FACTORS WHICH GAVE BIRTH TO FILIPINO NATIONALISM

By: Oliver Orbon

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Our Filipino Nationalism is the awakening and support towards a political identity associated with modern
Philippines leading to a wide-ranging campaign for political, social, and economic freedom in the
Philippines. Our Nationalism is a devotion of love for one's country. Nationalism means to give more
importance to unity by way of a cultural background, including language and heritage.

I.OPENING OF THE SUEZ CANAL IN 1869

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The opening on November 17, 1869 of the Suez Canal in Egypt, one of the most
important artificial sea-level waterways in the world, paved the way for the
Philippines' direct commercial relations with Spain instead of via Mexico. As travel
time from the Philippines to Spain and vice versa was shortened to 30 days from more
than two months, this positively affected the development of agricultural exports,
which brought economic prosperity to native indios or the so-called "ilustrados".1

`II.WHAT ARE THE SPANISH RULE IN THE PHILIPPINES BEFORE THE OPENING OF THE SUEZ CANAL?

Teaching the natives their own religion and customs the conquistadores could rule
their bodies and souls, taming them the better to exploit them. Whether soldiers,
priests or merchants, the conquerors went and will go, after money, and, whatever
their pretensions of humanitarian sentiments, will not put them into practice
except as a means, to attain their original objective.
The Spaniards established their rule in the islands, toward the middle of the 16th
century, the social organization of the Filipinos was still in a rudimentary stage.
Where the inhabitants spoke the same dialect and observed the same usages and
customs, there was an independent leader who governed his subjects in the
manner of a patriarch or tribal chieftain: in Manila, which had a sizable population,
there were two leaders entitled rajahs, one to the north and the other to the south
of the Pasig river. 2

III.WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SUEZ CANAL IN THE PHILIPPINES?

One of the significance of Suez Canal is there is an easy way for us to transport goods and services
to the country. Globalization is a complex issue, and while some argue that it reduces global
poverty, others argue that it actually increases wealth inequality worldwide.

Today, the world is facing with a problem of globalization and worldwide trade system. It is the
shortest way between east and west. Merging of cultures helps to the integration of financial

1
https://kahimyang.com/kauswagan/articles/756/today-in-philippine-history-november-17-1869-the-suez-canal-
in-egypt-opened-paving-way-for-the-philippines-direct-commercial-relations-with-spain

2
https://www.univie.ac.at/Voelkerkunde/apsis/aufi/history/mabini02.htm
markets. This event links countries and societies so that more and more economies are now
depend on transportation of goods and services. The pathway between west and east gains more
importance with those facts3

Conclusion
Therefore, Suez Canal is a shortest way between east and west. Merging of cultures helps to the
integration of financial markets. This event links countries and societies so that more and more
economies are now depend on transportation of goods and services. The pathway between west
and east gains more importance with those facts

3
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-importance-of-the-Suez-Canal