![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Many years later, Miguel López de Legazpi finally succeeded in putting the islands under the Spanish crown, christening it Las Islas Filipinas, after their King Felipe II. Ferdinand Magellan was the first one to lay claim to the islands, which he referred to as “San Lazaro,” before dying at the hands of Lapu-Lapu’s fierce warriors. Our ancestors had no sense of nationhood yet. Instead, they were divided into different chiefdoms, each of which had its own leaders and laws.Įverything changed when the Spanish colonizers arrived. The Philippines as we know it was nonexistent in the pre-colonial era. In reality, some people from all over the world who are clueless about world geography assume the Philippines is the land of the Philippians.Īfter all, Italians live in Italy and Malaysians are the people of Malaysia. So why can’t they call us Philippians or Philippinos? The answer lies in our history, and it’s a tad complex than you thought. In 2015, Steve Harvey became entangled in a double whammy: Apart from announcing the wrong winner in that year’s Miss Universe pageant, he also mistakenly addressed our delegate as “Miss Philippians,” pushing him further to the center of Internet ridicule.īut for anyone who ever worked in a call center and took calls from irate Americans, this is anything but unusual. ![]()
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