THE American Legacy - Lecture notes 11 PDF

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THE AMERICAN LEGACY •In education, the Thomasites were the ones who gave public schools and free education. •The Thomasites taught the Filipinos to speak and write English. RELIGION •Philippine Independent Church – Aglipayan Church; founded by Isabelo delos Reyes. • Democratic Labor Union – first labor union in the Philippines; also founded by delos Reyes. •Gregorio Aglipay – Supreme Bishop of the Aglipayan Church. • Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ) was founded in 1914 by Felix Manalo. •The members reject the doctrine of Trinity and argue the duality of Christ’s nature. •The Seventh day Adventists bears the doctrine of the old testament by practicing the Sabbath. •The Jehovah's witnesses is another fundamentalist group that also rejects other doctrines of Catholicism.

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Agriculture was developed; production of sugar, coconut and abaca was promoted. Modern farm machinery and other farm equipments were introduced. More land areas were cultivated. Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act – all Philippine exports except rice can freely enter US ports within quota limits. Underwood-Simmons Tariff Act – US products could freely enter the Philippines duty-free in unlimited quantit

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Roads and bridges were constructed; motor vehicles and airplanes were introduced. In 1903, Charles M. Swift established the MERALCO (Manila Electric Company). Its original name was Manila Electric Railroad and Lighting Company, the first company given the franchise to operate electric cars called tranvia and supply electricity to Manila. Communication likewise improved with the creation of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone by virtue of Act No. 3436 in 1928. Radio was introduced

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Promotion of Social Welfare Victims of natural calamities during those times were provided relief goods by both private and American government organizations. Charitable institutions like mental hospital, correctional for juvenile delinquents, school for the deaf and blind were established to assist the handicapped and less fortunate in life Hospitals and clinics throughout the archipelago were established to promote public health and this lowered the death rate of the Filipinos. In 1910, the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) located at Taft Avenue, Manila was established by the government to attend to indigent patient....