TYCOON Henry Sy remained as the wealthiest person in the Philippines for the ninth year in a row, based on the annual ranking of Forbes Asia magazine. And we hope to make it a top-rater, too, here in the Philippines.” Kim Yong Jae, in turn, is elated to bring the hit Korean show to the local audience, “This is the first time to co-produce this show in the Philippines. He hoped to stop both English interference in the Spanish Netherlands and the harm caused to Spanish interests by English and Dutch privateering. He was just the Prince of Asturias. We were colonized and had no say on what we should call ourselves and our country. Quezon City: Ateneo de Manila University Press. I was in Wales when Winston Churchill died on Jan. 24, 1965, aged 90. In 1574, the Captaincy General of the Philippines was created as a dependency of the Viceroyalty of New Spain. 1. Learn philippine history with free interactive flashcards. 11. Historians write that he mismanaged  the Spanish Armada, when he tried to invade England. The entire archipelago would come to be known under this name. He was fighting a major naval war with the Ottoman Empire in the Mediterranean and, from 1568, he was faced with rebellion and war in the Netherlands. king felipe ii - the original ... signed by king henry tudor – king of england & george washington – first president, united states of america. Nomen Philippinarum ex eo appellatur. He even claimed the throne of France for his daughter, Isabella Clara Eugenia, after the murder of Henry III in 1589. So by the time his name was given to our islands. As sourced from Steven Muzik, Travel Expert (www.thehungrysuitcase.com) the Philippines owes its name to King Philip II of Spain. Many letters are with contemporary wax impressions of the seals, and with contemporary endor… Philip Ang ($140 million) 46. Opposition to Spanish rule in the Netherlands, with portraits of (from left) Margaret of Parma, Philip II, and Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, undated copperplate engraving. It contradicts the spirit on how to decolonize the Philippines in name and in practice. Erramon Aboitiz ($150 million) 45. The Philippines was named in honor of King Philip II of Spain when the Spanish explorer Ruy López de Villalobos, arrived in our islands in 1542. (Side note: This is the “Philip” for whom the Philippines were named, having been conquered by the Spanish during his reign. Philip took the throne of Spain as Philip II (Felipe II). Philippus II Hispaniae, Hispanice Felipe II (natus 21 Maii 1527 Valdoleti; obiit in monasterio Sancti Laurentii Scorialensis (ad Matritum), 13 Septembris 1598), fuit rex Hispaniae ab anno 1556 usque ad mortem et Lusitaniae, nomine Philippus I (Lusitanice Filipe I), ab annum 1580.Filius Caroli V Imperatoris Domus Habsburgensis erat. Architecture in the Philippines: Filipino Building in a Cross-Cultural Context. In 1584, the Real Audiencia of Manila was established by King Felipe II, who appointed as its President the same governor of the Captaincy General of the Philippines. Magellan’s crew, mostly Spaniards, spread interest in the islands back in Spain. He had to conquer (1580) by force what he regarded as his just, hereditary rights, but the rest of Europe was alarmed at this growth in Spanish power. Si Haring Felipe II ng Espanya o Felipe II (21 Mayo 1527 – 13 Setyembre 1598) ay ang unang opisyal na Hari ng Espanya mula 1556 hanggang 1598, hari ng Napoli at Sicilia mula 1554 hanggang 1558, Hari ng Inglatera (kasamang rehente ni Maria I) mula 1554 hanggang 1558, Hari ng Portugal at Algarves (bilang Felipe I) mula 1580 hanggang 1598 at Hari ng Chile mula 1554 hanggang 1556. This site uses cookies. He sent a large armada to invade Protestant England in 1588, with the strategic aim of overthrowing Elizabeth I of England and the establishment of Protestantism in England. All the manuscripts are in contemporary Spanish secretarial hands; a few are in the writers’ autographs. Henry of Navarre became a Catholic (1593) and Philip had to accept (Peace of Vervins, 1598) his succession as Henry IV of France. The Philippines are named after him. From the late 1570s, his policy gradually changed. During Philip’s reign there were separate state bankruptcies in 1557, 1560, 1569, 1575, and 1596. Saturday was flashing red when the coronavirus fueling the COVID-19 pandemic was reported to have infected 5,000 more Filipinos yesterday (vs a daily average of 1,676) and killed 87 (vs a daily average of 34), one... We are still in a crisis; set politics aside for now. 42. ii. Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, September 26) — The heirs of the late SM Group founder Henry Sy, ... 46. He was king for a while: 1554-1598. Over the next 300 years, the Spanish would colonize the additional islands we now know as the Philippines. Copyright © 2021. Therefore I  agree with those who want to change the country’s name. Always expect the unexpected – COVID-19 is not yet over. England and the northern Netherlands remained Protestant and unconquered. I can understand why President Duterte and Marcos before him should want to change the name of the Philippines. See: The Spanish-Speaking History of The Philippines for more war-torn details.) We have started with a few immediately available items of interest, and are adding more material as time permits: Philip was described by the Venetian ambassador Paolo Fagolo in 1563 as “slight of stature and round-faced, with pale blue eyes, somewhat prominent lip, and pink skin, but his overall appearance is very attractive.” The Ambassador went on to say “He dresses very tastefully, and everything that he does is courteous and gracious.”[4] Besides Mary I, Philip was married three other times and widowed four times. The company has since then transformed itself from a beverage, food and packaging business into a diversified conglomerate with businesses in fuel and oil, energy, infrastructure, and banking industries. Congress approved the Malolos Constitution which was drafted by Felipe Calderon. The total wealth of the Philippines’ 50 Richest fell 22% as the pandemic disrupted the economy. Drawing or engraving showing the Spanish Armada, July 1588. Photos show more Chinese construction, new radars on Mischief Reef, By number, China now has world's largest navy — report, Biden renews 'Quad' with allies despite Beijing pressure, Philippine envoy to China: Beijing assured Philippines it won't be a target of coast guard law, Duterte claims US turning Philippines into an outpost, ENHANCED DEFENSE AND COOPERATION AGREEMENT, By faith [Moses] left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger. Quezon City: New Day Publishers. While a few dropped out of the top 10 and 20, some individuals on the Forbes 50 list managed to still earn billions of pesos in wealth despite a recession and widespread unemployment. Both the commander and the intelligence chief of the Calbayog police in Samar were sacked over the weekend. The Royal Audience of Manila was created by Royal Decree from King Felipe II dated 5 May 1583, and established in 1584. On 31 December 1584 Philip signed the Treaty of Joinville, with Henry I, Duke of Guise signing on behalf of the Catholic League; consequently Philip supplied a considerable annual grant to the League over the following decade to maintain the civil war in France, with the hope of destroying the French Calvinists. The people he found in them were against religious conversion. Philstar Global Corp. All Rights Reserved. An ecumenical group of influential religious leaders has signed a strong statement that sounded a clear call to the people to oppose the Duterte government’s unrelenting attacks on unarmed activists. If England, Scotland, and the northern Netherlands were lost, the southern Netherlands (modern Belgium) had been preserved. It was at this time that England overtook Spain in its conquests. Felipe Gozon ($170 million) 43. Gradually, in the 1580s, Philip became convinced that the Catholic religion in western Europe, and his own authority in the Netherlands, could be saved only by open intervention against England and France. PROVIDING FOR THE LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR FOR THE SECOND REGULAR SESSION OF THE EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF OTHE PHILIPPINES When Philip II died of cancer at El Escorial in 1598, Spain was still at the height of its power; it took almost 50 years before it was clear that the Counter-Reformation would make no further major conquests. Yet Philip’s reign as a whole was not a failure. Some may laugh say so what? What was named in 1542 as Felipinas was just   the islands of Leyte and Samar Felipinas after the then-Prince of Asturias. This was partly the cause of the declaration of independence that created the Dutch Republic in 1581. Đế quốc Tây Ban Nha (tiếng Tây Ban Nha: Imperio español) là một trong những đế quốc lớn nhất thế giới và là một trong những đế quốc toàn cầu đầu tiên trên thế giới. ^ Dery, Luis Camara (2001). By signing up for this email, you are agreeing to news, offers, and information from Encyclopaedia Britannica. With your meaningful insights, help shape the stories that can shape the country. I was then one of the scholars of Thomson Foundation which is now known as the Thomson-Reuters Foundation. In 1543, before a permanent Spanish colony had been settled on the islands, explorer Ruy López de Villalobos presumptuously named the two islands of Leyte and Samar as Las Islas Filipinas (The Philipine Islands). China continues to install structures on Philippine-claimed Mischief or Panganiban Reef in the South China Sea while the rest of the world battles the coronavirus pandemic. “The collective wealth of the Philippines’ 50 Richest dropped to $60.6 billion from $78 billion a year earlier,” Grace Chung of Forbes writes. He eschewed the sort of personal cult enjoyed by Elizabeth I of England or Henry IV of France. Philstar.com is one of the most vibrant, opinionated, discerning communities of readers on cyberspace. King Philip II of Spain, also known as Philip the Prudent, ruled one of the world's largest empires. Juliette Romualdez ($160 million) 44. Last year’s Nov. 3 US elections and the politics that went with the issue of wearing masks (or not) undoubtedly contributed to the surge of the coronavirus infections here in the United States. Magellan because of his ignorance of what peopled these islands was killed. Philip II - Philip II - Foreign policy: For the first 20 years of his reign, Philip sought to preserve peace with his neighbours in western Europe. Vol. The death (August 1578) without heirs of his nephew, King Sebastian of Portugal, opened up the prospect of Philip’s succession to Portugal. Introduced by Rep. Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez and Rep. Bienvenido M. Abante, Jr. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION. All these plans failed. Name of Filipino Part 1 The name Filipino was derived from the term las Islas Filipinas ("the Philippine Islands"),[44] the name given to the archipelago in 1543 by the Spanish explorer and Dominican priest Ruy López de Villalobos, in honour of Philip II of Spain (Spanish: Felipe II). — Hebrews 11:27. Americans are turning Subic into a military base, making the Philippines vulnerable in case a war involving the United States breaks out, President Rodrigo Durerte said. Be the next internet rising star with Mi 11’s exciting camera modes, filters, Awaken the gamer in you with these new Vertux gaming accessories, Toyota Philippines gears up for Vios Cup and GR GT Cup 2021, DITO Telecommunity launches commercially in Visayas and Mindanao, Need to recover lost data? He had defeated the great Ottoman offensive in the Mediterranean at the Battle of Lepanto (1571). Aguinaldo sent Felipe Agoncillo as Philippine emissary, and was tasked to insist that Philippine independence be recognized by the circle of nations, most importantly, by Spain and the United States. So our country was named after the King of Spain who was at the height of his power. With the arrival of Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese explorer, in 1521 after “discovering” the  islands would it be given a name. So, if you’re carefully following the dates, at the time that the Philippines was named, he wasn’t yet king. Philip’s wife was Queen Mary I of England. Choose from 500 different sets of philippine history flashcards on Quizlet. Klassen, Winand. To this end he fitted out the Armada that, with the help of the Spanish Army in the Netherlands, was intended to conquer England (1588). So it shows that he underestimated the character of the people living in the island. According to historians,  the official name of the Philippines has changed several times in the course of its history so it is not about an singular act of changing the name of our country if we were to do it today. But we are only now just waking up to it. Sign up now! FELIPE II: una biografía espléndida de Geoffrey Parker en el que se adentra en el mundo del monarca prudente, con una gran cantidad de datos y estadísticas que te ayudan a esclarecerlo mejor. We have already reached the one-year mark of COVID-19 in the country. ^ Letter from Juan Pacheco Maldonado to Felipe II, Manila, 1575. Andrew Erickson, a professor at the China Maritime Studies Institute at the US Naval War College, wrote that China fielded more battle force ships than the US Navy sometime between 2015 and 2020. He was also Duke of Milan, and from 1555, lord of the Seventeen Provinces of the Netherlands. It will not be easy to do that but the question is whether it would be good for the country to change. A lot of things. He was no longer king. 1898: Treaty of Paris was signed 2. Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox. He and the rest of the conquerors from West were not aware that the people there had been trading and shaping their own lives with their own beliefs and culture. De Leon Jr., Felipe M. “The Architecture of the Philippines: A Survey.” In Philippine Art and Literature, The Filipino Nation. ISBN 971-10-1069-0. San Miguel Corp. (Revenues: P826.086 billion, Net Income: P54.814 billion) San Miguel Corp. was originally founded in 1890 as a single brewery in the Philippines. And who is “Philip”?. It is a work in process, with the first items posted in February 2005. A History of the Inarticulate. By continuing to browse the site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. In the Iberian Peninsula he had completed the work of unification begun by the “Catholic Monarchs,” Ferdinand and Isabella. MANILA, Philippines -- SM tycoon Henry Sy tops this year's Forbes list of 40 richest people in the Philippines, which includes the head honchos of some of the largest companies in the country. Es una obra necesaria para comprender el siglo XVI y todos los entresijos nacionales e internacionales que tenía por aquel momento el imperio hispánico. Cebu City: University of San Carlos, 1986. The son of Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain Charles V and Isabella of Portugal, Philip was called “Felipe el Prudente” (“Philip the Prudent”) in Spain; his empire included territories on every continent then known to Europeans, including his namesake the Philippines. ISBN 971-550-135-4. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. Here's a step-by-step guide by EaseUS Data Recovery Software, Clorox offers month-long discounts on cleaning supplies. ... Henry ll signed the Peace of Cateau-Cambresis. For the first 20 years of his reign, Philip sought to preserve peace with his neighbours in western Europe. From the late 1570s, his policy gradually changed. Both England and France gave increasing support to the rebellious provinces of the Netherlands. Exactly a year ago, we mark today the first time President Rodrigo Duterte imposed a Luzon-wide hard lockdown due to the rising number of Filipinos getting a coronavirus disease 2019 infection. Well-known Filipino anthropologist named Felipe Landa Jocano arguments Beyer’s conviction that Filipinos descended from Negritos and Malays who wandered to the Philippines thousands of centuries ago. The Philippines was named in honor of King Philip II of Spain when the Spanish explorer Ruy López de Villalobos, arrived in our islands in 1542. China has given an assurance that it is not targeting the Philippines when it adopted a controversial law allowing the Chinese Coast Guard to fire on foreign vessels. In a speech delivered in Maguindanao Duterte said former president Ferdinand Marcos was right in calling for a change in the country’s name to Maharlika, noting that the name “Philippines” has colonial origins. The expression “the empire on which the sun never sets” was coined during Philip’s time to reflect the extent of his dominion. Betty Ang ($141 million) 48. Sy had an impressive net worth of $9.1 billion, while Lucio Tan is … ^ Scott, William Henry (1994). The United States announced talks for Thursday with Australia, India and Japan, with President Joe Biden renewing the alliance of the so-called "Quad" in defiance of warnings from China. (Sourced from Wikipedia). 10/28/2017 By Chris Tang, UCLA Distinguished Professor, and Edward W. Carter Chair in Business Administration The Battle of Lepanto, October 7, 1571, in which the fleets of Spain, Venice, and the Papal States defeated the Turks in the last great sea battle involving galleys; in the National Maritime Museum, London. He was fighting a major naval war with the Ottoman Empire in the Mediterranean and, from 1568, he was faced with rebellion and war in the Netherlands. 174 letters and documents, all in Spanish: 172 manuscript, 2 printed. … This is sometimes called the Spanish Golden Age. Barangay: Sixteenth Century Philippine Culture and Society. Felipe II (May 21, 1527 – September 13, 1598) was King of Spain (1556–98), King of Portugal (1581–98, as Filipe I), King of Naples and Sicily (both from 1554), and jure uxoris King of England and Ireland (during his marriage to Queen Mary I from 1554 to 1558). Calling the Philippines: Hub for call center jobs sees fast change from tech. What’s in a name? Agreeing to Jocano, it is difficult to prove that Negritos were the first occupants of this country. Most important of all, in his own eyes, he had won great victories for the Catholic church. The name condemned us as colonized. The name has everything to do with the Spaniards as conquistadores even if they knew nothing about the Islands they were conquering. Cái tên Philippines được đặt nhằm tôn kính vua Philip II của Tây Ban Nha.Nhà thám hiểm người Tây Ban Nha Ruy López de Villalobos, trong chuyến thám hiểm năm 1542, ông đã đặt tên cho hai hòn đảo Leyte và Samar với cái tên Felipinas, sau này nó được dùng để chỉ … In Spain and Italy he had prevented the spread of heresy, and his intervention in France was one of the factors that forced Henry IV to become a Catholic.