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Disciplines and Ideas in the Social

Sciences

Filipino Social
Thinkers
Filipino Social
Thinkers
Examine the key concepts and ideas of
Filipino thinkers in the Social Sciences
rooted in Filipino language/s and
experiences:
a. 19th Century (Isabelo delos Reyes, Jose
Rizal, others)
Filipino Social
Thinkers
• Forefront of the idea towards social
change.

• Opened the awareness of the people


according to the various disciplines in the
Social Sciences.

• Contributed political, social, and


philosophical thoughts.
• José Protacio Rizal Mercado y
Alonso Realonda
• The most influential figure of the
Revolutionary period
• He started La Liga Filipina with the
job of enlightening he minds of the
Jose Rizal people.
(Reformist)
His important works are the novels which
are believed to have sparked the 1896
Revolution: Noli Me Tangere (1887) and El
Filibusterismo (1891), and were based on
the social issues that Filipinos were
experiencing during that period – inequality,
racism, and colonialism, among others.
He claimed that the form of
revolution that the Philippines
needed to go through is that of
intellectual revolution,
Bonifacio is the founder of the
revolutionary society, KKK
(Kataastaasan, Kagalanggalangang
Katipunan ng mga Anak ng
Bayan).

Andres Bonifacio
(Revolutionist)
“A man’s worth is not measured by his stations in
life neither by the height of his nose nor the fairness
of skin and certainly not by whether he is a priest
claiming to be God’s deputy. Even if he is a
tribesman from the hills and speaks only his own
tongue, a man is an honorable man if he possesses
good character, is true to his word, has fine
perceptions and is loyal to his native land.”
Aling pag-ibig pa ang
hihigit kaya sa pagka-
dalisay at pagka-dakila
gaya ng pag-ibig
sa tinubuang lupa?
Alin pag-ibig pa?
Wala na nga, wala.
Apolinario Mabini became well
known in Philippine history as
the “Sublime Paralytic” and the
“Brain of the Revolution.”

Apolinario Mabini
(Revolutionist)
Mabini wrote the pamphlets "El Verdadero Decalogo" and
"Ordenanzas de la Revolucion," which were intended to
inspire the revolutionaries in the fields and guide them in
their conduct of the struggle; and a constitutional program
for the Philippine government.
“True liberty is only for what is good and
never for what is evil; it is always in
accordance with reason and the upright
and honest conscience of the individual”.
• Emilio Jacinto popularly
referred to as the “Brain of the
Katipunan.”
• Andres Bonifacio’s advisor
and secretary.
Emilio Jacinto
(Revolutionist)
He wrote the Kartilya ng Katipunan,
which became the source of values of
the revolutionaries, exemplified core
values like that of charity, piety,
honor, and equality.
Charity - when a person helping
another without expecting anything
in return.
Piety - the practice of charity
wherein a true pious individual
would extend support to others and
conduct himself or herself with
fairness.
He highlighted the importance of
women in the process of building a
strong society, the capacity of the
underprivileged to contribute to
social development, and the
irrelevance of one’s race in his or her
capacity to be a good citizen.
• Manuel L. Quezon was elected as the
Commonwealth president in 1935.
• He believed in Social Darwinism—
that governments are products of
political struggles for survival.

Manuel L. Quezon
(Political Philosopher)
Quezon’s political
philosophy consists of
two strands: political
pragmatism and
political preparation for
an eventual Philippine
independence.
He believed in justice for all, a
social justice that would allow the
working class to receive decent
compensation to enjoy culture and
leisure.
According to Quezon, there can be
no progress except under the
auspices of peace.
Isabelo de los Reyes is referred
to by many historians as the
“Father of Filipino Socialism”
due to his writing on anti-
Catholicism and labor unions.

Isabelo De Los Reyes


He was one of the founders of the
Iglesia Filipina Independiente
(Philippine Independent Church)
or the Aglipayan Church, which is
an independent Christian
Protestant Church.
De los Reyes exhibited immense talent at
a young age, having won a silver medal
for his work El folk-lore Filipino
(Filipino Folklore) at the Exposición in
Madrid. He founded the first labor union
in the country – the Unión Obrera
Democrática.
Camilo Osias advocated that the
educational system must contribute
towards the achievement of the goals of
education by inculcating in the minds and
hearts of the youth the value of
preserving the patrimony of the country,
promoting the general welfare of the
people.
Camilo Osias
He believes that education must
secure for every Filipino the fullest
measure of efficiency, freedom, and
happiness.
“the school has an important role in the
dynamic nationalism and
internationalism in relation to
democracy in the education of the
youth. High educational institutions
should do more to turn out graduates
who can think logically, scientifically
and creatively.”
"our education should instill love for
work, spirit of tolerance, respect for
law, love for peace and practice thrift".
Claro M. Recto became known as
the “foremost statesman” of his
generation due to the various
nationalistic writings that he made
as a senator.

Claro M. Recto
Recto became known for his advocacy of
highlighting Filipino nationalism as opposed
to the colonial backdrop that most people were
embracing.

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