An Ancient Text That Changed the Perception of the History of the Philippines by Dhwty 2015.

Ancient name for philippines. God of the sea. GODS GODDESSES AND DEITIES OF THE PHILIPPINES. In the last decades however English names became more and more popular and widespread reflecting the ever-growing influence of English and the USA in the Philippines.

Ligaya Filipino term for happiness. Marisol Taken from Mary of Solitude. On the 21st of November 1849 the Governor General of the Philippines Don Narciso Claveria y Zaldua issued a law thereafter called the Claveria Decree requiring Filipinos to adopt Spanish AND indigenous names from the Catalogo Alfabetico de Apellidos for civil and legal purposes The notion that this decree mandated the use of Spanish names is false.

The Philippines is believed by some historians to be the island of Chryse the Golden One which is the name given by ancient Greek writers in reference to an island rich in gold east of India The name that was given to it by Claudius Ptolemy which means isle of gold 1. God of war guardian of the sun. Philippine Quarterly of Culture and Society 141 1986.

Ophir Original Name of the Philippines. Ophir- Ancient name of Islas del Oriente - The Philippine Islands One of the common practice of tribal Filipinos which is similar to the Jewish Sacrifice is the shedding of the blood of animals. Goddess of wind and rain.

The ancient name of my beloved HOMELAND PHILIPPINES IS. The fact that majority of the people selected Spanish names perhaps reflected the prevalent colonial mentality that a foreign name. For a long time the naming customs in the Philippines were dominated by Spanish names as the result of 400 years of colonial rule of Spain over the Philippines.

During that time Spanish rulers insisted on Catholic or Spanish-sounding names both as first and last names. OPHIR Ophir is found mainly in Tarshis which is called now the whole Philippines not to confuse Ophir is the Luzon island of the Philippines when it is first discovered by the Portuguese then finally the Spaniards. Sophia Taken from Zofia which means wisdom.