Filipino Nationalism

THE BEGINNING OF FILIPINO NATIONALISM PRE SPANISH ERA: Nationalism had been greatly affected by factors that made the Filipinos as helpless and voiceless against their colonizers. These factors are: 1. Lack of Unity among Filipinos due to: • Divided barangays with their respective chieftains • The domination and control of Christianity as a religion introduced by the Spaniards. This despite the prevailing religion of the Muslim Filipinos. • The policy of “divide and rule” of the Spanish government. • On-going …

…half of the 19th Century, universities like the University of Sto. Tomas opened its doors to Filipinos yet only affluent Filipino families can afford to enroll their children in school. Though later on, some nationalist Filipinos began their search for fairness, justice and initiated moves towards Filipino Nationalism. Filipino Nationalism thereafter, in the early Spanish regime is unheard, unfelt and a thing of subservience by the Filipinos to their cruel masters of tyranny and oppression.