PARAÑAQUE CITY, August 12 (PIA) -- Trade has shaped Philippine history and will continue to influence its landscape, according to an economic historian who presented an online lecture hosted by the National Quincentennial Committee (NQC), as part of the countdown leading to the country’s quincentenary event.
For the 5th episode of “Countdown to 500” livestreamed on Facebook on Tuesday, Professor Vicente Angel Ybiernas narrated the critical role ancient Filipino ancestors played in the global trade in his lecture dubbed, “Our Ancestors and the World of Trade During the Pre-Hispanic Times.”
Ybiernas said the business, policy, technology, and politics of trade have been powerful forces throughout Philippine history and that history, culture, and trade as they are all interconnected.
“Sa mga problema natin, titignan natin kung meron tayong mahahansp na kasagutan sa kasaysayan, sa ating kultura, paghahangad ng kaunlaran para sa bayan, doon din natin hahanapin,” he said, emphasizing that historical trade has always been relevant to the modern story.
The historian cited the maritime trade conducted centuries ago having a big influence in crafting the different aspects of the Philippine civilization.
He explained how the Philippine historiography evolved based on the goal of each period. Citing the different focus of the four sources, such as the Colonial source, Reformist movement, Post-Colonial, and the present times.
“Kailangang kailangan natin ang perspectibang pang ekonomiya sa ating kasaysayan,” he said.
"Maraming bahagi ang ating kasaysayan na ang ekonomiya lang ang makakapag paliwanang,” he added.
Ybiernas also shared how Filipinos should look on culture and history to help find solutions to present challenges such as economic development.
He also stressed the importance of looking at history and culture in the battle against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
“Pag-unawa sa mga problema katulad ng pandemya, bakit nangyayari ito, bakit mataas ang bilang ng mga infected sa COVID titignan din natin yung ating kalinangan at saka kasaysayan kung bakit ito nangyayari," he explained.
“Sa kasalukuyan medyo, lumalayo na tayo sa ganyanag [self-actualization] klase ng historiograpiya na wala na tayong kailangang patunayan sa kung sino man,” he said,
“Naghahanap tayo sa ating kasaysayan at kalinangan, kultura, ng mga aral na pwede nating gamitin sa pang araw-araw na karanasan,” he added.
To know more about the “Countdown to 500” lectures, please visit “portal.nqc.ph.”
To recall, "Countdown to 500” is a special program created by the National Quincentennial Committee and the Office of the President of the Philippines in anticipation of the 500 years of the 2021 Quincentennial Commemorations in the Philippines (2021 QCP).
The series of online lectures, developed through the collaboration of the Presidential Communications Operations Office and the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, aim to sustain the Filipinos’ interest to 2021 QCP.
The lecture is being conducted in celebration of the History Month in August. (PIA-NCR)
Source: Philippines Information Agency (pia.gov.ph)
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