Ancient Philippine Civilization based on the work of the Vatican Scholar, Fr. Josemaria S. Luengo, Ph.D.*
Period	Governmental System	State Religion

250,000 - 323 BC	Unrecorded Dawn Man (cousin to the Java Man or Peking Man) 250,000BC-15,000BC Protophilippinus 15,000 BC Pigmy Negroid, Negritos, Aetas, Atis 15,000-3000 BC Pacific Armenoids 3000-1000 BC
	Semitico-Phoenicians 621 BC	Sabaeanism**
	Malay-Armenoids 621 BC-1276 AD
356 - 100 BC	Alexander the Great-Helenico-Armenia Empire Armeno-Medan-Persian-Aryan Pacific Armenoids 326-100 BC	Sabaeanism**
100 BC - 638 AD	Pallavas (Pallahvi)-Indo-Persian Empire	Zoroasterianism ***
638 - 1372 AD	Sri-Vishayas (Palembang)-Indo-Malayan Empire Eskayas (Mabansagon ug Hamiling mga Lumadnong Tomindok sa Balangay sa...) 726 AD-present in Bohol	Hinduism Sabaeanism**
1372 - 1389 AD	Madjapahit (Menangkabao)-Indo-Malayan Empire	Hinduism
1389 - 1424 AD	Shi-Tsu (Kubli Khan) - Yuan-Ming Dynasties	Buddhism
1424 - 1450 AD	Malacca (Brunei)-Arab-Malayan Empire	Islam
1450 - 1478 AD	Sulu Sultanate-Arab-Malayan	Islam
1478 - 1500 AD	Pulangi Gomotanate (Cotabato)-Sri Vishayas Maharlikas	Hinduism
1500 - 1565 AD	Sugbu-Maynilad Baranganate-Indigenous Barangay System	Hinduism
1565 - Present	The Philippines Spanish Colonial Regime 1565-1898 United States Of America-Democratic Government 1898-1935 American Commonwealth Government 1935-1942 Japanese Occupation-Kalibapi 1942-1946 Philippine Republic-Old Society 1946-1972 Republic of the Philippines-New Society 1972-1986 Republic of the Philippines-New Republic 1986-present	Christianity

* Luengo, Josemaria S., A History of the Philippines: A Focus on the Christianization of BOHOL (1521-1991), Copiague, NY: Mater Dei Publications, Tubigon, Bohol, Oct 1991, 2nd Ed, Nov 1992, IMPRIMATUR, NIHIL OBSTAT, CENSOR LIBRORUM

** Sabaeanism - Terminology used in the Bahá'í Faith for the post-Adamic, pre-Abraham/pre-Jewish religions based on One God, from the ancient Semitic people who inhabited SW Arabia in the kingdom of Saba circa 800 BC to 600 AD.

*** Zoroastrianism is one of the nine living religions which Bahá'ís regard as founded by a Manifestation of God. Certain Zoroastrian scriptures record that "a descendent of the Iranian kings" named Sháh-Bahrám will arise and bring peace to the world.

Factoid: While 11 million blacks from the entire continent of Africa were enslaved and sent mainly to the new world,
from 1565 to 1815, the Spanish Empire, with the blessings of Holy Mother Church, sent 4 million Filipinos to the four corners of the earth!
For more info: read the Manila-Acapulco Slave Trade by Rev. Josemaria Luengo.