From their very origins then, Philippines and Filipino are colonial names, and as such, are contradictory to the term nationalism. Simply on the basis of the colonial roots of Philippines, it can already be argued that the country’s name should be changed. Indeed, many former colonies have discarded their colonial appellations and adopted titles that are of more indigenous or un–colonial derivation: Burkina Faso, Namibia, Sri Lanka, Uruguay, Vanuatu and Zimbabwe.
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Colonial Name, Colonial Mentality and Ethnocentrism
Christian
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Change the name of the Philippines
Christian
While the country’s name change would be at or near the bottom of the nation’s immediate priorities, it should not be ignored because there is no other country in the world that is named after a mass
murderer.By Rodel E. Rodis
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The Bontoc Igrot
Christian
A study of the Bontoc Igrot from 1903.
After an expedition of two months in September, October, and November, 1902, among the people of northern Luzon it was decided that the Igorot of Bontoc pueblo, in the Province of Lepanto-Bontoc, are as typical of the primitive mountain agriculturist of Luzon as any group visited, and that ethnologic investigations directed from Bontoc pueblo would enable the investigator to show the culture of the primitive mountaineer of Luzon as well as or better than investigations centered elsewhere.