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  2. History of the Philippines (1565–1898) - Wikipedia

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    The history of the Philippines from 1565 to 1898 is known as the Spanish colonial period, during which the Philippine Islands were ruled as the Captaincy General of the Philippines within the Spanish East Indies, initially under the Viceroyalty of New Spain, based in Mexico City, until the independence of the Mexican Empire from Spain in 1821.

  3. Thomasites - Wikipedia

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    The Thomasites were a group of 600 American teachers who traveled from the United States to the newly occupied territory of the Philippines on the US Army Transport Thomas. [1] The group included 346 men and 180 women, hailing from 43 different states and 193 colleges, universities, and normal schools. [ 1 ]

  4. History of the Philippines (1898–1946) - Wikipedia

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    A highly centralized public school system was installed in 1901, using English as the medium of instruction. This created a heavy shortage of teachers, and the Philippine Commission authorized the secretary of public instruction to bring to the Philippines 600 teachers from the U.S.—the so-called Thomasites.

  5. List of Teachers' Days - Wikipedia

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    Uzbekistan is one of the countries where Teachers' Day is on 1 October, and there is a day off throughout the country. Teachers' Day has been celebrated here since 1997. Venezuela: 15 January Vietnam: 20 November Vietnam Teachers' Day (or Vietnamese Teachers' Charter Day) is a memorial day celebrated annually on November 20. On this day ...

  6. Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The Philippines, [f] officially the Republic of the Philippines, [g] is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. In the western Pacific Ocean , it consists of 7,641 islands , with a total area of roughly 300,000 square kilometers, which are broadly categorized in three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon , Visayas , and ...

  7. Teacher's unorthodox summer break assignment goes viral - AOL

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    A grade school teacher in Italy has given his students a summer assignment that has been widely shared online. Instead of assigning the usual academic tasks, he has given them a 15-item list of ...

  8. Manila Teachers Party-List - Wikipedia

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    Manila Teachers won its first seat in the House of Representatives as a party-list group following the 2016 election. [2] The group's seat for the 17th Congress was filled by Virgilio Lacson. They were able to retain their seat for the 18th and 19th Congress , after securing sufficient votes in the 2019 and 2022 elections .

  9. Education in the Philippines during American rule - Wikipedia

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    It was headed by Paul Monroe, who at the time was the Director of the International Institute of Teachers College, Columbia University, and it was composed by a total of 23 education professionals, mostly from the U.S. and some from the Philippines. During 1925 the Commission visited schools all throughout the Philippines, interviewing a total ...