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This document discusses several key Filipino social thinkers and their contributions. It describes Jose Rizal as a prolific writer who highlighted issues in Philippine society through works like Noli Me Tangere. Isabelo de los Reyes criticized Spanish and American rule and brought socialist ideas from Marx and Engels. Pedro Paterno wrote about early Filipino culture. Emilio Jacinto was a leader in the Katipunan revolution and wrote manifestos. Andres Bonifacio founded the Katipunan with the goal of overthrowing Spanish colonial rule.

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DISS Q2 Week1

This document discusses several key Filipino social thinkers and their contributions. It describes Jose Rizal as a prolific writer who highlighted issues in Philippine society through works like Noli Me Tangere. Isabelo de los Reyes criticized Spanish and American rule and brought socialist ideas from Marx and Engels. Pedro Paterno wrote about early Filipino culture. Emilio Jacinto was a leader in the Katipunan revolution and wrote manifestos. Andres Bonifacio founded the Katipunan with the goal of overthrowing Spanish colonial rule.

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in Filipino Language
and Experiences in the
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Social Sciences
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KEEP THIS IN MIND

 Through the years, there are already a lot of Filipinos


who extensively studied on the different traditions and
attitudes in the Philippine society itself. These new
series of lessons therefore will deal with the new state
of social sciences in the Philippine setting including
different social factors vis a vis Filipino as a social
thinker, key values, Philippine psychology and Filipinos
over-all intellectual and cultural atmosphere in the
society.
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IDEAS OF
FILIPINO
THINKERS
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Social Thinker: Jose Rizal

 Rizal was born on June 19, 1861 at Calamba,


Laguna. He was a writer, poet, teacher,
ophthalmologist, novelist and a renowned social
thinker. A genuine scholar and one of the great
Filipino thinkers of all time, Rizal had numerous
works that reflected his ideas on society,
education, women, history, culture, language,
colonialism, and revolution.
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 A prolific writer at such a young age,


Rizal wrote “To the Filipino Youth, 1879”
and “The Council of Gods, 1880” that
won him top honors in a competition
while still studying at University of Santo
Tomas.
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 The ills of society as a result of deteriorating


colonial rule are reflected in two of his major
works, the Noli Me Tangere (1887) and El
Filibusterismo (1891). In Noli Me Tangere, Rizal
pointed out the various weaknesses of Philippine
society as a result of oppressive colonial policies
and the lack of reforms to address the pressing
needs of the time.
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 The sequel to the Noli Me Tangere, the El


Filibusterismo begins with the return of the main
protagonist-turned-villain Simon. The main
theme of this sequel connotes ill-system of the
colonial government during Spanish regime
including corruption, frailocracy, and unjust
government regulation which led to opposition
and sedition even by the most loyal citizens.
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Social Thinker: Isabelo de los Reyes

 Isabelo de los Reyes was another


famous social thinker who criticize the
Spanish and American invaders in the
Philippines. He was a former journalist,
writer, and senator of the Philippines.
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 He authored several novels and essays


including “Ang Singsing ng Dalagang
Marmol” and “Genesis Cientifico y
Moderno”. As a journalist, he wrote some
articles elaborating the Spanish friars’
corruption which eventually led to the
imprisonment of the Spanish officials.
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 He was also merited as the first


Filipino socialist. Upon his return
from imprisonment in Spain, de los
Reyes brought with him several
works by socialists, Karl Marx and
Friedrich Engels, among others.
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 This led to an empowered de los Reyes that


campaigned for workers’ rights that eventually
landed him government positions and even a
senate seat. As a socialist, his opinion towards
Philippine society is based on the teachings of
Karl Marx which emphasizes the pursuit of a
communist state. He died on October 10, 1938.
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Social Thinker: Pedro Paterno

 Born on February 27, 1858 in Santa


Cruz, Manila from an affluent family. He
was another intellectual who had a great
interest in early Filipinos and their
culture
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He wrote the following poems and novels:


 1. Sampaguitas y Poesias Varias
(1880), the first Filipino collection of
poems.
 2. Ninay (1850), the first Filipino novel
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While in Spain as part of the Propaganda Movement, Paterno


wrote numerous dissertations on Filipino culture that include:

 1. Antigua Civilization Tagalog (1887)- Paterno described the


initial development of the “Luzonic islands” while trying to show
the resemblance of this native civilization to the early cultures of
European nations (Schumacher, 1997).

 2. Los Itas (1890)- described the customs of Negritos where


Tagalog and the Visayans evolved.
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 Unfortunately, most contemporaries


of Paterno, such as Rizal and de los
Reyes, give little or no importance
to the works of Paterno because of
their absurdity and irrationality.
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Social Thinker: Emilio Jacinto

 Emilio Jacinto, the so-called “Brains of the


Katipunan” was born on December 15, 1875
at Tondo, Manila. In 1894, Jacinto joined the
Katipunan and rose to become the right-hand
man of Andres Bonifacio. He became the
secretary of the Katipunan and editor of the
newspaper of Katipunan.
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 The second most important item in


Kalayaan is Jacinto’s Manifesto
(Pahayag, 1896) where Kalayaan is
personified and appears to a youth
caught up in darkness (Ileto, 1979).
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 Another work of Jacinto is entitled


Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan
(Association of the Sons of the Nation)
aimed at informing prospective
members of the conditions for joining
the secret society.
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Social Thinker: Andres Bonifacio

 Considered as the “Father of the


Philippine Revolution” and one of the
greatest Filipino heroes, Andres
Bonifacio was born on November 30,
1863 at Tondo, Manila.
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Bonifacio was able to enrich his knowledge on social issues by


reading popular works of his time, including books about the:

1. French Revolution

2. Life of the Presidents of the United States

3. Les Miserables

4. The Ruins of Palmyra 5. Wandering Jew


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 Bonifacio was one of the original founders of the


radical group Katipunan with the objective of
overthrowing Spanish colonial regime in the
Philippines. He was also a contributor to the
organization’s newspaper. From his essays and
poems, one can appreciate his views with regards the
cultural identity of the pre-colonial natives and his lofty
ideals of ushering a new dawn to the once great
Tagalog nation.

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