I was very happy when I first met 
The fact that he is Asian like me made me very happy.😄
Unfortunately, there was no East Asian community like me in Hive.
So, I decided to be active in the Filipino community.
Obviously
On the other hand, articles by 
With my current English reading ability, Filipino articles were easier to read.
I read articles as I frequent the 
The Philippines was a world with diverse and interesting people and natural environments.
I was curious about the history and culture of the Philippines.
However, Filipinos, including 
From my point of view, Filipinos seemed to speak English, Tagalog and Spanish as official languages. Filipinos seemed to be divided into tribal societies.
Perhaps it was difficult for them to communicate with each other if they did not speak English or Tagalog.
I thought that Jose Rizal's life and thought symbolized the historical foundation and legitimacy of the Philippines.
The name Philippines (Filipino: Pilipinas, locally [pɪlɪˈpinɐs]; Spanish: Filipinas) derives from that of the 16th-century Spanish king Philip II, and is a truncated form of Philippine Islands. During the expedition of Ruy López de Villalobos to the region, the Spanish sailor Bernardo de la Torre bestowed the name Las Islas Filipinas on the islands of Leyte and Samar, in honor of the then Prince of Asturias (heir to the Spanish throne).[1][2] Despite the existence of other names, Filipinas ("Philippines") was eventually adopted as the name of the entire archipelago.
The official name has, however, changed throughout the course of Philippine history. During the Philippine Revolution, the state officially called itself República Filipina, now referred to as the First Philippine Republic. From the period of the Spanish–American War and the Philippine–American War until the Commonwealth period, United States colonial authorities referred to the Philippines as the Philippine Islands, a direct translation of the original Spanish. It was during the Third Philippine Republic when the name Philippines began to appear, a name that was officially adopted.[3]
History of the Philippines (1898–1946)
Colonization began when Spanish explorer Miguel López de Legazpi arrived from Mexico in 1565.[56][57]: 20–23 In 1571, Spanish Manila became the capital of the Spanish East Indies,[58] which encompassed Spanish territories in Asia and the Pacific.[59][60] The Spanish successfully invaded the different local states by employing the principle of divide and conquer,[61] bringing most of what is now the Philippines into a single unified administration.[62][63] Disparate barangays were deliberately consolidated into towns, where Catholic missionaries were more easily able to convert the inhabitants to Christianity.[64]: 53, 68 [65] From 1565 to 1821, the Philippines was governed as part of the Mexico-based Viceroyalty of New Spain, later administered from Madrid following the Mexican War of Independence.[66] Manila was the western hub of the trans-Pacific trade.[67] Manila galleons were constructed in Bicol and Cavite.[68][69]
During its rule, Spain quelled various indigenous revolts,[70] as well as defending against external military challenges.[71][72][failed verification] Spanish forces included soldiers from elsewhere in New Spain, many of whom deserted and intermingled with the wider population.[73][74][75] Immigration blurred the racial caste system[64]: 98 [76][77] Spain maintained in towns and cities.[78] War against the Dutch from the West, in the 17th century, together with conflict with the Muslims in the South nearly bankrupted the colonial treasury.[79]
Administration of the Philippine islands were considered a drain on the economy of Spain,[71] and there were debates to abandon it or trade it for other territory. However, this was opposed due to economic potential, security, and the desire to continue religious conversion in the islands and the surrounding region.[80][81] The Philippines survived on an annual subsidy provided by the Spanish Crown,[71] which averaged 250,000 pesos[82] and was usually paid through the provision of 75 tons of silver bullion being sent from the Americas.[83]
British forces occupied Manila from 1762 to 1764 during the Seven Years' War, with Spanish rule restored through the 1763 Treaty of Paris.[57]: 81–83 The Spanish considered their war with the Muslims in Southeast Asia an extension of the Reconquista.[84] The Spanish–Moro conflict lasted for several hundred years. In the last quarter of the 19th century, Spain conquered portions of Mindanao and Jolo,[85] and the Moro Muslims in the Sultanate of Sulu formally recognized Spanish sovereignty.[86][87]
Spanish explorer Ruy López de Villalobos, during his expedition in 1542, named the islands of Leyte and Samar "Felipinas" after Philip II of Spain, then the Prince of Asturias. His eventual reign was the zenith of the global ranging Spanish Empire. Eventually the name "Las Islas Filipinas" would be used to cover the archipelago's Spanish possessions.[14] Before Spanish rule was established, other names such as Islas del Poniente (Islands of the West) and Magellan's name for the islands, San Lázaro, were also used by the Spanish to refer to islands in the region.[15][16][17][18]
During the Philippine Revolution, the Malolos Congress proclaimed the establishment of the República Filipina or the Philippine Republic. From the period of the Spanish–American War (1898) and the Philippine–American War (1899–1902) until the Commonwealth period (1935–1946), American colonial authorities referred to the country as The Philippine Islands, a translation of the Spanish name.[19] The United States began the process of changing the reference to the country from The Philippine Islands to The Philippines, specifically when it was mentioned in the Philippine Autonomy Act or the Jones Law.[20] The full official title, Republic of the Philippines, was included in the 1935 constitution as the name of the future independent state,[21] it is also mentioned in all succeeding constitutional revisions.[22][23]
I was surprised to learn that the name of the Philippines is derived from the name of King Philip II of Spain.😲
The Spaniards built the capitals of the Philippines, such as present-day Manila and Cebu.
As the Spaniards spread the religion, culture, politics, economy, and language of Spain to the Filipinos, the national and ethnic identities of the present Philippines were formed.
It is interesting to note that Spain is the reason most Filipinos are Catholic today.
It is interesting to note that the 16th century Filipinos did not create their own national and ethnic identity, and that their identity as Filipinos was born under Spanish rule.😳
José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda[7] (Spanish: [xoˈse riˈsal]; June 19, 1861 – December 30, 1896) was a Filipino nationalist and polymath during the tail end of the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. He is considered the national hero (pambansang bayani) of the Philippines.[8][9] An ophthalmologist by profession, Rizal became a writer and a key member of the Filipino Propaganda Movement, which advocated political reforms for the colony under Spain.
He was executed by the Spanish colonial government for the crime of rebellion after the Philippine Revolution, inspired in part by his writings, broke out. Though he was not actively involved in its planning or conduct, he ultimately approved of its goals which eventually led to Philippine independence.
He is widely considered one of the greatest heroes of the Philippines and has been recommended to be so honored by an officially empaneled National Heroes Committee. However, no law, executive order or proclamation has been enacted or issued officially proclaiming any Filipino historical figure as a national hero.[9] He was the author of the novels Noli Me Tángere and El filibusterismo, and a number of poems and essays.[10][11]
José Rizal opposed the independence of the Philippines from the Spanish Empire because he believed that the origins and identity of the country and nation of the Philippines were rooted in Spanish civilization.
He argued that the Philippines should achieve autonomy through peaceful negotiations with the Spanish Empire.
He longed for the superiority of European civilization, so he wanted the Philippines to become a member of European civilization.
So, he opposed the Philippines' gaining independence by fighting the Spanish Empire.
He predicted that the Philippine War of Independence would bring an unfortunate fate for both the Philippines and Spain.
His tragic prediction came true when the Philippines became a US colony again!
If, as he argued, the Philippines had become an autonomous territory of the Spanish Empire through peaceful negotiations, what would the Philippines look like today?
If so, would it have developed into the ideal Philippines that
The Philippine–American War[10] or the Filipino–American War (modern Filipino: Digmaang Pilipino–Amerikano), previously referred to as the Philippine Insurrection or the Tagalog Insurgency by the United States,[11][12][13] was an armed conflict between the First Philippine Republic and the United States that lasted from February 4, 1899, to July 2, 1902.[14] While Filipino nationalists viewed the conflict as a continuation of the struggle for independence that began in 1896 with the Philippine Revolution against Spain, the U.S. government regarded it as an insurrection.[15] The conflict arose when the First Philippine Republic objected to the terms of the Treaty of Paris under which the United States took possession of the Philippines from Spain, ending the Spanish–American War.[16]
Fighting erupted between forces of the United States and those of the Philippine Republic on February 4, 1899, in what became known as the 1899 Battle of Manila. On June 2, 1899, the First Philippine Republic officially declared war against the United States.[17][18] The Philippine President Emilio Aguinaldo was captured on March 23, 1901, and the war was officially declared ended by the American government on July 2, 1902, with a victory for the United States. However, some Philippine groups—some led by veterans of the Katipunan, a Philippine revolutionary society which had launched the revolution against Spain—continued to battle the American forces for several more years. Among those leaders was Macario Sakay, a veteran Katipunan member who established (or re-established) the Tagalog Republic in 1902 along Katipunan lines in contrast to Aguinaldo's Republic, with himself as president. Other groups, including the Muslim Moro peoples of the southern Philippines and quasi-Catholic Pulahan religious movements, continued hostilities in remote areas. The resistance in the Moro-dominated provinces in the south, called the Moro Rebellion by the Americans, ended with their final defeat at the Battle of Bud Bagsak on June 15, 1913.[19]
The war resulted in at least 200,000 Filipino civilian deaths, mostly due to famine and disease.[20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27] Some estimates for total civilian dead reach up to a million.[28][7] Atrocities and war crimes were committed during the conflict,[29] including torture, mutilation, and executions by both sides. The guerrilla warfare tactics employed by the Filipinos propelled the U.S. to forcibly move many civilians to concentration camps, where thousands died, and launch reprisal and scorched earth campaigns.[30][31][32][33][34] The war and subsequent occupation by the U.S. changed the culture of the islands, leading to the rise of Protestantism and disestablishment of the Catholic Church and the introduction of English to the islands as the primary language of government, education, business, and industry.[citation needed]
In 1902, the United States Congress passed the Philippine Organic Act, which provided for the creation of the Philippine Assembly, with members to be elected by Filipino males (women did not have the right to vote > until a 1937 plebiscite).[35][36] This act was superseded by the 1916 Jones Act (Philippine Autonomy Act), which contained the first formal and official declaration of the United States government's commitment to eventually grant independence to the Philippines.[37] The 1934 Tydings–McDuffie Act (Philippine Independence Act) created the Commonwealth of the Philippines the following year, increasing self-governance, and established a process towards full independence (originally scheduled for 1944, but delayed by World War II and the Japanese occupation of the Philippines). The United States granted independence in 1946 through the Treaty of Manila.
Looking at
Jose Rizal wanted the Filipinos to remain part of the Spanish Empire, but his hopes were thwarted.
I was curious to know what thoughts and feelings Filipinos, including
Do they want the Philippines to become part of European civilization?
Prince of the Philippines