Philippines History: from 15th Century to World War II
Settlement and development by the 15th century According to Pharmacylib, the area of what is now the Philippines has been around since about 10,000 BC. Permanently settled (around this time the sea level rose by around 100 m to around today’s altitude and the individual islands were isolated). Various peoples immigrated from the Asian mainland in several waves of migration. The old Indonesians (formerly called old Malay). These have been around since around 200 BC. Expelled from the fertile plains…