In western Palawan Dr. Robert Fox In western Palawan Dr. Robert
Fox discovered in 1962, a fossilized skllca!, discovered in 1962, a
fossilized skllca!, 22,""" #ears old.22,""" #ears old.$abon
bird$abon bird%kllca! was t&at of a wo'an%kllca! was t&at
of a wo'an(n&ealed &ole in t&e skll(n&ealed
&ole in t&e skll P&ili!!ines was believed to be !art of
t&e P&ili!!ines was believed to be !art of t&e 'ainland
)sia'ainland )siaPeo!le traveled on footPeo!le traveled on
foot*alkin+ is t&e earliest 'ode of *alkin+ is t&e earliest
'ode of trans!ortationtrans!ortation NegritosNegritos traveled on
foot forebears traveled on foot forebears of t&e varios tribes
toda# known as of t&e varios tribes toda# known as ,al+a, )#ta,
)+ta, -a'anwa, ,atak, ,al+a, )#ta, )+ta, -a'anwa, ,atak, )ti and
)ta. $&e# bro+&t wit& t&e' t&e )ti and )ta.
$&e# bro+&t wit& t&e' t&e Paleolithic
Age.Paleolithic Age. IndonesiansIndonesians first to arrive b# sea,
after first to arrive b# sea, after t&osands of #ears,
bro+&t wit& t&e' t&e t&osands of #ears,
bro+&t wit& t&e' t&e Neolithic AgeNeolithic Age..
MalaysMalays followed wit& 'ore advanced followed wit& 'ore
advanced cltre, introdcin+ t&e cltre, introdcin+ t&e Iron
AgeIron Age.. ,ro+&t 'lti.cltral inflences.$radin+ ,ro+&t
'lti.cltral inflences.$radin+ vessels !l#in+ between t&e
%ot& /&ina %ea to vessels !l#in+ between t&e %ot&
/&ina %ea to t&e Persian 0lf, 'ade t&e islands a
t&e Persian 0lf, 'ade t&e islands a convenient sto!!in+
!lace for1convenient sto!!in+ !lace for1/&inese
/&ineseIndians Indians)rabs )rabs2a!anese and 2a!anese
and%ia'ese 'erc&ants %ia'ese 'erc&ants Pre %!anis&
PeriodPre %!anis& Period%!anis& Period%!anis&
Period)'erican Re+i'e)'erican Re+i'e2a!anese 3cc!ation2a!anese
3cc!ationPost *ar PeriodPost *ar PeriodFirst P&ili!!ine
Re!blicFirst P&ili!!ine Re!blic -arc& 16, 1421 Fernao
-e+al&aes 5 -arc& 16, 1421 Fernao -e+al&aes 5 %oza,
6Ferdinand -a+ellan7, a %oza, 6Ferdinand -a+ellan7, a Port+ese
workin+ nder %!ain, Port+ese workin+ nder %!ain, R8DI%/398R8D
t&e P&ili!!inesR8DI%/398R8D t&e P&ili!!ines:anded
in t&e nin&abited island of :anded in t&e
nin&abited island of ;o'on&on;o'on&onProceeded to
:i'asawa, 'et wit& t&e Proceeded to :i'asawa, 'et wit&
t&e rler Ra1, 1421 and !lanted t&e wooden cross ato! a
&ill -a+ellan?s cross in wooden cross ato! a &ill
-a+ellan?s cross in /eb./eb.-et wit& Ra
