this War.
information?
8. Does the evidence The date of the Declaration of
support or contradict Independence in Kawit lends credence to
anything you have the claim that
learned from a book, Technically, Philippine independence
textbook or was achieved on June 12, 1898.
That was granted by the United States
on July 4, 1946.
9. somewhat other I think the biased information that had
information been cited in the document should be
should you challenged with the information from other
counter- check sources, like the accounts from the
Tejeros convention, where Aguinaldo should
with other
not be the sole leader of the new
sources?
government of the liberated state.
Furthermore, every member of the Katipunan
should be rightfully credited for their
contributions in liberating the country.
10. Does this source This source deepens my understanding of
broaden or deepen what happened in the past by reading
your understanding of this document that tells us the actual
its period? event of how we gained freedom from the
How? Spaniards. Now I understand and connect
those topics about the history of the
Philippines and how it started and
ended.
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