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    Gregorio Zaide was a prominent Filipino historian who compiled a document outlining grievances against Governor Leonard Wood's oppressive rule in the Philippines in the 1920s. The document served as an impeachment request, protesting arbitrary acts like Executive Order No. 37 that undermined self-governance. It allowed Filipino officials to appeal to Americans' sense of justice and protect citizens' rights and liberties from the governor general's overreach.

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    Gregorio Zaide was a prominent Filipino historian who compiled a document outlining grievances against Governor Leonard Wood's oppressive rule in the Philippines in the 1920s. The document served as an impeachment request, protesting arbitrary acts like Executive Order No. 37 that undermined self-governance. It allowed Filipino officials to appeal to Americans' sense of justice and protect citizens' rights and liberties from the governor general's overreach.

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    Gregorio Zaide was a prominent Filipino historian who compiled a document outlining grievances against Governor Leonard Wood's oppressive rule in the Philippines in the 1920s. The document served as an impeachment request, protesting arbitrary acts like Executive Order No. 37 that undermined self-governance. It allowed Filipino officials to appeal to Americans' sense of justice and protect citizens' rights and liberties from the governor general's overreach.

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    Gregorio Zaide was a prominent Filipino historian who compiled a document outlining grievances against Governor Leonard Wood's oppressive rule in the Philippines in the 1920s. The document served as an impeachment request, protesting arbitrary acts like Executive Order No. 37 that undermined self-governance. It allowed Filipino officials to appeal to Americans' sense of justice and protect citizens' rights and liberties from the governor general's overreach.

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    FILIPINO GRIEVANCES

    AGAINST GOVERNOR WOOD

    BACKGROUND OF THE AUTHOR


    Gregorio Zaide
    “Dean of Filipino
    Historiographers”
    He was born on May 25, 1907
    Pagsanjan, Laguna, Philippines and
    died October 31, 1988, Manila,
    Philippines
    He is a Filipino historian, author
    and politician who has made note-
    worthy contributions to the study
    of Philippine History
    He wrote more than 500 articles in
    history printed in local and foreign
    journals & authored 67 books,
    some were use as textbooks in
    history for secondary and colleges
    in the country
    Filipino Grievances Against
    Governor Wood had been taken
    from his book, Documentary
    Sources of Philippine History
    which he compiled, edited and
    annotated with the additional
    notes of his daughter, Sonia Zaide
    HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF THE
    DOCUMENT
    Leonard Wood
    Governor Heneral in the
    Philippines of the 1920s
    He was born October 9, 1860 and
    died August 7, 1927 due to surgery
    failure
    Served as Chief of Staff of the
    United States Army and Military
    Governor of Cuba
    Arrived in the Philippine Islands on
    1903 after his services in Cuba
    Appointed Governor of the Moro
    Province
    A prominent Republican party
    leader and candidate for 1920
    presidential nomination
    Served as Governor General in the
    Philippines where he quarreled
    with Filipinos who wanted home
    rule
    The document was written by
    Filipino politicians of the time as a
    form of protest against arbitrary
    and oppressive acts by Governor
    Wood, specifically against
    Executive Order No. 37.
    The document served as an
    impeachment request for Governor
    Wood.
    Governor Leonard Wood died due
    to surgery failure.
    SIGNIFICANCE/IMPORTANCE OF
    THE EVENTS
    FIRST 20 YEARS OF CIVIL
    GOVERNMENT
    They were marked by mutual
    understanding and loyal
    cooperation between American and
    Filipinos.

    AT THE END OF THAT PERIOD


    It seemed that the goal had finally
    been reached.
    The President of the United States
    had advised the Congress that the
    time had come for America to fulfill
    her sacred pledge.
    Major-General Leonard Wood was
    sent to the Philippines as Major-
    General.

    THE PROTEST
    The protest was carried out through
    a Petition letter "Filipino
    Grievances Against Governor
    Wood."
    By producing this document,
    Filipino officials were able to
    appeal to the judgement and
    conscience of the American people
    in order to safeguard the rights and
    liberties of the Filipino people.
    The document served as an
    impeachment request for Governor
    Wood.
    CONTRIBUTION AND RELEVANCE
    OF THE DOCUMENT

    Details some of what happened


    during the occupancy of Gov. Gen.
    Wood
    Details various atrocities done to
    the Philippine government under
    Gov. General Wood
    Uncovered the grievance of the
    Filipinos with regards to how the
    grant of self governance and
    independence was delayed
    It propagates Filipino values,
    mainly loyalty to one's country and
    knowing their worth through
    gained intellect and exercise the
    right to fight for it.

    LEARNING EXPERIENCES

    Filipinos were resilient and wasted


    no time investing their time and
    effort to protest against the
    arbitrary and oppressive acts of
    Governor Wood. They used to be
    people repressed from liberty for
    more than 300 years but under the
    education of the Americans, they
    have learned their constitutional
    rights and expect justice against the
    difficulties existing in the
    government of the Philippine
    Islands.
    FILIPINO GRIEVANCES
    AGAINST GOVERNOR WOOD

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