Who was the first man in the Philippines?

Answer 1

The first player of Filipino ancestry to play in MLB was Bobby Balcena whose career spanned 7 games for the Cincinnati Reds in 1956. He was born in San Pedro, California.

The first Filipino born player to play in MLB was Bobby Chouinard of the Oakland Athletics who played his first MLB game on May 26, 1996. Chouinard was born in Manila.

Answer 2

The "first Filipinos" might seem pretty hard to identify.

Traditionally, in HEKASI, Araling Panlipunan or Social Studies, the Three Waves of Migration is used to describe the first peopling of the Philippines.

Nowadays, this theory is no longer believed to be true for several reasons. For example, the order of arrival is difficult to determine. Also, findings show that peopling in the Philippines began way before compared to Malaysia.

The "Three Waves of Migration" theory describe the arrival of the:

# Itas, or Negritos, who came on foot through land bridges. They lived in caves and hunting was their primary way of livelihood. They were relatively short and dark. # Indones, who came through the waters, were much taller and of fairer complexion. They built homes and aside from hunting, also cultivated farming. # Malays, or Malayo, who came through the use of large ships called balangay. They had a more complex way of living -- a somewhat patriarchal system. The term "balangay" eventually became "barangay" (Tl.baranggay), which is used to describe a community composed of a number of families. The Malays were of brown complexion and their height was just right -- their characteristics are comparable to the present Filipinos ---- It is difficult to say whoexactly was the first Filipino. ** Findings also show prehistoric men such as Palawan's Tabon man. **

** need for reference..information may not be accurate **

Answer 3

The first recognized human species in the Philippines was Homo luzonensis, which were discovered on the island of Luzon. They are a possible new hominin species that lived around 50,000 to 67,000 years ago.

Answer 4

The Philippines have been peopled since prehistoric times. There is no way to know who the first mand there was.