This complex past of the Philippine military gives it both an anti-Filipino and colonial character, as well as a patriotic and revolutionary character. These traditions generally fall into four categories which this paper has characterized and presented as legacies. They are the Spanish Legacy, the Moro Legacy, the Katipunan Legacy and the American Legacy. This paper traces the development of human rights which became the cornerstone of libertarian revolutions that included the American Revolution for Independence, the French Revolution, the Latin American Revolutions, the revolutions and upheavals of 1848, the Spanish Glorious Revolution of 1868, and finally, the Philippine Revolution of 1896. Because it primarily deals with Philippine history and the role the Philippine military played, the origins of many current socio-economic-political-cultural and military problems are also covered. Finally it must be pointed out that there is a big difference between education and training in the traditional military environment. The rank and file of a military organization are trained but not educated. This makes the issue of human rights problematic in any army. This problem is best explained by Robert T. Kiyosaki,4 a fighter plane pilot during the Vietnam War. In his book, Unfair Advantage, Kiyosaki explains why he was a well-trained soldier, but not a well-educated one: I was trained to fly the helicopter gunship. I had no education as to why we were at war in Vietnam. I did not have any geo-political-economic education. ... I did not know we were fighting for oil and control over the resources of Vietnam and the rest of Southeast Asia. Sadly, I see the same thing going on in Iraq and Afghanistan today. ... All I was trained to do was fly, shoot and follow orders. Press the right button, and people died. Press the wrong button, and I died. ix