PH A Century Hence Questions

The Philippines a Century Hence Final Presentation Format: Game (Celebrity Bluf)

Game Mechanics: There will be six rounds o the ame! "ne rou# would #lay or each round$ all they ha%e to do is to determine whether the statement assined to them is a F&CT or a B'FF$ and which o the succeedin statements is the correct  usti*cation or the riht answer! answer! + the rou#,s answer is correct$ correct$ they will be awarded one #oint$ else the #oint will be i%en to the other rou#s! The rou# with the most #oints at the end o the rounds wins!

 The Phili##ines a Century -ence is an essay written by .ose /i0al that was #ublished in 'a 1olidaridad in 2334! +n this essay$ /i0al orecasts the e%ents in the Phili##ines within a hundred years!

5uestions and &nswers 2! &ccordin &ccordin to the essay$ 1#anish colonialism colonialism had resulted to innumerable innumerable miseries o the nati%es$ howe%er$ i it had one #ositi%e efect$ it was the rowth and #ro#aation o the Fili#ino indienous culture! B'FF a! Fact yan 6asi7 /i0al /i0al wrote that the Fili# Fili#inos inos became became enlihtened enlihtened and had #roressed when they had been redeemed rom sa%aery throuh Christia Christianity nity!! This #ror #roress ess enabled enabled them to #reser% #reser%e e their oriinal oriinal culture and traditions! b. Bluf Bluf yan kasi… kasi… Rizal Rizal wrote wrote that colonia colonialis lism m had caused caused the deterioration and decay o the Philippine indienous culture. !ccordin to him" as the #ilipinos were lowered in their own eyes eyes"" they they beca became me asha ashame med d o thei their r ow own n cult cultur ure e and and had had adapted the customs introduced by orein in$aders. c! Bluf yan 6asi7 6asi7 the the essay ne%er ne%er mentioned mentioned anythi anythin n about about the culture culture and tradit tradition ions s in the Ph Phili ili##i ##ines nes$$ only only the colon colonial ial situat situation ion o the country! 88/i0al 88/i0al arued arued that 1#anish 1#anish colonial colonialism ism caused caused the deteriora deterioration tion and decay decay to Phili##i Phili##ine ne indieno indienous us cultur culture! e! 9ith 9ith Christia Christianity$ nity$ the Fili#inos ili#inos embraced embraced the customs customs that the 1#aniar 1#aniards ds introduc introduced$ ed$ and abandoned abandoned their oriinal traditions! ! +n the essay$ essay$ reorms reorms were were discussed at lenth by /i0al$ or or he did did not consider the #ossibility o a re%olution by the Fili#inos aainst their 1#anish coloni0ers within a hundred years! B'FF a. Bluf Bluf yan kasi… kasi… Rizal Rizal had predi predicte cted d in the essa essay y that that i more more in%ustices to #ilipinos were committed" i they were insulted

and abused e$en more" the Philippines would declare itsel  independent throuh a bloody re$olution. b! Fact yan 6asi7 &ccordin to the essay$ the Fili#inos had all ada#ted to the colonial way o lie and loo6ed hihly u#on their colonial masters! -ence it was im#ossible that they would e%er rise in arms aainst 1#ain! Thus$ in the essay$ he had instead written at lenth about the reorms that 1#ain needed to im#lement! c! Fact yan 6asi7 /i0al was a reormist until the end o his lie! ;one o  his writins entertained the idea o a re%olution! 88/i0al wrote$ ! /i0al claimed that the #roress o the Phili##ines cannot be #re%ented by 1#ain! F&CT a! Fact yan 6asi7 /i0al said in his essay that e%en thouh 1#ain had succeeded in 6ee#in &'' Fili#inos blinded by controllin the education in the country$ Phili##ine #roress could not be #re%ented$ because the Fili#inos embrace ci%ili0ation and can thri%e in any clime! b! Bluf yan 6asi7 /i0al stated in the essay that 6ee#in Fili#inos im#o%erished had succeeded in #re%entin their #roress! Throuh #o%erty$ Fili#inos became more #assi%e and submissi%e$ lo%ed more their colonial masters$ and became more ada#ted to colonial rule! c! #act yan kasi… Rizal said that there was no way or &pain to pre$ent Philippine proress. 't was impossible to brutalize and e(terminate the #ilipinos" and keepin them impo$erished was counter)producti$e. 88&ccordin to /i0al$ 1#ain would not be able to #re%ent the #roress o the Phili##ines! The number o Fili#ino intellectuals #ro%ed that 1#ain could not 6ee# the nati%es unenlihtened! Po%erty had only ins#ired in Fili#inos danerous ideas and desires or a new way o lie! 'astly$ Fili#inos could not be exterminated? they could sur%i%e any catastro#he! @! Thouh /i0al cam#ained or re#resentation as a reorm$ he was also con%inced o two reasons on why the Phili##ines may not be allowed re#resentation in the Cortes! B'FF a. Bluf yan kasi… 'n his essay" Rizal pro$ed that there was *+ reason that the Philippines would not be allowed to ha$e a representati$e. +n the contrary" he arued o its bene,t to &pain. b. Fact yan 6asi7 "ne o those reasons which /i0al areed with is that maority o the inhabitants had an im#erect culture$ and that they

were wea6 and inorant! Thus$ it was a #ossibility that the re#resentation would not be efecti%e! c! Fact yan 6asi7 "ne o those reasons which he areed with is that the Phili##ine /e#resentati%es would be deeated in debates by the 1#anish Parliament$ thus$ no #roram in a%or o the Phili##ines miht be a##ro%ed anyway! 88/i0al #ro%ed that there was no reason that the Phili##ines may not ha%e a re#resentati%e! + the 1#aniards eared that the re#resentati%es would be se#aratists and would ad%ance only se#aratist aenda$ they would be deeated in the debates anyway! The brown s6in and Aat nostrils o Fili#inos were not indicati%e o their ineriority? law and reason is not biased with external a##earance! Besides$ with re#resentation$ the malcontents o the #eo#le would be silenced or directed to the re#resentati%e$ which is a bene*t or 1#ain! ! &ccordin to /i0al$ only throuh reorms would 1#ain be able to retain the Phili##ines as a colony$ and amon these reorms are the re#resentation in the 1#anish Cortes and the liberty o the #ress in the Phili##ines! F&CT a! Bluf yan 6asi7 +n his essay$ /i0al #ushed or a Fili#ino re#resentati%e in the 1#anish Cortes but not or a ree #ress$ because e%en he admitted that reedom o the #ress is danerous or any o%ernment! b. #act yan kasi… Rizal mentioned that i &pain wishes to rule rihtly and ,tly" ree press is necessary since &pain" which rules the Philippines rom a reat distance" has absolute need that the truth and acts reach its knowlede. c! Bluf yan 6asi7 /i0al wrote The Philippines a Century Hence in 2334 ater the Calamba -acienda Case which de%elo#ed in him a radical #ers#ecti%e in his strule or inde#endence! Thus$ it is im#ossible that he would cam#ain or reorms in this essay! 88&lon with re#resentation$ the liberty o the #ress was one reorm that /i0al had ad%ocated to the 1#anish o%ernment$ or he belie%ed that in order to rule rihtly and *tly$ 1#ain must be inormed o the true situations o its colony! -e said that to o%ern in any other way may also be called o%ernin$ but it is to o%ern badly! ! "ne o the #redictions that /i0al made is that the country would be coloni0ed by another ater 1#ain! This country which was most li6ely to ta6e o%er the Phili##ines was .a#an! B'FF a. Bluf yan kasi sabi ni Rizal… !merica would colonize the Philippines since it had no colony in !rica and it had interests in the Paci,c reion. -oreo$er" it was not an impossible proposition" because the accumulation o colonies by other countries was an e(ample that !merica miht ollow. b! Fact yan 6asi7 /i0al noted that .a#an was under di#lomatic #ressures rom Duro#e! -owe%er$ once reed rom it$ it was hihly #robable that more than Eorea$ .a#an would try to coloni0e the Phili##ines!

c! Bluf yan 6asi7 /i0al #redicted that the &merican re#ublic would later coloni0e the Phili##ines$ or it would not loo6 6indly u#on the inde#endence o the Phili##ines due to its interests in the commerce within the islands! 88/i0al #redicted that the &merican /e#ublic would ta6e o%er the Phili##ines ater 1#ain! 'i6e the other countries$ it miht attem#t to acuire a colony in the Paci*c reion! .a#an$ howe%er$ was more li6ely to coloni0e Eorea than the Phili##ines!