An important feature of the spanish colonial system was the union of Church and state.
january 1902 isabelo de los reyes organized the first labor union in the philippine
War of the Spanish Succession
Spain, as a country, was created with the union of Castile and Aragon in 1469, and the conquest of Grenada in 1492. Historians usually place these events as after the Middle Ages ended, though a few have the end of the Middle Ages in 1492, or even a few years later. The famous Spanish attempt to invade England was with the Spanish Armada in 1588. The motive for this invasion was the English King's move to separate the Church of England from the Roman Catholic Church.
catholic church unified the people
Isabelo de los Reyes founded the first labor union in the Philippines, against American capitolism, during the Philippine-American War.
"La Union" is Spanish for "The Union." It can refer to a place, such as the province in the Philippines, or to a concept of bringing together or uniting different elements.
If the union of the Church and the State was retained in the present Constitution, I believe that the condition of the Philippines today would be like what it was during the Spanish Colonial period. Very few Filipinos have a sense of history that is why we keep on repeating it. Some people would argue that the Filipinos have learned their lesson and would move on from then on, but they are mistaken. Today, we are in a time were the Constitution prohibits the union of the Church and the State and we could still observe that the Church is a potent force in Philippine politics. How much more if such union exists? We would be living in a country manned by the clergy.
Trade Union Congress of the Philippines was created in 1975.
The Church Union was created in 1859.
Wadsworth Union Church was created in 1888.
Jonesboro Union Church was created in 1911.
Columbia Union Church was created in 1870.
Stetson Union Church was created in 1843.
Belleman's Union Church was created in 1814.
Stark Union Church was created in 1853.
Fletcher Union Church was created in 1871.
Makawao Union Church was created in 1917.