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First posted on May 11th 2002, last revised on December 10th 2011







The Philippines since 2001
The Philippines 1986-2001
The Philippines 1965-1986
The Philippines 1954-1965
The Philippines 1945-1954



Predecessors : The Philippines under U.S. Rule, 1898-1946, The Philippines under Spanish Rule, 1565-1898, Sultanate of Maguindanao, Sultanate of Sulu


Students' Papers : Sim, Chi Kyu : A Comparison of the Economic Development of the Republic of Korea and the Philippines since Independence (2008)






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DIRECTORY OF INTERNET SOURCES . . . EXTERNAL FILES
Country Profiles Current from BBC Country Profiles; from World Desk Reference ; from Nations Encyclopedia; from Wikipedia; from Index Mundi; from CIA World Factbook Country : Philippines
Library of Congress Country Studies : The Philippines
Historic A. Ravenholt, The Philippines, a Young Republic on the Move (1962), IA
Links General from Library of Congress, Portals to the World; from BUBL; from dmoz; from Virtual Library Philippines; Links on Philippines (chapter on Ph. History) from Univ. Oregon, Asian Studies
List of Philippine-Related Topics, from Wikipedia
Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia
on History from Virtual Library LabourHistory (IISG); from Virtual Library Economic and Business History; from Virtual Library Women's History; from Univ. Wien
from Univ. Oregon, Asian Studies
Historical Dictionary Wikipilipinas
Organizations International Association of Historians of Asia (IAHA)
Japan Society for Southeast Asian Studies (JSSEAS)
The International Center for East Asian Archaeology and Cultural History (ICEAACH)
Finnish University Network for East and Southeast Asian Studies
Philippine National Historical Society
Philippine Historical Association
Timelines from BBC News, from timelines.ws; from Garments Asia; from NYZ Company, very detailed
Timelines from DaLyn's Gateway to the Philippines : 1940-1949, 1950-1974
Timeline of the History of Cebu, from Point Cebu
Accounts of History General History of the Philippines, Pearl of the Orient Seas, by Virginia Mitchell & Fraser Weir, 16 chapters; History of the Philippines, from DaLyn's Gateway to the Philippines; History of the Philippines, from Delapaz Education and Welfare Fund; Philippine History 101, by Todd Mazur
Article History of the Philippines, from Wikipedia; from Crime and Society. A Comparative Criminology Tour of the World (Robert Winslow)
D.C. Worcester, The Philippines Past and Present (1914) vol.1, vol.2, posted on Internet Archive
P.F. Jernegan, A Short History of the Philippines: For Use in Philippine Schools (1905), posted on Internet Archive
M. Halstead, The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions,: Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient (1898), IA
A. Knapp, The story of the Philippines for use in the schools of the Philippine Islands (1902), posted on Internet Archive
Ch.B. Elliott, The Philippines to the End of the Military Regime: America Overseas (1916), posted on Internet Archive
D.P. Barrows, A History of the Phillipines (1905), posted on IA
J.M. de Zuniga, An Historical View of the Philippine Islands, vol.1, vol.2, 1814, GB
Montero y Vidal, Jose, El Archipi?ago Filipino y las islas Marianas, Carolinas y Palaos su historia, geograf? y estad?tica, 1886, in Spanish, SBB
Specific Periods
Historiography Philippine Perspective Reynaldo C. Ileto, On the Historiography of Southeast Asia and the Philippines : The "Golden Age" of Southeast Asian Studies - Experiences and Reflections 2002;; click here for discussion
On Philippine Perspective
Other Perspective
Politics Links Political Resources on the Net : Philippines; Governments on the WWW : The Philippines
General Article : Politics of the Philippines, from Wikipedia
Government of the Philippines Website
Philippines UN Mission Website
Philippines Profile, from International Crisis Group
Institutions Brief History of the Philippine Congress, from House of Representatives
Political Parties, Movements Category : Political Parties in the Philippines
Foreign Relations Philippines-Malaysia Relations : an Overview, from Philippine Embassy, Malaysia
Philippines-Korea Diplomatic Relations, from Philippine Trivia
Benito Lim, The Political Economy of Philippines-China Relations
A Brief History of Philippine-Netherlands Relations, from Philippine Embassy, Den Haag
Philippines-France Diplomatic Relations, from Philippine Trivia
Military Wars of the Philippines, from ACED
History of the Philippine Army, from Philippine Army
Orders, Decorations and Medals from the Philippines, from ODM
Economy & Finances A Global History of Currencies : Philippines; Article Economy of the Philippines, from Wikipedia
Category : Economy of the Philippines, from Wikipedia
Article Philippine Peso, from Wikipedia
Article Philippine Stock Exchange, from Wikipedia
The Philippines, from Technological Independence - The Asian Experience, by S. Chamarik and S. Goonatilake
Mines and Communities : Philippines
Search Company History, Funding Universe : Company Histories for Philippines
Company Histories : Petron Corporation, Bank of the Philippine Islands, Manila Electric Company, San Miguel Corporation, Philippine Airlines, Mercury Drug Corporation, Benguet Corporation, from Funding Universe
Global Integrity : Philippines 2004, Philippines 2006, Philippines 2007
Category : Enterprise Philippines, from Economy Point
Larkin, John A. Sugar and the Origins of Modern Philippine Society. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1993.
Lewis, Martin W. Wagering the Land: Ritual, Capital, and Environmental Degradation in the Cordillera of Northern Luzon, 1900-1986. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1992.
Social History B.J. Kerkvliet, The Huk rebellion: a study of peasant revolt in the Philippines, 1977, GB
N. Fuwa, Politics and Economics of Land Reform in the Philippines: a survey, 2000
Ethnography Languages of the Philippines (172), from Ethnologue
Minorities at Risk, scroll down for Philippines - Igorots, Moros
Country Report : Philippines, from U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (Reports 1998-2004)
Migration Information Source : Philippines
Article Languages of the Philippines, fromWikipedia; Category : Languages of the Philippines, from Wikipedia
Article Demographics of the Philippines, from Wikipedia
Article Ethnic Groups in the Philippines, from Wikipedia
Philippines, from Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
History of the Philippine Statistical System, by Katsumi Nozawa
Alyson Slack, Separatism in Mindanao (2003), ICE Case Studies
World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples : Philippines
Religion Chronology of Catholic Dioceses : Philippines, from Kirken i Norge
Category Religion in the Philippines, from Wikipedia
Articles History of the Jews in the Philippines, Islam in the Philippines, from Wikipedia
Philippines, from International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies - Cemetery Project
Catholic Church in Republic of the Philippines, from GCatholic
Ordo Fratrum Minorum, scroll down for Philippinae
History of Regions see History of Sulu at this site
Provinces of the Philippines, Municipalities of the Philippines, from www.statoids.com
Article Regions of the Philippines, from Wikipedia
J.N. Aguilar, Mindanao, su Historia y Geografia, 1894, posted by Project Gutenberg
Entry Alitao, Biaknabato Republic, Negros Republic, from Footnotes to History, by James L. Erwin
Local History Articles Cebu : History, Davao : History, Iloilo : History; Manila : History; Quezon City : History, Zamboanga : History, from Wikipedia
Tannert, Karl Arthur, Manila Skizze, 1898, in German, SBB
Institutions Article Philippine Stock Exchange, from Wikipedia
History, from University of the Philippines Manila
Article Ninoy Manila International Airport, from Wikipedia; Philippines, from Airline History
History of Broadcasting in the Philippines, from The Broadcast Archive
Structurae : Philippines; Search Lighthouse Depot for the Philippines
Culture
Biographies List of Filipinos, from Wikipedia
Others Disaster History by Country : Philippines, fromRelief Web, History of Disaster Management in the Philippines, from National Disaster Coordinating Council, Republic of the Philippines; Category : Disasters in the Philippines, from Wikipedia
Alcohol and Drugs History Society : Philippines
The Legacy of Freemasons in the Philippines, by Rodel J. Ramos
Article Philippines at the Olympics, Category Sport in the Philippines, from Wikipedia
Article Foreign Relations of the Philippines, from Wikipedia; History of Embassy of the Philippines in the Russian Federation; The Political Economy of Philippines-China Relations, by Benito Lim
Philippines : History of the Third Sector, Philippines : History of Philanthropy, from Philanthropy and the Third Sector in Asia and the Pacific
Crime and Society. A Comparative Criminology Tour of the World : Philippines
Philippine Directory, from Peace Corps Online
Indo-Malayan Ecoregion, from WWF

DIRECTORY OF INTERNET SOURCES . . . EXTERNALLY POSTED DOCUMENTS
Historical Data Lists of Statesmen from World Statesmen (B. Cahoon); from Rulers (B. Schemmel); from World Rulers (E. Schulz, illustrated)
Article President of the Philippines, from Wikipedia
Lists of Bishops List of Archbishops/Bishops of Manila, Cebu, (Nueva) Caceres, from Wikipedia
Lists of Ambassadors Liste der Botschafter der Bundesrepublik Deutschland in Manila (Philippinen), from Wikipedia German edition; List of French Ambassadors to the Philippines, from Ambafrance; U.S. Ambassadors to the Philippines, from NNDB; Heads of Post, Philippines, from MOFA, Canada, Embajadores de Mexico en Filipinas, from Acervo Historico Diplomatico
Chinese Ambassadors to the Philippines, from PRC MOFA
Population Figures The Philippines, from Population Statistics at Univ. Utrecht
City Population : Philippines, from City Population
Exchange Rates Historical Exchange Rates, from Oanda, since 1990
Election Results from Psephos (since 1992); from IFES Election Guide (since 1999)
Elections and Electoral Systems : Philippines
Documents Historical Newspapers Kranten Historisch [historical newspapers]
Modern Newspapers links from Online Newspapers, from World Newspapers
Newsreels British Pathe
Wochenschau-Archiv (in German)
Archief Beeld en Geluid : Polygoon (in Dutch)
Image Databanks Wikimedia Commons
Image Databank : South East Asian Images & Texts, from University of Wisconsin Digital Collection (on Philippines, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia)
Trolleys in the Philippines : Corregidor, Manila, from Tram Views of Asia
License Plates, from Francoplaque, from License Plates of the World
Passport, from Passports of the World
Historic Picture Postcards, from Postcardman, commercial site
Philippines, from Images of Asia
Airline Timetable Images : Philippines
Archival Deposits Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken (Mofa, NL ; enter "Filipijnen" in field : "Lijst samenstellen op land of regio", 6 entries; sources posted in Dutch language
U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian, search for the Philippines
Search Janus for the Philippines
Search ARCHIEVEN.NL for the Philippines
Search New Zealand Electronic Text Centre for the Philippines
Search CIA Released Documents for the Philippines
Guide to the Records of the U.S. Senate at the National Archives, The Journey of the Philippine Archives Collection, Chapter 12. Records of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and Predecessor Committees, 1816-1968
Constitutions, Laws Acts of the Philippines 1900- , from AsianLII
Supreme Court of the Philippines, 1901- , from AsianLII
List of Ratifications of International Labour Conventions by the Philippines, from ILO, 30 docs. since 1948
International Law Library : Philippines; 1987 Constitution, from Chan Robles Virtual Law Library
Treaties Environmental Treaties : Philippines, from Pop Planet
Documents : Australian Treaty Series, Bilateral Treaties - The Philippines
List of multilateral treaties deposited with the Secretary General of the UN which the Philippines has signed, from Philippines UN Mission
Peace Agreements Digital Collection : Philippines, from United States Institute of Peace
Consular Reports
Document Collections Primary Sources on Philippine History
Links, from UWashington Library
Documents : the Philippines, from CEAS, at UCLA; scroll down for the Philippines
Documents : The United States, Southeast Asia and the Pacific Area 1950 -1999, from Avalon Project at Yale Law School
Documents on the History of the Catholic Church in the Philippines since 1940, from CBCP Online
Truth Commissions : Philippines, from United States Institute of Peace
Historical Maps Maps of the Philippines, from PCL, UTexas
Map : Languages of the Philippines, from Wikipedia
Atlas of the Philippines, from Wikimedia Commons
Historical
Encyclopedia Entries
Secular
Religious
Economic
Political
Geographical
Ethnological
Historical
Other
Parliamentary Debates Hansard (British Parliament)
Tour Guides, Travelogues
Residence Memoirs
Institutions Archives The National Archives, from WikiPilipinas
Musea National Museum of the Philippines
Monuments Tentative List : Philippines, World Heritage List, scroll down for the Philippines; from UNESCO World Heritage
The Philippines Index, from Showcaves
Libraries National Library of the Philippines; Article : National Library of the Philippines, from Wikipedia
Libraries in the Philippines, from LibDex, 23 entries
National Symbols Flags, Coats of Arms Flag, from FOTW; Coat of Arms, from International Civic Heraldry; National Anthem, from National Anthems Net
Coins, Banknotes Banknotes of the Philippines, from Currency Museum, from Ron Wise's World Paper Money, from Zeno
Coins of Modern Philippines, from Oriental Coins Database

PRINTED REFERENCE
Bibliographies general Datenbasis Internationale Beziehungen und Länderkunde (Data Base on International Relations and Country Studies) (site in German, most titles listed in English; numerous entries; publications mostly since 1970)
RHS Bibliography
UK National Archive Online Library
ISBN Database
on the Philippines Philippine Bibliography, from Library of Congress
Philippines, from The Online Books Page
Books on Philippine History, from Kabayan Central
Search Asian Development Bank (ADB) Publications for the Philippines
ASEAN Environmental Education Inventory Database, resources, scroll down for the Philippines
Food and Culture (a bibliography), by R.T. Dirks, click on South East Asia
Books on the Philippines, from Orchid Press
South East Asia Dissertations, click South East Asia, Philippines
Retana, Wenceslao Emilio, Bibliografia de Mindanao, 1894, SBB
Online Libraries general Google Books; Internet Archives; Gutenberg Library Online; HathiTrust; e-corpus
Gallica
Center for Research Libraries (CRL)
International Boundary Studies
on the Philippines Philippine ELib; National Library of the Philippines : Online Public Access Catalog
Search DBNG .
Search New Zealand Electronic Text Centre
South East Asia Digital Library (project)
South East Asia Visions, at Cornell
Search Leiden University Repository (NL, Open Access)
ISEAS Working Papers, Back Issues 2000-2003
Thesis Server TDX (Theses from Spanish Universities Online; almost exclusively in Spanish); search for the Philippines
Online Journals South East Asia Journals, from ELIN-NIAS; Philippines Journals, from ELIN-NIAS; Search Electronic Journals Online; Parameters, US Army War College Quarterly 1971- for Philippines
Asia Insights, from NIAS, 2002-
Philippine Studies 1953-
Southeast Asian Studies 1963-, mostly in Japanese
Explorations, 1997- Graduate Student Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, CSEAS, Univ. of Hawaii
General Accounts on South East Asia Nicholas Tarling, The Cambridge History of Southeast Asia, 4 vol.s, Cambridge : UP (1992) 1999, KMLA Lib.Sign. 959 T188c
on the Philippines Encyclopaedia Britannica, 15th edition, Macropaedia, Vol.25, pp.537-549 Article Philippines KMLA Lib.Sign. R 032 B862h v.25
Regional, Local History Cesar Adib Majul, Muslims in the Philippines, University of the Philippines Press 1999 [G]
Historical Dictionaries Ester G. and Joel M. Maring, Historical Dictionary of the Philippines, Metuchen N.J. : Scarecrow 1973 [G]
Articles : Bangska Moro pp.63-65, in : James Minahan, Nations without States, A Historical Dictionary of Contemporary National Movements, Westport CT : Greenwood 1996 [G]