History of the Philippines
The Philippines is a diverse culture. It offers numerous ethnolinguistic groups, as well as different tribes, all of which contribute greatly to the diversity that is the Pinoy culture. The richness of the culture does not just begin at these various ethnic groups, but is also borne out of the numerous colonizers who came to the Philippines: the Spanish, the Americans and the Japanese—all three of which occupied the country at one point in time.
Perhaps, the most notable events in Philippine history are the Spanish colonization and the EDSA People Power I. Both of which serve to contribute pivotal moments in Pinoy history.
The colonization of the Spanish lasted for more than 300 years, starting from Magellan's arrival to the country in 1521 to the end of the Spanish rule in 1898. This is the reason why Filipinos take so much from the Spanish culture—from the religion, to the food, even to the other traditions. It is also during this time where a majority of the Philippine National heroes are born and made.
The EDSA People Power Revolution is also an important landmark in Philippine history, particularly the Philippine Revolution of 1986. The EDSA People Power is a series of non-violent mass demonstration which showed resistance against the Marcos Regime. The first EDSA revolution is dubbed as the “the revolution which surprised the world.”