Philippine Senate Research Articles

The Future of the Philippines

IT WOULD rather see the Philippines sunk to the bottom of the II sea than have them remain in permanent dependence upon -*any nation. These words were uttered in a political speech last year by Manuel Quezon, President of the Philippine Senate and leader of the Nationalista party, the party that demands immediate and unqualified independence for the Islands. Does Mr. Quezon represent the opinion of the majority of the people of the Islands? Or rather, does he represent the opinion of the majority of the politically-minded people of the Islands, ?for it cannot be assumed that the common Tao understands the

Why the Filipinos Desire Independence

Essay| November 01 1921 Why the Filipinos Desire Independence Manuel L. Quezon Manuel L. Quezon President of the Philippine Senate and leader of the independence movement Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Current History (1921) 15 (2): 239–244. https://doi.org/10.1525/curh.1921.15.2.239 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Manuel L. Quezon; Why the Filipinos Desire Independence. Current History 1 November 1921; 15 (2): 239–244. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/curh.1921.15.2.239 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentCurrent History Search This content is only available via PDF. © 1921 by The Regents of the University of California1921 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.