UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MINDANAO

KIDAPAWAN CITY CAMPUS

Sudapin, Kidapawan City

THE NINETENTH CENTURY PHILIPPINE

SOCIETY AND THE CHINESE MESTIZO’S
 The Changing Landscape of Philippine
Economy and Society
• In 19th century the era of Philippine profound change
-Economic → Political→ Social →Cultural
• Under the New Leadership ( Bourlon Mandate)of Jose
de Basco’y Vargas in 1978.
• Galbon trade was already losing enterprise.
• The Global industrialization became a silver lining in the
Philippines to increased for raw materials in agricultural.

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 The Changing Landscape of Philippine Economy and Society

• Mr. Basco established Royal Philippine Company and Finance

Agricultural projects and manage New Trade Established
between Philippine Spain and other Asian Market.
• Crops is the major source of this century.
→tobacco → sugar → cotton→ abaca & coffee
• There are changes when the provinces shifted to cultivation
cash crops.
-the land owner presume the farmers economy.
-the hacenderos grabbed the opportunity. It is difficult to
farmers to buy back land and increasing demand economy and
renewals of the sale.
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 The Changing Landscape of Philippine
Economy and Society

• Forcing farmers become tenant

• The disquisition of the form of land grabbing

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The Chinese and Chines Mestizo’s

• Since the Philippine is still pre-colonial times. The

native of the Philippine had trade relation with the
Chinese.
• Chinese product comprised as most goods being
traded.
• Chinese influenced the changing economy through
purchasing land, accumulating wealth & influence.

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 Impact on life in the colony
• The economic developments precipitated in social ,
political and cultural development.
• The colonial government order to required all towns must
be educated , it is mandated.
• In this time the manila became a trading center.
-for seeking better opportunities for those wanting escape
in farmlands.
• Increasing the role of internal migration.

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 Impact on life in the colony
• Raising several concern living such as sanitation , public health
and criminality.
• This governance assigned in the colony to adopt surname’s that
implemented by Governor- General Narciso Claveria.
• They implemented a policies for registration and possession of
cedula personal bearing one’s name and residence to have a
better surveillance mechanism.
• The new economy afforded the colonial state new opportunities.
• Prompted the state to be more regulatory and assert its authority.

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