I wanted to share a short history of my native land where I come from. Philippines history is classified as ginning somewhere between 150,000 and 30,000 years ago. From this epoch stem the stone artifacts which have been found together with fossils of long-extinct mammals in Solana in Cagayan Province. These primitive stone tools were probably used by hunters who migrated over a land bridge from the Asiatic mainland. The oldest human bones which have so far been excavated have been dated at 50,000 years of age. However, many historians consider the Negrito or Aeta, who arrived about 25,000 years ago from the Asian continent, as the aboriginal inhabitants of the Philippines; they were later driven back by several waves of immigrants from Indonesia.
Immigration
In about 5000 BC the last land bridge sank into the ocean. Five immigration periods from Indochina between 1500 and 500 BC have been recorded. The last of these groups to arrive in their long canoes brought the first copper and bronze articles, and they are also credited with building the gigantic rice terraces at Banaue (Banawe), North Luzon. The immigration of Malayan peoples from 500 BC to 1500 AD brought further cultural changes, particularly in house construction (they built on piles), agriculture (they introduced plants and trees) and animal husbandry (they used water buffalo). Indian influences came from the Buddhist-Hindu empire of Srivijaya (800-1377 AD) in Java. During this period, trade also began with Indochinese states. In particular the merchants of the Sung Dynasty (960-1280 AD) visited the main island, Luzon, and the island of the Visayas with their merchant ships. They mainly ex-changed Chinese products like porcelain for native wood and gold. In 1330 the Arab-taught Makdum arrived in the Sulu Islands in the south of the Philippines and began the Propagation of Islam. His mission was most successful in Bwansa, the old Sulu capital, and Tapul Island. A powerful Islamic centre was finally established in 1475 by Sharif Mohammed Kabungsuwan, a Muslim leader from Johore. He married the every influential native princess Putri Tunoma, converted many tribes and was the first sultan of Mindanao.
Immigration
In about 5000 BC the last land bridge sank into the ocean. Five immigration periods from Indochina between 1500 and 500 BC have been recorded. The last of these groups to arrive in their long canoes brought the first copper and bronze articles, and they are also credited with building the gigantic rice terraces at Banaue (Banawe), North Luzon. The immigration of Malayan peoples from 500 BC to 1500 AD brought further cultural changes, particularly in house construction (they built on piles), agriculture (they introduced plants and trees) and animal husbandry (they used water buffalo). Indian influences came from the Buddhist-Hindu empire of Srivijaya (800-1377 AD) in Java. During this period, trade also began with Indochinese states. In particular the merchants of the Sung Dynasty (960-1280 AD) visited the main island, Luzon, and the island of the Visayas with their merchant ships. They mainly ex-changed Chinese products like porcelain for native wood and gold. In 1330 the Arab-taught Makdum arrived in the Sulu Islands in the south of the Philippines and began the Propagation of Islam. His mission was most successful in Bwansa, the old Sulu capital, and Tapul Island. A powerful Islamic centre was finally established in 1475 by Sharif Mohammed Kabungsuwan, a Muslim leader from Johore. He married the every influential native princess Putri Tunoma, converted many tribes and was the first sultan of Mindanao.
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