If you are given a power to change the name Philippines what would it be?
March 29th, 2009
Warhorse X asked: Lets admit it, the name is not native to our country.
It was given to us by the Spaniards in honor of King Philip.
Before the Spanish Colonization, we hardly had a name to our country. Philippines is an Archipelago with Each Island having a name of its own (e.g. Limsawa, Mactan, Sugbu etc…)!
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Filipinos should we thank our invaders for giving us the world’s 1st and most international heritage?
March 26th, 2009
La Ultima Mandala Mata asked: Every other nation’s international heritage is moot and kitsch compared to ours becuse unlike most internationalist countries our international heritage is funky because its painted in blood and valour made sacred by conquest, **** and libertango.
Philippine Timeline:
10,000 years ago. Negroes and Negritos from Africa walked to Filipinas via land bridge.
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