The Generational Labels are Not accurate for Philippine standards
The generation labels like "the Boomers" or "Gen X" is too American centric and cannot be applied in my country because of different history and experiences thus I tried my best to make more appropriate Generation labels.
How about labeling it like this
Dont be afraid to suggest better Generation Names.
Generation Filibustero
People born from 1860-1885
*Last generation to fully live and remember Spanish Colonial rule.
*Lived in a time of Growing Filipino Nationalism
*A generation that has a growing distrust with the Spanish colonial establishment.
*Generation of Rizal, Mabini, Bonifacio, Aguinaldo, Quezon, and Osmeña.
*Lived through the Philippine war of Indepedence and Philippine-American War.
*Mostly became adults during the American Period.
*The generation that was instrumental in forming the modern Filipino identity.
American Generation
People born from 1886-1910
*Having their early lives during full American Administration (1901-1916)
*Were too young to remember Spanish colonial Rule.
*First Generation to have a large American influence.
*First generation to have some free education.
*English becoming a huge influence in this generations vocabulary.
*Generation of Roxas,Magsaysay,Quirino,Laurel, Abad Santos.
*The geeration that fought for more Philippine Autonomy.
*The Generation that was Important during the Commonwealth and Wartime periods.
*The first generation that was introduced to the American way of life.
Commonwealth Generation
People born from 1911-1930
*People who experienced half most of their early adult under American Rule.
*Most American influenced Generation.
*Born to love American ideals.
*Firat generation to have mass Radio.
*Scarred by the brutality of the Second World war.
*The generation that was instrumental after independence.
*Forseen Post war reconstruction and the early Philippine Republic.
*Generation of Macapagal,Marcos Sr, Jovito Salonga, Arturo Tolentino, Fidel Ramos.
*Mostly became adults during the Commonwealth period.
Wartime Generation
People born from 1931-1955
*Last generation to Remember American Colonial Rule.
*First Generation to be born in an Independent Philippines.
*Experienced their Childhood diring the War and Postwar.
*Lived through the second world war and Post war recovery and independence.
*Forseen the Declaration of Martial law stripping their rights.
*Were adults during the Post war and Martial Law Periods.
*First generation to have Electronics.
*Suffered or thrived during Martial law.
*Generation of Cory and Benigno Aquino, Salvador Laurel, Duterte, Estrada, and Gloria Arroyo.
*Instrumental during the Toppling of the dictatorship and the formation of the 5th Republic.
*The curret Senior Political Class.
Martial Law Generation
People born from 1956-1980
*Barely remembers the post war era.
*First "Modern" Filipino Geeration.
*Children it the "Bagong lipunan" era (1973-1981).
*Lived through the dictatorship and Martial law.
*The youth that helped toppled the Marcos dictatorship.
*Were Adults during the Post EDSA and Y2K periods.
*Forseen the Redemocratization of the country.
*First Generation to have a sizable "middle class".
*First Generation to have mass television.
*Instrumental in making the current Filipino economic model.
*The generation of Marcos Jr, Jesse and Leni Robredo, Mar Roxas, Noynoy Aquino, Hontiveros, Moreno, Cayerano, and Pangilinan.
*The current Junior Political Class.
*May remeber the dictatorship fondly or badly.
*"Martial law Babies"
Post EDSA I Generation
People born from 1981-2000
*First Generation to be born after a Redemocratized Philippines.
*Vaguely remembers the dictatorship.
*First generation to use pocket electronics frequently.
*At the crossroads between the analog and digital era.
*Mostly saw the economic policies of GMA and Pnoy.
*Current working class.
*Forseen the Rise of the Internet and progressive values in the country.
*First Generation to have Social Media.
*The generation of Sarah Duterte and Vico Sotto.
*Political Class in waiting.
*"Batang 90s"
Millenials(GMA Babies)
People born 2001-2015
*First Generation of the New Millenium.
*Completely lives in the digital age.
*Suffered during the Covid-19 pandemic(2020-2022).
*The future Working class.
*Last generation to not have a fully digital media centered childhood.
*Last generation to consume traditional television.
*The future political Class.
*The Social and Economic policies of president Glorial Arroyo (2001-2010) really shaped the future framework of this generation.