Philippine Politics and Governance

A system of governance in ____________ period

already existed before Spaniards arrived in the

Philippines in 1521.

The barangay was headed by a chief known as _______.

The _______ was the Filipino's earliest form of

government.

The term barangay was derived from the Malay

word or, which barangay balangay means _______.

• Yacth

• Big boat

• Sail boat

• Its not a boat.

The stratification was based on

class. What's the correct order?

• Serfs, freemen, slaves, nobility

• Nobility, serfs, freemen, slaves

• Nobility, slaves, freemen, serfs

• Freemen, nobility, slaves, serfs

In this period, Ferdinand Magellan arrived in

the Philippines and this country became the

Spanish Crown’s basis for the occupation of the

archipelago.

The government during spanish period was

centralized, which was led by the________.

• Datu

• Raha

• Governor

• Governor-General

It was at this Spanish period, the Spaniards appointed the chieftains as ________.

• Cabeza de Barangay

• Governor-General

• Datu

• Gobernadorcillo

The unified barangays composed the pueblo

or towns, which were led by the ________

• Cabeza de Barangay

• Gobernadorcillo

• Governor-general

• Datu

Provinces that were fully subjugated were called ________.