PRESENTATION & CONTENT DESIGNERS

Social Sciences Professors from Region 2

(Cagayan Valley) and Region 5 (Bicol)

NAVAL, ERWIN D. AYO, RUBY ANN L. DELFINO, ARMANDO P. DEL ROSARIO, FE YOLANDA CORPUZ, HERBERT S.
Saint Mary’s University Bicol University Universidad de San Isabel Saint Mary’s University University of Saint Louis
Bayombong Legaspi City Naga City Bayombong Tuguegarao City

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 SPRINGBOARD
A VICARIOUS
E P
ACTIVITY
1920’
XPERIENCE OF THE HILIPPINES IN S
ACTIVITY 1
 EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT:
• Finished LAW , Northwestern University in Evanston,
Illinois (PENSIONADO) & passed the bar in 1911
GOVERNMENT POSTS:
• 1911- ASSISTANT ATTORNEY, Bureau of Justice &
later rose to the rank of Attorney General
• 1921- UNDERSECRETARY OF JUSTICE but gave up the
position at the height of the cabinet crisis in 1923
• CHIEF LEGAL COUNSEL, Office of the Senate
President and the Speaker of the House of
Representative (It was during this time when he
San Fernando, Pampanga
joined the Anti-Wood campaign.)
PARENTS:
Vicente Abad Santos • 1932- ASSOCIATE JUSTICE of the Supreme Court and
Toribia Basco became CHIEF JUSTICE 9 years later
• 1942- ACTING PRESIDENT of the Commonwealth
Government
’S
BACKGROUND
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 EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT:
• Finished LAW , Indiana University (PENSIONADO)

GOVERNMENT POSTS:
• 1911- LAW CLERK in the Executive Bureau
• CLOSE ASSOCIATE of Manuel L. Quezon and served as
one of his speech writers
• 1942-1944- ASSOCIATE JUSTICE of the Supreme
Court
OTHER EXPERIENCES:
• FULL PROFESSOR of Law and ACTING DEAN of the
Gerona, Tarlac
College and PRESIDENT of the University of the
PARENTS:
Tranquilino Bocobo Philippines from 1934 to 1939
Rita Teodora Tabago

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BACKGROUND
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 Filipinos’ DEMAND
FOR INDEPENDENCE

CONTEXT since 1898 from USA

APPOINTMENT OF
FRANCIS BURTON
HARRISON as Governor
General

Passage of the JONES

LAW in 1916

Passage if the
RETIREMENT ACT in
1915

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 FILIPINIZATION of the

CONTEXT
bureaucracy

DEFEAT OF THE
DEMOCRATS in the
1920 US presidential
election

WOOD-FORBES Mission

APPOINTMENT of WOOD
as Governor General of
the Philippines by
Harding.

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WOOD in his governorship
(1921-1927) did the
following:
MONITORED
STRENGTHENED closely the
the powers and activities of the
jurisdiction of local politicians
the governor & corrected
general VETOED some of their
numerous bills misconducts
that the
Philippine
APPOINTED legislature
American passed
military men in
key positions
under the
executive branch
(Khaki cabinet)

CONTEXT
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WOOD’s reforms and
his reassertion of
American sovereignty
did not sit well with
QUEZON and other
FILIPINO POLITICIANS.

CONTEXT
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The anti-Wood sentiment
of Filipino politicians
ruptured on July 21,
1923.
Gov. Wood
Wood TRIED winning
REINSTATED back the support
Ray Conley of those Filipino
Senate Pres. officials
Quezon & Spkr
Manuel Roxas
RESIGNED as
Man. Mayor members of the
Ramon Council of State
Fernandez and
Justice Sec. Jose
P. Laurel
TENDERED
resignation

CONTEXT
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 The document Filipino
Grievances Against
Governor Wood has the
following
CRITICAL ISSUES:

ANALYSIS
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ANALYSIS

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ANALYSIS POLITICAL
1-4, 6-15, 20
The 21 other abuses and
unjust acts of Governor
General Wood can be
clustered into 3. SOCIAL
16, 18, 21

ECONOMIC
5, 17, 19

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The last paragraph of the
document states that they
are issuing it to APPEAL to
the judgment and
conscience of the
American people to
SUPPORT their stand and
UPHOLD their political
rights.

ANALYSIS
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 Document Analysis
Analyzing the Document while Examining
Related Published Researches ACTIVITY 2
1. Students work in a team of 5 members.
2. Each team is expected to-
a. READ 7 related published researches.
b. EXAMINE both consistencies and
inconsistencies of the researches along
with the document presented.
c. WRITE a three-page paper to present
analysis of the researches.

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 Document Analysis
Analyzing the Document while Examining
Related Published Researches ACTIVITY 2
PHILIPPINE STUDIES TITLE
ISSUE
Vol 12, No 4 (1964) Leonard Wood as Governor General: A Calendar of Selected Correspondence.
Part 3- Michael Onorato
Vol 12, No 2 (1964) Leonard Wood As Governor General: A Calendar of Selected
Correspondence, Part 2- Michael Onorato
Vol 12, No 1 (1964) Leonard Wood as Governor General: A Calendar of Selected
Correspondence- Michael Onorato
Vol 13, No 4 (1965) Leonard Wood As Governor General: A Calendar of Selected
Correspondence, Part 4- Michael Onorato
Vol 14, No 2 (1966) Leonard Wood as Governor General: A Calendar of Selected Correspondence,
A Postscript- Michael Onorato
Vol 20, No 1 (1972) Onorato: Leonard Wood as Governor General- John N. Schumacer
Vol 38, No 1 (1990) Leonard Wood, by Onorato- Josefina Dalupan Hofileña

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 It PROMOTES understanding of Philippine
History from FILIPINO PERSPECTIVE.

It REMINDS that independence is achieved

through DIPLOMATIC AND NON-VIOLENT
MEANS.

It SHOWS that by the 1920’s Filipinos had

already the confidence to debate on EQUAL
FOOTING with top ranking American colonial
officials.

RELEVANCE
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POLITICIANS when working for the common good
have to SET ASIDE THEIR PERSONAL AND POLITICAL
INTERESTS AND FORM A UNITED STAND.

One’s POLITICAL POST should not be used to

enrich oneself at the EXPENSE OF THE
GOVERNMENT AND ITS PEOPLE.

Not all POLITICAL CRITICS are clean and with

noble intention as some of them EMPLOY
DIVERSIONARY TACTICS to direct the attention of
the people away from their CORRUPT PRACTICES.

RELEVANCE
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 FINDING Connections
Paralleling the relevance of the document
with a select Philippine political issue ACTIVITY 3
1. Students work in a team of 5 members.
2. Each team has to research and select a political
issue starting from Marcos presidency to the
current administration. The issue has to be
similar with the document presented.
3. Teams are expected to-
a. Examine a political issue and relate it with
the document presented.
b. Present results of examination in a panel
discussion.

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