The Philippines in its Quest for Development

The Philippines has engaged itself to lots of fight for freedom, development as well as its standard, its economy.
In the Philippine history, it dealt from the first people who lived in the country up to the present. It also talks about how the country attempted to seek development as years go by.
The first Filipinos depended on hunting and fishing for food. they depended on what nature can provide. There were no permanent houses and their bodies are almost bare. However, these first people also discovered new things like fire as well as its uses. Then they explored more, raised animals, planted seeds and stayed in permanent houses. The people also started to make things out of their own hands. the situation kept on improving as well. This was before the Spaniards came to the Philippines. they barter with neighboring countries but the country's propucts are not good enough because they depended on nature.
The country's system continued to improve more when the Spaniards came. Economy, as well as their lives improved. Despite all these, there are a lot of changes in the country. The people needed to pay the Spaniards. Their entire land was taken by the Spaniards as their own property. They made the encomienda system. Also, people pay through money and not through products anymore.
During the first Republic, the exaction of the clergy and the imposition of forced labor was continued. Native elite and physicians were sent to manage the economic and political system. Moreover, the colonial government opened ports to world shipping.
The Payne Aldrich Act during the American period was a free trade between U.S. and the philippines. During the Commonwealth, Filipino economist headed by Manuel Roxas made concerns on industries , taxation, trade and finance. Included during the Commonwealth are the Domestic Trade and Foreign Commerce.
Meanwhile, presidents of the Third Republic of the Philippines made or further improved developments of the country. Manuel Roxas started the reconstruction of the ecenomy. Elpidio Quirino continued and improved economy through larger production production and proper collection of taxes. He also gave amnesty to the rebels, the Huks. On the other hand, Ramon Magsaysay focused more on the poor while Garcia implied the importance of the country's products(sariling produkto). Diosdado Macapagal also helped by giving land to farmers. During the Marcos' Regime, farmers were given technical and financial land price support. The country gained enough prodution of rice by then. Buildings, roads, bridges and others were built for transp[ortation. Despite all the improvements made by Marcos, a decline in the economy was observed due to anomaly, too much expenses and high priced oil. After Aquino's assasination, tourism went down.
The Philippines went through steps and steps of development in order to improve and survive. Technology, which keeps on rising up is currently used almost by everyone and everywhere, young and old alike. Truly, the Philippines came from zero until it keeps on growing up into a more matured country despite being a third world country.