1906 photo of a young Filipino girl sitting on a wooden bench in a human zoo enclosure in New York9mo ⋅ griftertm ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
What do you think is the most shocking fact you’ve heard about a Filipino Hero?1mo ⋅ Savings_Golf5594 ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
How would history change if the country was one giant island instead of an archipelago?1mo ⋅ Sonnybass96 ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
Siguro kung ganito kataas ang kisame ng mga classroom ngayon, mababawasan ang init sa loob.1mo ⋅ throwaccntaway09 ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
One of the earliest spirit/ghost photos in the PH (from Ambeth Ocampo)7mo ⋅ campid0ctor ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
What if the majority of Philippine pre-colonial religion and culture survived to the present day?1mo ⋅ Sonnybass96 ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
One of the most important people in the Katipunan Movement that no one knows about5mo ⋅ RajaMudaDeCavite ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
What are the paintings that it's like normal but those paintings has controversial? 2mo ⋅ Limp_Attitude_5342 ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
Tikbalang mystery solved? Possible explanation as to why it is depicted as a horse5mo ⋅ jchrist98 ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
Which architectural era of Filipino houses do you think is the most aesthetically pleasing?2mo ⋅ Sonnybass96 ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
Better than Heneral Luna. On par with Diaz-Abaya's Jose Rizal. Gomburza is a must-watch in the cinemas.5mo ⋅ MeringuePlus2500 ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
A man smiling at the camera while his town is burning during WW2. Manila, Philippines, Feb.13, 19451mo ⋅ Correct-Park3834 ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
Why isn't the history of Sandugo (Spanish/Native Filipino blood pact)btalked about often when we discuss colonization?2mo ⋅ KingOfMMA ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
Why is Maria Clara often depicted wearing a black and yellow striped skirt?5mo ⋅ cakeurou ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
Trolley station Plaza Manila 1910 Is this plaza Goiti? Looks like Europe 😌 Photo is from Ebay1mo ⋅ throwaccntaway09 ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
Pre-Colonial Map of the Philippine Islands. Worked on by me and a friend of mine since February.3yr ⋅ Maharlikan_ ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
All Filipinos today of ethnic Tagalog descent or Persons with ancestral origins from Luzon might be a descendants of the honor Namwaran2mo ⋅ Opening_Stuff1165 ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
Utin (penis) and billat (vagina) among the Visayan words recorded by Pigafetta8mo ⋅ jchrist98 ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
WW2: Japan-Taiwan financing the Invasion of the Philippines and SEA 2mo ⋅ ALMFanatic ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
With the recent sighting in Mount Apo, do we have a native word for squirrel?6mo ⋅ jchrist98 ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
How accurate is the traditional attire from Marvel Anime: Blade?2wk ⋅ Obvious-Mix-5762 ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
In the 18th century Velarde's map, Sasmuan, Pampanga is marked as Sismuan; is the place Sasmuan or Sismuan?2mo ⋅ lacandola ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
A Filipino soldier/guerilla tending to a Japanese POW in crutches beside what I think is the old Agriculture and Commerce building in 1945. The building now serves as the National Museum of Natural History in Manila. Photo below is the same area in 2024. 2wk ⋅ sledgehammer0019 ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
Wasn't the Indones and Malay theory coming here first debunked already? (This is being taught in my university.)2mo ⋅ Obvious-Mix-5762 ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
Ok gets na folklore ang duwende pero saan ang origins ng mga illness associated with them? Like yung pag inihian mo yung mound youll get a swollen sausage.5mo ⋅ BaseballOk9442 ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
Pa Baon sa Patay Excavated Pre Colonial Potteries from Gigantes Islands, Iloilo. 500 BC to 1,000 AD These funerary offerings interred with the deceased for their use in the afterlife. These too are evidence of our rich and thriving culture even before the Spanish conquest. Personal Collection3mo ⋅ Abebos_The_Great ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
Not sure if it's allowed but I need help in the historical accuracy of my design for Apolaki8mo ⋅ Rossowinch ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
Mga hukay na gintong yaman ng Pilipinas Excavated Pre-Colonial Gold Artifacts from Visayas and Mindanao, 9th to 15th century. Funerary facial cover, earrings, Piloncito coin, pendants, necklace terminal, dress ornaments, Barter ring, finger rings. Personal Collection1mo ⋅ Abebos_The_Great ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
Pina-made Barong from the Early 19th c. (1830-1850). Via WereldMuseum, Netherlands.2mo ⋅ Cheesetorian ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
In May 1953, a teenager made it to the national headlines. 17 year old Clarita Villanueva was possessed and exorcised by Pastor Lester Sumrall. On May 19, 1953, the exorcism concluded. Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Possession_of_Clarita_Villanueva7mo ⋅ FavilaElBenevolente ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
Did Japan really have power over the archipelago even before the Pacific War or is my professor just wacky?3wk ⋅ Obvious-Mix-5762 ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
Found this on the stone pathway adjacent Casa Manila, please ID5mo ⋅ curiouscat_1309 ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
The Claveria Decree of 1849 was super-clear about the forbidden noble surnames. There are only 4: Lacandola, Mojica, Tupas and Raja Matanda. Other supposed noble surnames like Salonga and Macapagal are not recognized as such by the Claveria decree.3mo ⋅ silentmajority1932 ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
I just read this on Facebook. It got me thinking, what are common misconceptions about baybayin and the supposedly distinct regional counterparts that are still rampant today?2mo ⋅ papermoont ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
my concept sketches for a character in my story. not sure if this is the right place for this pero I got great answers from this sub reddit last time so... open po for constructive criticism and suggestions to help capture the pre-colonial “feel”!1yr ⋅ undercovermeep ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
Seen RRR? I just watched it and thought why don't we have any EPIC Fantasy nationalist movies? All I've seen are sadboi/oppressed Filipino history themed movies/series. Not to bash on what we currently have but this is a refreshing take and we definitely have a history with so much potential.8mo ⋅ New-Cauliflower9820 ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
Island Fauna of Pleistocene Philippines (art by Joschua Knuppe)6mo ⋅ eucalypteryx ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
Are there surviving Japanese pillboxes in Metro Manila? Sa provinces meron.1yr ⋅ MayPag-Asa2023 ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
Map of the union of Tondo and Namayan in modern-day Metro Manila according to oral tradition and Spanish documentations. (ca. 1450)1yr ⋅ Humble-Ad-3852 ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
Joke ('Catatauanan') From Ang Kaibigan ng Bayan: Diaryong Tagalog (Friends of the Nation: A Tagalog Daily [Newspaper]) Issue Nov 2, 1898 (Via East View Global Press Archive).1yr ⋅ Cheesetorian ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
The people of Batangas were called Comintanes initially not Tagalog5mo ⋅ kazumikikuchi ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
Manila Harbour, Pg. 9, 1924 Ukiyo-e by E. Keith Sold at Auction (Page from Her Book Eastern Windows 1928).1yr ⋅ Cheesetorian ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
Philippine Commonwealth 100 Pesos during the American occupation, 1944. Notice the who's president? And the note payable in silver, our coins back then are made of real silver, and can be exchange too in gold coins! New collection acquisition.5mo ⋅ Abebos_The_Great ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
How did Youtuber Kirby Araullo prove descent from Lakandula and Rajah Matanda? Is he really a Datu?6mo ⋅ yellowpopkorn ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
What’s the story of our Maxim Machine Guns during the Revolution and the Philippine American War?5mo ⋅ MrDrProfPBall ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
Srta. Pura Villanueva, Reina de Oriente en el Carnaval de 1908 (Miss Pura Villanueva, Queen of the Orient, 1908 Manila Carnival). Cover of Satire Magazine, Lipang Kalabaw, Apr. 1908.6mo ⋅ Cheesetorian ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
Apparently, De La Salle University's Accounting program was known as far back as 19226mo ⋅ ALMFanatic ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
Max's Chicken (Popular Restaurant Chain in PH) Menu From 1960's. Whole Roasted Chicken For 5 Petot Lang?1yr ⋅ Cheesetorian ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
Spain didn't fully conquer all parts of the modern phillipines red spanish control yellow native control green pure muslim control3yr ⋅ tristantf2 ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
Flags and Banners of the Colonial Era in the Philippines (archived from malacanang.gov.ph)2yr ⋅ MSSFF ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
Actress Julie Anne San Jose as Maria Clara, a character in Dr. Jose Rizal's novel, Noli Me Tangere1yr ⋅ MutyaPearl ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
Does anyone here know where I can find a book about the late President Ramon Magsaysay?1yr ⋅ Odd_Investigator1698 ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
[Casa de] Banos en Manila [(H)Echo en Canas] (Bathouse In Manila Made from Bamboo). J Ravenet, Malaspina Expedition, 1789-94. (Via BV de Defensa, Archives of Museo Naval in Madrid)3yr ⋅ Cheesetorian ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
Central Luzon language and Mangyan Languages Original Extent - my own version5mo ⋅ kazumikikuchi ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
Alluyu (Tidal Wave). Short Account on Large Waves That Occurred in 1736 and 1744 That Damaged Lal-loc (Lal-lo, Cagayan) From Bugarin's Ibanag Dictionary. What Other Evidence of Old Tsunami Events in the PH?1mo ⋅ Cheesetorian ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
Dambana: draft lang ito (a thread) diko alam gumawa ng novel or series1yr ⋅ Ulrich_Mallowcrest ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
About 100 years before the Spanish Flu pandemic and about 200 years before the Covid-19 pandemic, there was a Cholera epidemic that affected people worldwide. This is how the Cholera epidemic affected the Philippines about 200 years ago.2yr ⋅ Sad_Sentence381 ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
Saw this image on Pinterest and I got to Googling, however my research game is not that great. I'm hoping that I could gain more knowledge through here about The Kapampangan people. I would love to know more of my ancestors/people. Can anyone help provide anything/everything about the Kapampangans?3yr ⋅ khimboslicee ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
Mate is a caffeinated drink that was reported to be used in the Philippines as well; along with the use of using coconut shells to make cups.2yr ⋅ QuadreJoel ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
An excerpt from Cebuan Chiefdoms? by John A. Peterson, March-June 2003, briefly explained the origin of some of Cebu's mountain settlements, i.e. Barili and Balamban. This is an archaeological study.10mo ⋅ Carlinx7653 ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
Did Filipinos wear putongs or any headbands like this in the pre colonial period?2yr ⋅ Neither_Worker3520 ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
'Lucon, metisses Tagales, Bisaya de Manille' (Luzon, Mestizas of Tagalog, Visayan Descent of Manila) J. Montano, ~1880's (via Nat. Library of France).2yr ⋅ Cheesetorian ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
Middle Picture: B. Ung Habitant de L'Ysle Capul (An Inhabitant of the Island of Capul), Unknown Artist, first appeared in Van Noort's Voyage's Book 1599-1600 (reprint). (via Rijkmuseum/Natl. Museum of the Netherlands).1yr ⋅ Cheesetorian ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
Thus common surnames aren't really a good tell of which province someone came from (and whether someone has Spanish blood or not)3yr ⋅ yttria109 ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
Brief summary of the Tondo Conspiracy (1587-88). From Philippine History of Maria Christine N. Halili3yr ⋅ silentmajority1932 ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
Literacy was implied to be foreign in the 16th century, yet Butuan artifacts reveal letters. Judging by the relations of these chiefs in these islands, how could literacy be foreign to the Visayans if they interact with literate people often?10mo ⋅ Carlinx7653 ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
Image grabbed from Facebook page Principalia sa Bulalacao. Does the explanation below makes sense linguistically and is truly backed by oral history or is this another episode of today in pseudo-history?6mo ⋅ yellowpopkorn ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory
Anyone can describe the taste? I wanna try. I am scouting for Sarsi 😁3yr ⋅ OnlineSabongRegstr ⋅ r/FilipinoHistory