Written by the distinguished Filipino educator and scholar Conrado Benitez, this work served as a cornerstone textbook for civic education during the American colonial era in the Philippines. Benitez was a pioneering figure in Philippine academia, being one of the first Filipino deans at the University of the Philippines and a co-founder of the Philippine Women's University. This specific volume is historically significant as it represents the "Filipinization" of the curriculum—a period where Filipino intellectuals began authoring textbooks to cultivate a sense of national identity and civic duty under the framework of democratic governance introduced by the United States.
Philippine Civics: How We Govern Ourselves