Readings in Philippine History: Complete
Readings in Philippine History: Complete
Readings in Philippine History: Complete
LEARNING VERSION
LESSON LEARNING DISCUSSION ACTIVITIES & LINKS &
OVERVIEW OBJECTIVES S DRILLS REFERENCES
READINGS IN
PHILIPPINE
HISTORY
LESSON 3.0
STUDY OF PHILIPPINE HISTORY THROUGH THE USE OF
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES
LESSON OVERVIEW
This lesson is divided into two parts – Lesson 3.1 and
Lesson 3.2. The first part is identifying and using primary
sources in the study of Philippine history while the second
part will discuss about the secondary sources and the local
and international repositories.
Before the discussion, there is a Preparatory Activity
to set the tone of the discussion.
Discussion Time introduces the sub-topics and often
preceded by a guide question. Activities are provided at the
end of the lesson to check the student’s take away or
understanding; agreement between the students and the
facilitator as to the duration of each activity must be made at Manunggul jar
the session level. These drills will be graded either as
recitation or seat works.
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LESSON OBJECTIVES
At the end of this lesson, the students will be able to:
a) differentiate primary sources from secondary sources;
b) appreciate sources through internal and external criticism;
c) enumerate different kinds of primary sources;
d) identify repositories of primary sources.
e) identify local and international repositories of primary and secondary sources for the study of
Philippine history;
f) describe the nature, sources, mode of acquisition, and status of primary and secondary sources
from select archives, museums, and centers in the Philippines and abroad; and
g) appreciate the value, importance, and relevance of primary and secondary sources from a
representative institution or repository.
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PREPARATORY ACTIVITY
INSTRUCTION:
Examine the cases presented below.
These cases have something to do with the
word “source”. You have 10 minutes to
finish the activity.
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Why the term ‘source’ is important using these
pictures as your point of reference?
Case No. 01
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PROCESSING TIME
Based on the pictures presented before, how will you explain
the meaning of the statement below?
Case No. 01 – Right ‘source’ yields positive result.
Teacher’s Input: Applying this statement in the study of history, it only tells us that
proper source will provide us good or positive result. When we are studying about
the thoughts of a particular person, the best way to gleam such thoughts is to
examine the person’s product of literary or creative expressions such as poem,
essay, speech, or any bits and pieces of information written, produced, or uttered by
the subject person.
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PROCESSING TIME
PROCESSING TIME
Based on the pictures presented before, how will you explain
the meaning of the statement below?
Case No. 03 - There is ‘a story’ in every aspect of the ‘source’; it
changes the course but the narrative remains.
Teacher’s Input: This is likened to the story of ten blind men describing the
elephant based from what they perceived from their location. One of the men said
that he is holding a snake because he happened to be holding the tail of the
elephant, the other one said that what he is holding is a fan because he happened
to be located near the elephant’s ear; and so all the other blind men described the
animal in many different way. But they are referring to the same animal – an
elephant.
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DISCUSSION TIME
Proximity SECONDAR
PRIMARY Presence or Absence
SOURCE Y SOURCES
YES of the Actor NO
S
NO Signification YES
Absence or Presence
of Interpretation or
Alteration
Can a digitized document be
considered as primary source?
Project Gutenberg is a
digital repository of over
70,000 free eBooks –
a database or
including digitized copies central
of resources about the location
Philippines. where data is
Website: stored and
https://www.gutenberg.org/ managed.
DIGITIZATION OF PRIMARY SOURCES
Digitization of manuscripts and other materials whose copyright have
expired already makes them visually available as digital objects and by
doing this, textual heritage is protected and documented.
It aims to digitally preserve original manuscripts for posterity; promote
access and usage for scholars and researchers without tampering the
original copies; create a digital library as a resource base of digitized
copies of some of the significant manuscript collections; and to create
standards and procedures.
DIGITAL ARCHIVING
The most important goal of digital archiving is intellectual
control – they have the vital knowledge about the primary
sources that they hold and not only the known information
about the collection.
Digitized record holds context that is important in
understanding its value as a historical or legal evidence.
Image from
https://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/digital-archiving-context-everything/
FOUR CATEGORIES OF VALUE
DIGITAL
Preservati ARCHIVES
Protection of sources as textual heritage.
Positive Criticism
Finds out whether it is telling the
truth
EXTERNAL CRITICISM
Applied through textual criticism, Negative Criticism
verification, and identification of dates;
Examines the source as to its
veracity of the source is questioned.
position to tell the truth
CIRCUMSTANCES PREVENTING HISTORIANS TO
TELL THE TRUTH
INTERNAL CRITICISM
Human tendency of having a habit of not
telling the truth
De La Salle University. It features a collection of almost 10,000 books. Its collection includes 21,218
titles and 33,741 volumes on language and literature as of 2008,[110] 3,751 titles and 4,898 volumes
on fine arts and music as of 2006, and 17,999 titles and 26,526 volumes on philosophy and religion
as of 2005. A 2001 assessment places its number of periodicals at 14,362 titles.
University of the Philippines Main Library.
Collections: Special Collections of the Main Library consists of rare books and other types of Filipiniana
materials. They usually do not fall into any of the conventional categories like books and serials. They may be
rare, unique, out of print, unpublished and non-textual. They supplement or offer information on various
subjects not readily available in the Book and Serials Section.
Link: https://mainlib.upd.edu.ph/
University Libraries
UST Miguel de Benavidez Library.
Collections: The Heritage Library is a depository of the vast printed collections of the University of
Santo Tomas of approximately 30,000 volumes of historical materials such as: Rare Books from 1492
through 1900; Filipiniana Rare; Rare Periodicals; Rare Legal Collections, Medical Books and Books
on Pharmacy.
Link: https://library.ust.edu.ph/heritage-library.html
Local and Private Museums
National Historical Commission of the Philippines
Collections: Museums
Link: https://nhcp.gov.ph/museums/
Ayala Museum. It houses archaeological, ethnographic, historical, fine arts, numismatics, and
ecclesiastical exhibits.
Bahay Tsinoy, Museum of Chinese in Philippine Life. It houses the Kaisa-Angelo King Heritage
Center, a museum documents the history, lives and contributions of the ethnic Chinese in the
Philippine life and history.
Local Studies Centers
Dedicated for the enrichment and study of local history,
culture, and related studies.
Cebuano Studies Center (University of San Carlos, Cebu City) -
https://www.cebuanostudiescenter.com/
Cavite Studies Center (De La Salle University – Dasmariñas) -
https://www.dlsud.edu.ph/csc.htm
Bahay-saliksikan ng Bulacan (Bulacan State University) -
https://www.facebook.com/BahaySaliksikanngBulacan/
Cordillera Studies Center (UP Baguio) - https://csc3.upb.edu.ph/
Juan D. Nepomuceno Center for Kapampangan Studies (Holy Angel University) -
https://www.hau.edu.ph/advocacies/center-for-kapampangan-studies
Tayabas Studies and Creative Writing Center (Tayabas City) -
https://www.facebook.com/atagantayabas/
International Repositories
Michigan State University Library
Collections: The United States and its Territories 1870 to 1925: Age of Imperialism is a digitized
collection of printed materials such as books, dictionaries, journals, etc. from US territories
including the Philippines from 1870 to 1925.
Link: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/p/philamer/
ACTIVITY NO. 01
INSTRUCTION: Read the situation below and tell whether the resulting
document is a primary source or not. What made you believe or decide
that it a primary source?
ACTIVITY NO. 02
INSTRUCTION: Tell whether the artefact provided below is a
primary source or not.
1) Love letter ________________________
Discussion 3 – Repositories
ACTIVITIES & DRILLS
Preparatory Activity
Activity No. 01
Activity No. 02
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REFERENCES
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Asuncion, Nestor M. & Cruz, Geoffrey Rhoel C. (2022). Readings in Philippine History 2 nd Ed., C & E Publishing, Inc.:
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Centre for the Study of Historical Consciousness. “Historical Perspectives,” The Historical Thinking Project – Canadian
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Government of Western Australia – School Curriculum and Standards Authority. “HAS P-10 Key Concepts Exemplification.”
PDF Copy.
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History Skills. “How to determine a source’s perspective,” History Skills Website, 2023,
https://www.historyskills.com/source-criticism/analysis/perspective/. Accessed 30 July 2023.
History Skills. “The problem of ‘perspective’ in the History classroom: we cannot seem to Agree on what it means.”
https://www.historyskills.com/2020/04/21/the-problem-of-perspective-in-the-history-classroom-we
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National Historical Commission of the Philippines. “Ending the Limasawa Controversy.” National
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https://www.nqc.gov.ph/en/resources/ending-the-limasawa-controversy/. Accessed 28 July 2024.
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REFERENCES
Salonga, Edward Benrick O. (2023). Ugat: Textbook in Readings in Philippine History. Books Atbp. Corp.:
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University of the People. “Why is history important and how it can benefit your future?’ University of the People
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