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CENTENNIAL RITE Members of the Knights of Rizal reenact the transfer of National Hero Jose Rizals
bones from Binondo to Luneta in Manila during a dawn ceremony marking the 116th anniversary of
his death. NIO JESUS ORBETA
On December 20, 1898, Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo, as head of the Philippine Revolutionary
Government, issued a decree proclaiming Dec. 30 of every year a national day of mourning in
honor of Dr. Jose Rizal and the other martyrs of the revolution against Spain. This was just two
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years after the execution of the hero by the Spanish colonial government.
On Feb. 16, 1921, the members of the Philippine Legislature passed Act No. 2496, proclaiming
Nov. 30 of every year a legal holiday to commemorate the birth of Andres Bonifacio, founder of
the Katipunan. This was just 25 years after the launching of the nationalist revolution against Mamas
Spain by the Kataastaasan Kagalang-galang na Katipunan nang manga Anak nang Bayan
militar
(Highest Honorable Association of Children of the Nation), or Katipunan.
Since then, the names of Rizal and Bonifacio have led the parade of illustrious and valorous
heroes honored by generations of Filipinos for their contributions to national unity, freedom
and social progress. The ago
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But since the 1960s, there has arisen a revisionist historical trend questioning the standing of
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both Rizal and Bonifacio in the vanguard of that parade of heroes.
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One school of thought contends that Rizal was not worthy to be considered our foremost
national hero because he was made in USA.
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In an article written in 1970, titled Veneration Without Understanding, the historian Renato than w
Constantino referred to Rizal as an American-sponsored hero.
This viewpoint was expressed during the period of social and political activism led by students, Campo
workers and peasants against the brewing Marcos dictatorship and against the American war loan fro
on Vietnam as an expression of resurgent US imperialism. Pacific
Constantino claimed that US Governor General Howard Taft set up Rizal as a national hero
because Rizal was considered a reformist and a pacifist, while Bonifacio was a revolutionary Serend
who resorted to violence to gain national independence. Tinder
Since the US colonial rulers naturally wanted to discourage revolution against their regime,
they chose Rizal over Bonifacio as the Philippines national hero.
The message was interpreted by the activists as reflecting their view that it was Bonifacio who
most deserved the title of No. 1 Filipino hero.
The Taft Commission, which functioned as the US colonial administration in the Philippines
from 1900 to 1904, passed Act No. 37, creating the Province of Rizal out of the military district
of Morong in honor of Dr. Rizal.
The act did not formally declare Rizal a national hero, nor proclaim a national holiday in his
honor. Besides, the Taft Commission represented a foreign government that had gained power
through force and could not speak for the Filipino people.
Popular sentiment
General Aguinaldo, acknowledged leader of the de facto Philippine Republic, proclaimed Rizal
a national hero ahead of the American colonial administration.
In compliance with his decree of Dec. 20, 1898, the people of Daet, Camarines Norte,
immediately started a subscription for the building of a monument for Dr. Rizal at the towns
plaza.
The monument was inaugurated in February 1899, shortly after the outbreak of the Philippine-
American War on Feb. 1.
Hence, the proclamation of Rizal as a national hero was an authentic act of the Filipino people
even before the United States officially consolidated its rule. By no means can it be said that
he was an American-sponsored hero.
If at all, in supposedly choosing Rizal as our national hero, Taft was only abiding by the popular
sentiment of the Filipino people as already expressed through General Aguinaldo, whose Lacson
government was then sovereign throughout the entire nation, except in Manila. accuser
The proclamation of Bonifacio as a national hero was made by the Philippine Legislature,
composed of duly elected Filipino representatives of the Philippine Legislature, then enjoying
self-rule under the American colonial regime.
He, too, should be considered a genuine choice of the Filipinos as a national hero despite the
objection of the American administration that he was too much of a revolutionary.
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Bonifacio, like Rizal, has also suffered from historical revisionism. The most recent revisionist
writing about Bonifacio was that by Bryan C. Paraiso, a senior historical sites development
officer of the National Historical Commission.
In Paraisos article published by the Philippine Daily Inquirer on Nov. 30, 2012, on the occasion
of Bonifacios 149th birth anniversary, the hero reveals fervor in his writings. Paraiso described
Bonifacio as an elusive historical character.
Paraiso went so far as to favorably quote an American historian, Glenn Anthony May, that the
Bonifacio celebrated in history textbooks and memorialized in statues around the Philippines Purisim
is in reality something closer to a national myth. fails to
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May, who has written a number of controversial books on Philippine history emphasizing the
role of the elite in the Philippine revolution and in the armed resistance against American
occupation, is a history professor at the University of Oregon.
Paraiso rejected the judgment of Filipino historians like Epifanio de los Santos, who had tried
to vindicate the image of Bonifacio against his detractors.
Paraiso considered the writings of De los Santos and other Filipino historians subjective
interpretation, implying that the foreigners interpretation of Philippine history is objective.
In fact, the observations of the American historians on our anticolonial struggles could just as
well carry bias to justify the colonial conquests of our country.
But is it necessary and helpful for Filipinos to pit their heroes against each other, endlessly
debating who are more deserving of popular adoration?
Unique role
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Every hero plays his own unique role in history, which is that to defend and promote the
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interests of the nation at any particular time of national crisis, sacrificing his or her own life
and self-interest.
George Washington and Abraham Lincoln are both American primary heroes performing
different roles at different times in their countrys historical development. They, too, had their
critics.
Rizal consciously planted and nourished the seed of nationalism. In his novels, essays and
proclamations he promoted the idea of freedom and the eventuality of national independence.
Napea
At first Rizal advocated reforms. But when the plea for reforms failed, he advocated
independence, even through revolution. This is evident in his novel Noli Me Tangere, which
to tell R
emphasized reforms, and its sequel, El Filibusterismo, which preached revolution. operati
Rizals principal essays, The Indolence of the Filipinos, and The Philippines a Century Hence,
argued for an end to colonialism, by reforms if possible, and, if not, through revolution.
Bonifacio read the novels of Rizal and possibly his two nationalistic essays that were published
by La Solidaridad, the periodical of reformist Filipino emigres in Madrid, which Rizal had joined
but which he later left when he finally realized that their agitation for reforms were falling on
the deaf ears. It was then that Rizal wrote the Fili.
La Liga Filipina
It was Rizals writings and his growing reputation as a leader of Filipino nationalism that led
Bonifacio in 1892 to join Rizals La Liga Filpina, an organization that was in essence a shadow
government for an independent nation.
The organization of the Liga by Rizal was cited in the indictment against him as one of the acts
of treason he allegedly had committed against the Spanish regime.
The stated aims of the Liga, including, To unite the whole archipelago into one compact,
vigorous and homogenous body, were correctly interpreted by the Spanish authorities as an
attempt at separatism. This led the Spanish government to exile Rizal to the fastnesses of
Mindanao. He was eventually executed upon conviction of treason.
In his memoirs of the Philippine Revolution, Apolinario Mabini recalled that he met Bonifacio at
the organization of the Liga. After Rizals banishment on July 6, 1892, Bonifacio and a handful
of other members of the Liga tried to keep it alive by continuing to solicit contributions for La
Solidaridad.
Mabini, was elected secretary of the Supreme Council of the Liga after Rizals arrest. He later
became president of the Cabinet of President Aguinaldo and secretary of foreign affairs in the
first Philippine Republic that fought the United States for independence.
The late former Sen. Claro M. Recto, the greatest Filipino nationalist of our time, in a speech in
1960 to a civic convention in Baguio City, identified Rizal, the poet, thinker, realist; Bonifacio,
the idealist man of action; and Mabini, the statesman, as three of the greatest nationalists
this country has produced.
Katipunan
When the Liga finally dissolved because of disagreements among its officers, Bonifacio formed
the Katipunan, which was totally dedicated to the objective of overthrowing the Spanish
colonial government through armed revolution.
Bonifacio had come to the conclusion that the period for petitions had ended, and that
revolution had become an imperative.
The Katipunan was therefore a direct outgrowth of the Liga Filipina. Bonifacio used the name
of Jose Rizal as one of the passwords for the members of the secret society. It was an
acknowledgment by Bonifacio that Rizal was his mentor and inspiration, if not his leader.
All revolutions start out with petitions for reforms. Thus it was with the French, Russian and
American revolutions. The US Declaration of Independence states: In every state of these
Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated
Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury.
The rejection of the petitions for reforms by the La Solidaridad propagandists, including
representation in the Spanish parliament, paved the way for the bloody Katipunan revolution
for separatism.
In his seminal essay, The Philippines A Century Hence, published by La Solidaridad from
Sept. 30, 1898, to Feb. 1, 1890, Rizal wrote that if the reforms were not granted, the Philippines
one day will declare herself inevitably and unmistakably independent . Necessity is the
strongest god the world knows, and necessity is the result of physical laws put into action by
moral forces.
Rizal planted the seed of revolution, and Bonifacio watered it. They were the twins of historical
necessity. The dynamic of history brought them together, each to fulfill fated roles in the
struggle of our people for nation-building and independence.
That their legacies should be made to compete against each other goes against the law of
history, which mandates that each historical figure, like every generation, has a definite role to
play in the destiny of a nation.
Divide and rule
Revisionists are employing the time-honored colonial tactic of divide and rule to impose and
perpetuate their dominance over conquered peoples.
Those who play this game, pitting our heroes against each other, and planting seeds of
suspicion about their worth, are playing the game of our former colonial masters.
As Recto said in the same speech, A firm belief in the genius of our race and in the capacity of
the people for advancement toward the attainment of their destiny is another basic
component of nationalism. Destroy that nationalism and you destroy the nation.
After all, colonialism does not end in the mere overthrow of the colonial power. Colonial
institutions are left behind, especially after 400 years of foreign domination (350 by the
Spaniards and 50 by the Americans).
There are leftovers of colonialism that must be swept away completely before the colonial
subjects can be totally free, especially when they are embedded in the habits of the mind.
The destruction of the characters of national heroes are tantamount to sabotage of the nations
strength and noble purposes.
Continued efforts to annihilate the message of Rizal by preaching that he had retracted his
writings is a subterfuge to destroy nationalism.
The same goes with efforts to mythologize the persona of Rizals partner in nationalism and
revolution, Bonifacio.
Bertolt Brecht, European poet and playwright, in his play, Galileo, has written, Unhappy the
land that needs heroes.
The Philippines is an unhappy land of misery, poverty and underdevelopment. It needs heroes.
Why destroy them?
Paraiso denigrated Bonifacio even on the occasion of his death anniversary, which the nation
reverently observed.
Paraiso said, Fate has been unkind to Bonifacio. His mystery-shrouded life ended in
ignominious death.
According to the American Heritage Dictionary, ignominious means marked by shame or

disgrace: dishonorable.
It is bad enough that this honorable and courageous son of the people (anak ng bayan)
should be called a myth by an obscure American historian, and his death should be called
shameful or disgraceful by an employee of the National Historical Commission of the
Philippines.
The courage of Bonifacio
It is true that Bonifacio was executed by an order of Aguinaldo in a struggle for power within
the revolutionary movement. But Bonifacio faced his fate bravely, with the same invincible
courage that he had mustered in building the revolutionary movement from a handful of
patriots to thousands of poorly armed zealous partisans eager to lay down their lives for
freedom and independence.
Bonifacio did this through four long years of painstaking recruitment in secret rites in
darkened rooms under the very noses of the increasingly nervous colonial and clerical
authorities, with every moment fraught with the danger of discovery, torture and death.
And finally, when the movement was inadvertently discovered, he launched the revolution
armed only with a revolver, assaulting a military arsenal, igniting the revolutionary war that
vindicated and upheld the honor and manhood of generations of Filipinos who had been
chained in colonial thrall for three and a half centuries.
Following disagreements in the ranks of the revolutionaries, Bonifacio was shot and wounded
as he resisted capture by soldiers he considered renegades to the revolution.
His captor, Col. Lazaro Makapagal, claimed that Bonifacio shed bitter tears when, together
with his brother, he faced certain death, but he did not beg for his life, and the tears he shed
were certainly due to his frustration that the revolutionary movement that he led to fruition
was in danger of disaster.
Bonifacios background showed that whatever his faults, lack of courage was not one of them.
As the quintessential revolutionary, Mao Zedong said, A revolution is not a dinner party, or
writing an essay, or painting a picture, or doing embroidery; . A revolution is an insurrection,

an act of violence by which one class overthrows another. It is not so orderly like romantic
fiction.
Ratified by the people
Yes, Bonifacios death was a personal tragedy. But it was not ignominious.
Even as he considered himself a victim of injustice by some of his fellow revolutionaries, he did
not abandon the revolution.
He decided to leave Cavite, the province of his factional adversaries, to continue to fight the
revolution elsewhere.
Heroes are those who have a concept of nation and therefore aspire and struggle for the
nations freedom, said the technical committee of the National Heroes Commission in a report
to President Fidel V. Ramos on June 3, 1993.
Rizal and Bonifacio met that standard completely. They are, so far, the only heroes who have
been honored by decree and law with national holidays. The rest are equally honored with
special holidays.
The members of the committee who drafted the criteria for heroes were recognized historians
and writers: Dr. Onofre D. Corpuz, Samuel K. Tan, Marcelino Foronda, Alfredo Lagmay,
Bernardito R. Churchill, Serafin D. Quiason, Ambeth Ocampo (then known as the monk Dom
Ignacio Maria), Prof. Minerva Gonzales and Carmen Guerrero-Nakpil.
Other historical figures
The committee recommended nine other historical figures to be recognized as national heroes
in a report to the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (Decs) in a report on Nov. 22,
1995.
But the Decs took no action on the recommendation for fear that it would stir controversy.
Rizal and Bonifacio, who had already been declared national heroes by acts of Congress, led
the list of heroes made by the committee.
The choice of Rizal and Bonifacio as the foremost national heroes has been ratified by the
Filipino people through many generations as evidenced by the statues erected spontaneously
in their honor in towns and cities throughout the archipelago.
Historical revisionism, for whatever reason, will not erase this heartfelt veneration in concrete
and stone by all Filipinos nationwide.
(Editors Note: The author, Manuel F. Almario, is a veteran journalist, freelance writer and
spokesperson of the Movement for Truth in History [Rizals MOTH]. He can be contacted at
mfalmario@yahoo.com.)
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filipinaskoh
I Still considered Rizal as our national Hero; Bonifacio is just second to Rizal.
As the saying goes The Pen is mightier than the Sword.
Intelligence, knowledge, aspiration and courage are traits owned by Rizal. He acquired
vast knowledge through education and experience besides he is multi-talented- he was
exceptionally gifted, very very few individuals had such gifts.
Anyone can hold a sword, anyone brave can wield a sword but not everyone can wield a
pen to move people.
http://profile.yahoo.com/A3B5B7CAS25M3OSQSEBXPKDEIU zafirol
Too bad all he did was write 2 books and die.. He should have made things that
had Filipinos gain an upper hand against Spain. For all all his intelligence he
decided to die than direct the Filipino people to win against Spain. He is 10 X
smarter than Gandhi , yet Ghandi was able to kick out the British with a stick.
Pen is mightier than the Sword is just a saying. Rizal with his writing did not
successfullly kick out Spain to show his might. Philippines fall to the long sword of
the Americans later.
pabulaka
Maybe you prefer to idolize Psy since his music has garnered a billion hits in
You Tube. Inciting a country with his writing is still a unique skill and not too
many people can do that. I agree that Rizal is the national hero; even
Bonifacio honored him.
You must be a psycho Budsky. Your agreement with Rizal has nothing to do
with with Psy. Time for you to get out of you tube and get a life.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_3RMNEZCQQHXWOQRXJROQ2CORFU Homer Guo
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AngMandarambong
I agree Bonifacio and Rizal are our foremost national heroes. Since the Marcos time,
spearheaded by his descendant (Cesar Virata), Aguinaldos image is being rehabilitated
and his role in history being revised. I do not agree that this controversial figure be
declared as a national hero and be on equal footing as the two. It is good that DECS has
not taken action on this.
12JEM
Rizal and Bonifacio.Mga Tunay na Bayani ng Lahi.
http://profile.yahoo.com/ERN64IINJUN3BPQMZNKKHUHFI4 Critical
I second the motion!
Komen To
Rizal planted seed of revolution; Bonifacio watered it, and when the tree was growing
big, Aguinaldo cut it and sold to the Americans
batangpaslit
pinapatay si Bonifacio, at pinapatay si Gen Luna
TinimbangNgunitKulang
So it is only fitting that the remains of Aguinaldo be exhumed and hung.
He also ordered the execution of Bonifacio .
mabyrik
In the infancy period of our history as a nation, Rizal planted the seed of revolution and
Bonifacio watered it. Along the way, many lives were lost and many heroes were hailed
as it grew from infancy to adolescent to young adult.
In its adolescent, a new set of heroes blurted out from out of the blue and one name
stood out-Ninoy.
It was Ninoy who planted the seed of changes and Cory watered it. Ninoy had to sacrifice
his life in seeding the changes in our fragile democracy, which was being converted into
a garrison state by a des//potic dic///tator Marcos then his wife, the iconic Cory watered
the seed by instituting reforms after the ouster of the dic///tator.
Cory had to endure coups after coups by hardliners enrile and honasan, who,
incidentally never had it so good when they were still in good graces with the dictator
and turned traitor only when they found out they were being eased out of the inner
circles of the dictator. Their turning against the dictator was not born out of love for the
of country but for the love of themselves.
Cory, true to to her words, relinquished her mandate as promised and ramos went from
there.
Then like a thi///ef in the night, another nightmare came out, supported by the bishops,
who cant distinguish a right from wrong, a decent from indecent and a honest from
dishonest. That nightmare-GMA.
As the nation grows to a young adult, the people, led by an incorruptible son of Ninoy
and cory, Pnoy, also grow.
The nation is slowly growing to a young fine man. GMAs trusted trained dog CJ Corona
was impeached and ombudsman Gutierrez resigned to evade embarrassment. GMA is
now in jail for plunder and many crimes she has to face without bail. RH was passed and
the people rejoiced.
The economy is starting to take-off as confidence in economy and in government grows

to a highest level. This feeling of confidence has never been felt for years because the
people, the investors, the global neighbors see sincerity in pnoys leaderships in contrast
to what the bishops, GMAs supporters and pnoys critics are saying.
These green-eyed monsters, most especially the bishops, even after RH was passed
continue to spread lies in trying to paint Pnoy as unfit president. Unfortunately for the
bishops, the more they lie, the more the people look up to Pnoy as the best to lead us,
just like, but an irony, when the bishops blessed corona for his acquittal in
impeachment, the blessing turned out to be the curse for his conviction.
Our nation is still very young. In 2016, another candidate in the mold of gma and
appears to be a pandak na maligno is rating high in surveys. The nation may be heading
to another nightmare in 2016 unless this pandak na maligno is exposed for what he
really is, a maligno, then our nation will grow as a responsible adult able to compete
against anyone in the global neighborhood. .
batangpaslit
Maverick, alam mo ba kung saan nanggaling ang pera ng pambili ng Hacienda

Luisita?
Nagbago ba ang Pilipinas pagka upo ni Pres Cory?
Napalitan lang ang mga mandurugasfrom Marcos boys to Corys kamag-anak.
Pinoyexpat
Fully agree with this view. Speaking of binay and what is he capable of, just look at
makati and how every official there is a binay! Imagine Philippines becoming
another makati!
http://profile.yahoo.com/P4PIU2AIGVXJNQ4UBH5X64MSFE mr
Capable of destroying the country with his corruption and political dynasty
and allies. He never built Makati, it was the business people headed by the
Ayalas. Binay just stole to enriched himself and family.
http://profile.yahoo.com/ERN64IINJUN3BPQMZNKKHUHFI4 Critical
Yes. Kaya tingnan mo ngayon, may dynasty na rin sa makati Ang mga binay
Philippines grew from braved heroes to the most corrupt in Asia. How can you say
the economy is growing when the pesos was the same rate 10 years ago and now
still the same 40 to a dollar, but the P100 cannot even feed a single meal anymore
compare to ten years ago when it will even last for couple of days.
mabyrik
mr,
we have just gone through a long and cold fall followed by chilly winter,
punctuated with destructive snowstorms . Figuratively, these 2 seasons
brought immeasurable damage to the nation, just like the long 9 years of
impunity under GMA. After winter comes spring. It will take several more
months before people can enjoy the warm summer.
the nation under Pnoy is just emerging from a winter and is now into the
very early stages of spring. It will take several more months before summer
beacons.
And besides, the damage brought forth by the winter season under GMA was
so severe, that the repair works being done in spring will not be easy.
I am using figure of speech to explain my point and it is up to you to
comprehend.
cogito728sum
Very, very good mabyrik except for a few observations. Shouldnt it be

adolescence rather than adolescent? Also, though youre more observant
than another one I know who insist in using small letter at the start of every
sentence, I noticed a lapse in your first sentence. I believe though that it was
more of inadvertence as the consistency in the following sentences
shows. Dont get me wrong. Im not trying to be smart. Just trying to convey
the thought that posts like this should be highly appreciated. Those
metaphors are superb. Thank you and please, keep it up.
mabyrik
Its OK. Thank you for pointing the lapse and for appreciation. Sometimes, in
my eagerness, I failed to self-check. I know you as a mild-mannered
individual and I take it as friendly reminder.
TinimbangNgunitKulang
It does not matter who between Rizal and Bonifacio is greater. It only matters that
Aguinaldo be exposed for the jackass and traitor that he was. He does not belong to the
roster of Philippine heroes.
mad_as_Hamlet
I agree. And Aguinaldos remains must be reinterred. Side by side with that of
Marcos. To await Enriles and GMAs remains.
patrickinca
best comment ever!! love it!
divictes
Hooorrrayyy!!!
General Aguinaldo ordered the execution of Bonifacio. How can he proclaim Bonifacio as
a national hero after he got him murdered.
To cover the Cavitenos atrocities and treason.
divictes
If Rizal planted the seeds of revolution, he was a reluctant farmer.
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Reluctant farmer or not, he still planted the seeds of revolution, to be watered by a

Bonifacio nurtured by the KKK, then cut down by that illegal logger Aguinaldo with
the help of GMAs lolo Colonel Makapagal. The proceeds of that seed was then
sold by Aguinaldo to the Americans and invested by his apo Cesar Virata, a tuta of
Marcos.
GintongLahi
He who planted the seeds; he who watered the seeds; he who ate the fruits beared by
the plants that Rizal and Bonifacio dreamed for all Filipinos.
Islaslolo
Thank you for a well written historical account of our national heroes, Jose Rizal and
Andres Bonifacio,
I agree that there is no point pitting one against the other as who should be recognized
as THE national hero. They are both our national heroes and should be recognized as
such. Both played their own roles in our struggle to be a free nation. Let us always
remember their examples and move forward, being aware that the struggle to be a free
nation is not quite accomplished yet.
http://www-blogjosemig200905com.blogspot.com/ Jose Miguel Garcia
It may be true that Jose Rizal planted the seed of nationalism- the organic Determinant
of National Actions or DNA. Andres Bonificio carried it to pass it on to all generations of
us, filipinos.
In a letter to his mother, Jose Rizal wrote: I had a lawsuit with the Chinese and I vowed
not to buy any more from them, so that sometimes I find myself very hard up. Now we
have almost neither dishes nor tumblers.
Edgar Wickberg, who wrote The Chinese in Philippine Life 1850-1898 said that in 1895,
while in exile in Dapitan in Mindanao, in the southern Philippines, Jose Rizal was filled
with righteous indignation at the exploitation of the natives by the Chinese traders, and
appealed to the local residents to boycott the Chinese shops. He also opened a small
sari-sari store to compete against the Chinese.
Nick Joaquin, the late Philippine cultural icon, even praised Rizals actions: And because
Chinese financiers had a stranglehold on native agriculture, Rizal set up the Cooperative
Association of Dapitan Farmers, a pioneer in economic nationalism.
Andres Bonifacio, leader of the armed revolution, had related in a letter how his troops
once raided some twenty Chinese stores and emptied them of their food supplies.
The Father of the Philippine Army, and hero of our country, Gen Artemio Ricarte included
in the vision for our nation which he distributed in the country, the ban of the chinese
from banking and business.
The next generations of our elders carried this DNA in the 1900s.
Let us get rid of all the Chinese and deport them to China starting with Pnoy and
Kris
Around November of 1924, we developed check points set up for identifying and
assessing foreigners entering our country as part of our defense system of
checking further foreign infiltration. However, the United States government, with
their military might to back up their policies, dismantled them. An editorial
appeared on June 5, 1926 in The Tribune. It made a comment regarding: the

chinese making a plaything of our exclusion laws; their out maneouvering us from
the start of our border checking operations, making a fool out of us.
At the same time we filipinos took physical actions in parts of Luzon and Manila to
dismantle chinese establishments. Unfortunately, the U.S. established auxilliary
corps of their armed forces- the Philippine Constabulary, blocked our actions.
We were gaining control of our nation had not for U.S. intervention. It gave foreign
invaders room for manoeuvre against our own series of manoeuvres thru legal
operations with the Retail Trade Nationalization Law in 1954. After we
implemented this law, some 8700 of the 10,000 chinese who rushed to get hold of
certificate of filipino citizenship papers after 1946, did so after 1954. Except on
paper, the number of chinese able to control retail trade was still the same.
Today, Henry Sy, Lucio Tan, Black Sand Miners, Lucio Co, rice cartels, Danding
Cojuangco and many others destroying our nationhood have taken over control of
development of our nation.
Today, we filipinos have lost possession of our lands and control of our
development. But today, we will recover our DNA we inherited from our elders, and
recover possession and control of our nation.
Rizal planted seed of revolution; Bonifacio watered it, and Aguinaldo and his traitor
followers killed it.
well said
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Re: Mrs comment on deporting Chinese: Si Pnoy na lang kaya, huwag si Kris, top grosser
yan ng sa MIFF or is it MILF! lol
mykmiguel
A great written article! very enlightening! Now i learned that i was a victim of the time-
honored colonial tactic of divide and rule to impose and perpetuate their dominance
over conquered peoples. And Im so sad to see one such revisionist who is employed in
National Historical Commission. I think this man, Bryan Paraiso, who denigrated
Bonifacio even on the occasion of his death anniversary, which the nation reverently
observed should make a public apology for pitting our heroes against each other, and
planting seeds of suspicion about their worth OR resign from NHC! Ill be the first one to
sign up in a petition for his resignation. More power to you, Sir Almario!
zeroko
Dr. Jose Rizal is the best Chinese who adopted the Philippines body and soul. We need
Chinese like him who really accepts the Philippines as his HOME. Unlike the present
generation of Chinese whose only motive is to enrich themselves at the expense of the
Filipinos, Dr. Jose Rizal is an exception. We see thousands of example on how the present
crop of Chinese has cheated the Filipinos in many ways.
Go to Divisoria whole sale stores. If you are a Filipino, the price of items are so expensive
unlike if you are a Chinese. The Store will sell you a different price much cheaper than
the price they sell to the Filipinos. This is the reason why Filipino merchant are at the
disadvantage. Also, Chinese are selling fake, substandard, and short selling which
means, the weight and specification of products they sell to Filipinos is below
expectation. They would even miss-brand so many products. The Chinese sell fake and
cheap Chinese products and pass it on as Del Monte Fruit cocktail, the soap from China
Love is fake as Dove U.S. product by changing the letter L in Love with D as Dove soap.
Take the case of Libbys Corn Beef (U.S.) which are really cheap Maling. Name brand
perfume is also a favorite target of Chinese. If I mention all these cheating s the
Chinese does to the disadvantage of Filipino buyers, this space would not be enough.
How can we say that these Filipino-Chinese are playing a level playing field if they resort
to cheating.
There is also the case of election. Many Filipino-Chinese has occupied high positions in
the government because once they get their post, they would appoint Chinese, their
comrades, in government positions, again, to the disadvantage of the Filipinos.
And the Universal fact that stronger race would sooner or later take over the control of
inferior race is very much accepted. The Filipinos is always at the loosing end when it
comes to the competition against the Filipino-Chinese group because Filipinos would
venture in anything by himself while Chinese are back up by Chinese Chamber of
Commerce. Their financial and technical support is unlimited. Take a newly opened
Chinese Hardware. Where on earth can you see a merchant whose merchandise are
complete to the smallest detail? In fact, once a Chinese merchant open up his business,
he has already have Filipino servant working in their business. The Chinese Owner can
not even speak a simple native Filipino dialect, which means that he is not really a
legitimate businessmen, but an illegal alien that has been sent here to do business. Go
to Divisoria and see for your self the hundreds of Chinese merchant who can not speak
tagalog yet, they are allowed by our Chinese Dominated Government as though they
have not violated our law against illegal migrants doing business here.
Mind you, the Chinese sphere of Influence which the American government has
predicted is very much alive in our country. We need another Dr. Jose Rizal to fight for
our national sovereignty and foster our nationalism.
The Filipinos is in great disadvantage because from the Conquestadores Spaniards who
burnt and erase our culture, from the first Americans who took control of the Philippines
from the Spaniards, the Japanese who maltreated us during WW II, now the Chinese. We
never have been free from foreign intrusion. We have been a conquered nation ever
since. An we have the problem of national identity. Many of us does not know who were
really are. There is an absent of NATIONALISM which is inherent to any nation on earth.
We have allowed the Chinese take-over without firing a single shot.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_TJLBFK6Y4JTVHRRL3PAFMU4VPI Pola
So okay lang ang kidnapping pag INSIK ang biktimahin huwag mga kawpa Pinoy.
lennonpaul
i think Rizal belong to malay race not chinese..
http://profile.yahoo.com/PXNVCYDD2MCTVMJK2JLWYDA5PM John
Hes Chinese too.
Yeah RIzal has a Chinese blood
Meow Ming
Did you know that Rizal when he was exiled in Dapitan put up a store to compete
with chinese merchants who are taking advantage of the locals?
Guest
Jose Rizal, with all due respect to his wishes, is first and foremost, an Indio Puro
or a Filipino Puro.
A document was shown Jose Rizal to which he drew attention to the fact that he
was
incorrectly described as a chinese mestizo, saying that he was an indio puro.
This is from a report by Austin Coates. He is someone acquainted with the family
of the sister of Jose Rizal- Narcisa. Austin Coates reported in 1960 in Rizal:
Philippine Nationalist and Martyr published by the Oxford University Press:
It was Rizal who established using the term indio as our badge of racial pride!
we shall become Indios Bravos! This is reported in 1997 by Asuncion Lopez-Rizal
Bantug
with Sylvia Mendez Ventura in, Indio Bravo: The Story of Jose Rizal.
Rizal further declared: I do not agree. This is unjust! Here it says that I am a half-
breed, and it isnt true! I am a pure Filipino! This is reported by a filipino lawyer
and diplomat Leon Ma. Guerrero in First Filipino, which won the first prize in the
1961 Rizal biography writing competition sponsored by the Jose Rizal National
Centennial Commission.
As Jose Rizal wished, he is not a malay, nor a chinese, but an Indio Puro or a
Filipino Puro.
Dog
dapat ang alisin si aguinaldo.. he bought and sold the country.
elvisaya
sya rin kaya nagpapatay kay gen antonio luna..? pa-traydor din yun..
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_QHGUJ3OJZAOIMBYYWTABNV2EEM Ai
How do you know? Nasa Visayas kaya ang mga ninuno mo.
ApoNiLolo
Kahit saang lupalop pa man galing ang kanyang ninuno, kung syay nag
babasa ng kasaysayan ng kanyang lipi, mag kakaroon sya ng kaalaman sa
kung anong nangyari nung unang panahon.
Ikaw, anong basihan mo sa iyong haka-haka?
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Homer Guo
agree
He didnt sold it. He fought a hopeless battle against the Americans. Sisihin mo si
Quezon. Learn your history.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_3RMNEZCQQHXWOQRXJROQ2CORFU
Homer Guo
obvious na di ka nagbabasa maigi. tama si dog. go back to reading a lot on

history.
Absent to nung nagbigay ng history test ang teacher nya o kaya di ginawa
research sa mga kasamaan ni Aguinaldo na duwag.
boybakal
Rizal PLANTED SEED of revolution; Bonifacio WATERED IT.
I dont buy this that Rizal planted the seed and Bonifacio watered it.
First of all, Bonifacio was a TABAK revolutionario, he probably cut the seed when it
started to grow that made the Spaniard angry..
Second, Rizal might be a Hero, a rebel hero against Spain during a short period when
Spain is about to abandon the Philippines.
He cannot be a true Filipino hero as his name is Rizal, there is no letter Z in our ABAKADA
for him to be called truly Filipino hero.
I would rather prefer LAPU LAPU as the Hero of our time.truly filipino, home grown.
His name is Lapu lapu without family name, a name during that time.
He was the one who planted the seed of revolution and he cut Magellan and his men
with his Itak and TABAK.
http://profile.yahoo.com/7D4P5PLHV42NDQITEGNBXC6BBI Miles
Ano kamo??? Dahil walang letter Z ang ABAKADA hindi na tunay na bayani o tunay
na Pinoy si Rizal dahil may letter Z apelyido niya??
Helloooooooo! Saan lupalop ka galing?
akimaxx
Ang mga manunulat noon, may pen name Rizal is the pen name of our hero. Dr.
Jose Rizals parents were Teodora Alonzo, the mother and Francisco Mercado, the
father.
ApoNiLolo
Wrong! Jose took the Rizal surname (his paternal grandmothers maiden
name) to disassociate him from Paciano so he could enroll in Letran. Paciano
was kick-out from Letran because of his subversive activities while studying
there.
You should not make-up stories to justify what you thought to be true. Read
and research is the key to arrive to a correct conclusion.
BTW, his pen name was Dimasalang!
ikaw ano ba pangalan mo na di naimpluinsyahan ng Spanish, sige nga sabihin mo

pangalan mo dito unless amoy tai ang tunog.
zeroko
Mabuhay ang Filipino, lalaban tayo. Ipagtangol natin ang sarili nating bansa!
zeroko
Look what happen to our claim to the Panatag group of Island. Our
Filipino-Chinese President dismally failed to protect our country against the
Chinese intrusion. We withdraw our ONLY navy ship, the American donated Coast
Guard Cutter from Scarborough Shoal during the standoff. He lied when he said,
the Chinese has declared fish ban in the said area even if it was not
true. He stopped former militaryman Faeldon to proceed to Scarborough Shoal to
make a show of force by going there with hundreds of Filipino fishermen.
He is reluctant to file the case to UNCLOS or United Nation Convention on Laws
of the Sea, to the disadvantage of our country.
PNoy our President, a Filipino-Chinese busy himself selling our

government lands and government Corporation to the Chinese. He is even silent,
pretending not to notice it, but our precious minerals like gold,
silver, copper, aluminum etc, are being stolen by the Chinese by operating
mines that are not listed. These Chinese businessmen or firms would even import
illegal Chinese miner to our country. How many times did our Bureau of
IMmigaration caught there Chinese miners in our country. And yet, PNoy, our
Filipino-Chinese President does not seem to give so much attention on what is
happening around. Our Chinese Dominated Legislative Branch is also at fault.
Why do we not institute death penalty to Chinese and Taiwanese Chemist who
manufacture these illegal drugs. YAWA! While our military
are targeting our indigenous people who are merely protecting their
birth-right to their ancestral land, PNoy has not even made an statement on
what is happening around. Take the case of that Italian priest who was
dastardly murdered in Cotobato for fighting for the cause of the indigenous
people. It is a fact that the military has a hand on the killing, yet, our
Filipino-Chinese President is closing his ears and eyes to the injustice.
Remember, when PNoy, our Filipino-Chinese President before he took

his office as our President made an Oath in the Luneta Grand Stand to defend
our Constitution and our Sovereignty. He he he. What happen now, the Chinese
has already extracting oil and gas in our PANATAG shoal and PNoy is just making
bungisngis. Is this the kind of President we want? He has committed
an act of TREASON for selling our land and government properties to the Chinese
through his Public Private Partnership, yet, nobody seems to care.
Remember the native Hawaiians, remember the American Indians,

the Eskimo of Canada and Alaska, the indigenous people of
Australia, they are now a vanishing breed. Their country is no longer their
own. We might wake up one day, and that day is just around the corner and
realize that the Philippines is no longer in the hands of the Filipinos. I will
run as Independent Mayor Candidate here in Q.C. precisely to defend our
country. Once elected, I will send a strong message to these Filipino-Chinese
to mend their ways. It is not yet too late.
daniboy2012
hmmp..very interesting views!!!!..
jga94
Fiction writer much.
zeroko
Noon, may MAKABEBE na nagsilbe sa mga Amerikano upang hanapin si General

Aguinaldo.. Noong panahon ng Japanese takeover, nariyan ang mga MAKAPILI na suot
ang bayong sa ulo, pinapapatay nila ang kapwa nilang Pilipino kahit na walang
kasalanan. Ngayon, natiyan ang mga Pilipinong NAGBEBENTA NG BOTO PABOR SA IBANG
LAHI!
Karamihan dyan Kapangpangan kaya tinawag silang dugong aso.
Aguinaldo had mistakes in leading towards an independent Philippines and I consider

him as my National Hero more than Rizal and Bonifacio.
Islaslolo
Are the assassinations of Andres Bonifacio and Antonio Luna just mistakes or
deliberate acts since they threaten his leadership?
Independent? He sold us to the Americans and the Japanese. He sacrificed Del

Pilar just to delay his capture.
kilabot
rizal planted, bonifacio watered, aguinaldo harvested;

similarly,
ninoy planted, cory watered, noykapon harvested. and wasted.
http://profile.yahoo.com/25A7RL6OZ7JWSTMRQE2NQSK4UQ dd
What about GMA and Ramos? They did come before Pnoy.
boypalabobo
Madali yan.
Ramos planted. Erap watered (more like drank alcohol), GMA harvested.
http://profile.yahoo.com/TI55XLCNTWAACFSQMEP3AOSHPA Mita
and kept it for herself.
Kala ko si Glorya ang nangharvest at si Erap sinacrifice, he he.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_IZS723M7OQL5GJ43IEJMJUDDIY hanep
Kaano ano kaya ni Gloria yung Col. Lazaro Makapagal na inutusan
ni Aguinado na damputin at patayin si Bonifacio ?
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Dead Inquirer.Net:
Sana malagyan nyo ng Dislike Button dito sa comments. Please lang. I liked the article,
but I really do not like some comments and it would really help me express my opinions
if youd put a dislike button for the comments. Thanks.
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Isnt that the purpose of the reply button? Not only can you say dislike but you can
also give them a piece of your mind.
I like the enhancement: nag-dislike na, may reply pa. Parang YouTube.
wow another anti-freedom of speech, if you want to dislike, you can refute the
persons argument, unless you do not know how to argue.
Anu naman ang anti-freedom of speech sa pagkakaroon ng dislike button?

Hindi ka ba sanay mag-dislike sa YouTube? A dislike button will, in fact,
enhance freedom of speech/expression.
remove aguinaldo in the list of heroes
You cannot, you always hear him every Christmas from your inaanaks.
tonyoks
resurrecting Rizals persona and stirring a century old mystery of why he was to be shot
by musketry will not jive very well with the Roman Catholic Church hierarchy
their signature is all over this enigma
The Roman Catholic abuses were the reason why our heroes had revolted against
Spain, and up to now, this same stupid religion still mingling with our government
and abusing the separation of church and state.
http://profile.yahoo.com/WDAV2VKWQ7PNDEXBXNQ3SXOABU Pidro
Bayan
dont worry, you ll die ahead with your fake religion! just relax and wait, you
will not be troubled by the Roman Church then!
jga94
Sad how some posters here totally turn around such an insightful article and make it a
jumpoff for their own dubious agenda (obviously anti-govt) spewing half-truths and total
lies..
daniboy2012
dapat ituro sa mga unibersidad at pagdebatihinkung sino ang tunay na mga bayani at
sino ang mga taksil!..para di sila pamarisan at hindi mamatay ang alab ng pagiging
makabayan ng bahat pilipino.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_7W7IOOVSMXPI4IM4SMGC47FS7I larry
correct ka dyan
bugoybanggers
Si RIZAL ang ginamit ng mga AMERIKANO para panghimasukan ang buhay ng mga
PILIPINO. Siya din ang tulay para maUTO ng mga AMERIKANO ang mga rebolosyunario
laban sa mga KASTILA. Siya din ang ginamit ng mga AMERIKANO para maitaguyod ang
pagbagsak ng KATOLIKISMO ng BANSA. Si RIZAL din ang ugat kung bakit naging TAMAD
ang mga PILIPINO. Sulat-Daldal ang adhikain ni RIZAL. Ang kailangan ng mga PILIPINO ay
KUMILOS at gumawa ng paraan para UMUNLAD ANG BANSA sa pamamagitan ng
pagSISIKAP! Hindi sa mesa at bollpen lang ang dala. Si RIZAL ay walang alam sa
makinerya.. wala siyang interes sa INDUSTRIALISASYON kaya tayo napag iwanan ng
JAPAN at KOREA. Puro sulat.. sulat sulat yun lang. Baw!
yeah. americans made him the national hero.
abner
si rizal na intsik pala ay ginawang hero ng amerkano?? ahdi pala siya dapat
ang bayani. Amerkano pala pumili..
bugoybanggers
Si RIZAL ay INSTIK!!!
bugoybanggers
Hindi ka ba nagbasa? Sino ba ang nakakilala kay RIZAL.. ang mga KANO!
ApoNiLolo
Huwag mong idahilan si Rizal sa pag kolonisa sa atin ng Kano. Sasakupin tayo ng
Kano, nandyan si Rizal o wala.
Huwag mong sabihing ginamit ng Kano si Rizal sa pag bagsak ng katolikismo. Ang
mga pare mismo ang may kasalanan kung bakit unti-unting tumitiwalag ang mga
deboto.
Huwag mong sisihin si Rizal sa pagiging tamad ng ilan nating kababayan. Nasa tao
yan kung gusto nilang guminhawa ang buhay o manatiling nakalugmok sa kanilang
kinatatayuan.
Lahat ng iyong tinuringan ay MALI! Mababaw na pananaw ng isang ignorante at

makitid mag-isip!
bugoybanggers
Mababaw ang dahilan mo LOLO. Wala ka sa tuno kaya nga dapat sinamahan
mo na lang si RIZAL mo. Ang tao ay dapat may tamang INSPIRASYON.. iyan
ang BAYANI, hindi sa tulad ni RIZAL na dakilang INSTIK baboy! Ang
pagkaPILIPINO ay lalong nababoy dahil INTSIK BABOY ang ginawang bayani
ng mga KANO para sa mga PILIPINO.
ApoNiLolo
Mag bigay ka ng halimbawa kung papano na baboy ang pagka Pilipino ng

gawing bayani si Rizal?
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_HOCSZLQBWVGXXI2NZJ2P7LMPHA Leond Yobar
Rizal planted the seed of revolution, and Bonifacio watered it Until now we are still in
darkness fighting for a true revolution a fight among ourselves vs the shadows of the
past, the rich are getting richer the poor becomes poorer we are controlled only by 10
fimilies and the pagan- catholic church as the number 1.
http://profile.yahoo.com/QM7PHXH3IFE3RZLXXAB7I37TTY HyperAgla
Dapat kasi silang dalawa na lang ang National Hero(es) natin. They are the perfect
combination of characters.
http://profile.yahoo.com/UZMYIL5FXLVIHRZXBQGONZS6U4 Jhune
Move on Filipinos, our national heroes contributions shall be our inspiration to make our
nation great.
simonibarra27
Kongrat nga pala sa CBCP,,, 116 taon na pala yung PINAPATAY nyo! Di parin nagigising
yung sambayanan! Again Kongrats kasi hangang ngayon CBCP paring ang nagdidikta sa
gobyernong ito! Sorry ka nalang Rizal malakas talaga ang Kampon ni SATANAS,,,sa PINAS.
bugoybanggers
Halang ka boy! wala kang alam, wala pa ang CBCP noon kasi ENGLISH!
ApoNiLolo
The committee recommended nine other historical

figures to be recognized as national heroes in a report to the
Department of Education, Culture and Sports (Decs) in a report on Nov.
22, 1995.
But the Decs took no action on the recommendation for fear that it would stir
controversy
I hope Aguinaldo and Marcos were not in that short list!
http://profile.yahoo.com/FN3CXBADTS744BOL4XXDG2QDXY reizhargej
this writer is not worthy dont implant your views on us. u have not summarized yet and
will not red further on your article. get the facts straight.
The next Filipino politicians that came after Aquinaldo learned all their corruption from
him and for being a traitor when collaborated with the Japanese. Aguinaldo and his
government ministers agreed to dissolve the
rebel government and go into exile in Hong Kongthey received legal amnesty and an
indemnity of 800,000
Mexican dollars. When Japan seized the Philippines during World War II, Aguinaldo
cooperated with the occupation. He joined the Japanese-sponsored
Council of State, and made speeches urging an end to Filipino and
American opposition to the Japanese occupiers.So, he sold the Philippines twice to the
enemies.
Albert Einstien
1944 Benigno Aquino Sr- charged with TREASON- japanese collaborator( they were
called -MAKAPILI )
In December 1944, as the American forces continued their advance to liberate the
Philippines from Japanese forces, BENIGNO AQUINO SR. with others were arrested
and imprisoned at the Sugamo Prison when the Japanese surrendered. On August
25, 1946, Aquino was flown back to the Philippines for his trial on treason charges
by the Peoples Court
simonibarra27
Rizal is not a MYTH. Ninoy is a FRAUD, Filipinos are full of SNIT! We alway pretend to
know all the solutions but we dont. CBCP is the CANCER!
ApoNiLolo
Thank you Mr. Almario for your write-up. It justified what I assumed actually happened
in our whitewashed history and at the same time made me think twice the true
characters of the major players involved.
Who is this MOFO Bryan C. Paraiso ?
Unschooled as Bonifacio was, he knew, as if by instinct that

Imperialist Spain would not give up the spoils
it was extracting from the Filipinos and their ancestral
real estate. While Rizal had the illusion that reforms were forthcoming.
Rizal was a landed ilustrado just like the ones Uncle Sam used as
puppets to control its newly acquired colony.
Thus giving more than a kernel of truth to the
claims that Rizal was a Yankee sponsored hero.
Bonfacio sprung from the masses and

he got it right from the get go and advocated
outright overthrow of the Castillan Imperialist domination.
Aguinaldo was nothing but a pretender and a power hungry assassin.
In my book, Andres Bonifacio is the authentic Revolutionary Hero and Nationalist.
bugoybanggers
anong IMPERIALIST. Ang tunay na imperialist ay ang PANGINOON MONG

AMERIKANO!
Bugoy.bugoy ka talaga.
PhilippineSalt
Amen. Si Jose Rizal free thinker yanAndres Bonifacio should be the one.
http://Inquirer.net/ AlzheimersC
Wala sinakripisyo din si Gregorio del Pilar para maubos lahat ng mga nationalist at
matira ang mga corroborator sa mga mananakop katulad ni aguinaldo
Chihuahua
Andy Bony, his brother and gen Luna were all victims of the treachery of Gen Emi Agi,
deceived and murdered in a power struggle. Gen Agi did the Americans a big favor. How
is it possible that Gen Agi is considered and revered as one of the pantheon of heroes?
His treachery include open collaboration with the Nipponese that murdered millions
during the years of their occupation. Equally baffling are the laurels, aquinos and many
other collaborators never really were called to and punished for their deeds for their
roles during the Nipponese puppet 2nd republic but have instead resumed their social
status as oligarchs? These and many Phl Benedict Arnolds can only happen in Phl.
Sabi nga nila history is written by victors! kaya pala karamihan sa mga pinoy e
nagtitiyaga na lang sa tira ng mga corroborators at mga basatardo ng mga
Espanyol
CyberPinoy
Rizal planted seed of revolution; Bonifacio watered it, WHILE AGUINALDO GRAB THE
GLORY and KILL ALL OPOSITION.
What a revolution it is where the brave died and the killer lives and glorified. So when
will the Filipino learn not to patronize the tyrant and the selfish so called hero! Here
comes a new election expect to see Erap to have the vote again from the same stupid
people.
Masasabi lang natin na incompetent si Erap pero siya ang pinili ng masa
samantalang ang nagtanggal sa kanya ay ang mga corroborators na sina
Makapagal, Ang CBCP, mga negosyanteng intsik, mga bastardo ng Kastila at damay
pati si CORY.
CyberPinoy
Ok bro maaring tama ka incompetent lang kaso ang masaklap nito dahil sa
pagiging incompetent nya yung mga pinipili nyang mga tauhan ay tyrant,
killers at selfish power hungry parasites. so basically sya padin ang parang
Aguinaldo that will do anything just to grab power whatever it takes while his
dogs roam around, at ang masaklap pa nito siya din ang pinipili ng masa.
Kaya nga sabi ko When will the Filipino people learn from history when the
same thing happens all over again.
Pero hindi ka man lang nagtataka bro kung bakit gustong tanggalin ng mga
crook na katulad ni Makapagal, CBCP etc si Erap kung ang pinipili nito e mga
crook ding katulad nila?
Chihuahua
Heroes are supposed to represent the values and spirit of a nation. They serve as role
models of the youth molding their thoughts and character. Traitors, collaborators and
murderers such Gen Emi Agi have no place in the pantheon of heroes.
No wonder hindi tayo umuunlad eh daming crooks sa gobyerno kasi hindi sila TUNAY na
Pilipino sa isip, sa salita at lalo na sa gawa.
kilabot
aguinaldos killer instinct reminds one of another caviteo general who left behind a
murderous trail and got away with it.. hint: he is a noman.
warillaman
who is this paraiso kid ???? dapat ibitin ito ng patiwarik at nagmamarunong, I think he
should be ban from the philippines, persona non grata!!! debasing the only one and
foremost hero of philippine revolution, he should say about the treachery of aguinaldo or
bading ito at in love kay aginaldo!!!!
patrickinca
The problem is that books and propaganda had instilled into the minds of the filipino
that the pen is more powerful than the gun. If you noticed on rizals writings that he is
putting a small hint that ultimately a violent revolution is inevitable if the spaniards will
not grant his petition. But Rizal is a coward in my book and a hopeless romantic which
got scared when bonifacio asked his support for the upcoming revolution. Bonifacio
sacrificed everything while Rizal enjoyed a privileged life and most of his writings are
just a bunch of delusional ideas which the stupid nostalgic filipinos love to read.
Eventually here we are, our society are a bunch of more words less action type of people.
We love to revise other peoples ideas and bask on the accomplishment of others and
label it an accomplishment and pride of the Philippines. Rizal is a hero but not to be
considered as the same level than Bonifacio. Andres Bonifacio should be the true
National Hero.
About Aguinaldo? I see the likes of him still exist especially in the senate.like Enrile.
Murderous and opportunistic.
You simply dont understand El Filibusterismoplease reread it and know what

was the real intention of Rizalthe taste of the pudding is in the eating ika nga
But he retracted everything before he died. also, why he wrote everything in

spanish? it was only later translated in tagalog. how can filipino who doesnt
understand spanish read it?
http://www-blogjosemig200905com.blogspot.com/ Jose Miguel

Garcia
He wrote in spanish precisely because we filipinos from north to south at

that time understood spanish. In 1863, Queen Isabel II had decreed the
establishment of the public school system in the Philippines. This implies
that teachers assigned to it would instruct their students in Spanish.
Even up to 1916, when we were already under U.S. occupation, after several
years of our resistance to their invasion to which we only surrendered after
they resorted to massive hostage-taking and extermination of the civilians
among us, Henry Ford made a report to the president of the United States
based on his travels through the islands, using ordinary transportation and
mixing with all classes of people under all conditions. He stated that
Spanish is: everywhere the language of business and social intercourse;
almost indispensable in order for anyone to obtain prompt service from
anyone, in and outside of Manila; being customarily used by the Americans
who travel around all the islands.
Alarmed by such a uniting factor, the U.S. aggressor forces utilized education
to cut off the potency of our defense system right in our minds. This is
where the foundation of our Determinant of National Actions are located.
Generals Otis and McArthur, facilitated North American of the United States
schools, selection of textbooks, assigning of soldiers from the U.S.
occupational forces as chaplains, superintendent of schools, and, as
teachers.
It was the United States of North American aggressor forces who cut off the
Spanish Language from the Philippines.
Ronald_18
Its still debatable,. whether Rizal retracted or not. Reports of Rizal retracts
came from the priests, they are suspected of being biased for their fate and
not to fuel up the revolution.
I dont think Rizal retracted. His family suffered a lot from the
Spanish authorities and even himself. Also, the priests in our country
suppressed the Filipinos for reading his two novels until Recto and the
government passed the Rizal law.
Magsasaka
i believe before the passage of Rizal law RCC made all the lobbying just to
put this law to rest but just like with RH bill they failed, however, RCC was
able to work around Rizal law by influencing our government to provide the
schools with castrated edition of all his writings specially Noli and El Fili,
almost all the details of dirty works of damasos were gone.
ApoNiLolo
I may not like how patrickinca sees Rizal, but what, may I ask, was Rizals
intention when he wrote the book?
Simply put Rizal really wanted a revolution
You see according to Fili, the reason why that rebellion didnt succeeded
because the main characters like Basilio and Isagani change their minds
when the rebellion is about to be launch as was planned by Simoun but the
grounds for rebellion are very compelling especially to the READERS like us
and especially to the Filipinos who read at that era
Rizal laid the ground work why they should hate the Spanish authorities and
only revolution would be the logical solution
Why Ibarra posing as Simoun accepted what Father Florentino explained to

him why God was so mean to him when his planned revolution never
succeeded its because hes already dying and no matter what he says its all
for naught and perhaps he still have faith to God and his reservation about
that belief in God might be true somehow? in death!!!
But the important aspect I guess is that no matter what are the obstacles like
Isaganis love? or the death of the leader of revolution(Simoun) and the
gripping faith to God would not deter those who want to have a revolution
for the sake of saving the country from oppressive Spanish
colonizers(especially the church
Or realistically translating itthe death of Rizal(as the instigator of

revolution) should not be the reason that a revolution would not be carried
out with the likes of Bonifacio and other revolutionaries who will follow suit.
ApoNiLolo
The same assessment as my college class (w/ some small variation) when we
studied the book in our Rizal subject way back then.
What I was wondering was; why belie patrickincas understanding when his
interpretation concurs with ours?
Because he didnt read it by heart and I suspect also that he didnt read a lot
more about Rizals work or his lifeor simply he got poor reading
comprehensionhehe, more likely! :)
His comments were much the same as those who oppose Rizalparticularly
those who advance neo-arms struggle to our current system of govt.
Rizal is not a coward simply because he cant function as an effective military

leader because he got no military backgroundhes more adept in soliciting
support rather than bearing weapons and using them
Besides hes a very marked man in the eyes of the Spanish authorities and
that would hamper the revolution in respect to recruitment and planning of
secret attacks.
Because as I said the ground for revolution is very clear already and if Rizal
will actively participate or not it doesnt matter anymore.
$14334231
.Rizal planted seed of revolution; Bonifacio watered itand aguinaldo killed the water
boy.this should be your banner
boybakal
Rizal planted seed of revolution; Bonifacio watered it
Si Rizal, itinanim yon Buto, Dinilig ni Bonifacio.Tanong tumobo ba yon tanim o nalanta.
Putol ang storya.
I really admire Rizal, a very intelligent, intellectual scholar. Indeed a hero worthy of
emulation.
Rizal studied and studied, took up so many courses, degrees, masteral abroad.
My question isDid Rizal ever work to recoup what has been spent on his education.
The last time I heard then,yon great great great grandchild of Rizal from one of his
sisters ay magtratricycle and renting a room.
Naubos ba ang pera at kabuhayan ng mga magulang ni Rizal dahil sa kanyang kaaaral at
di nagtrabaho.
This is not to discredit Rizal but nagtatanong lang.He is still a National Hero.
archerfan
rizal was nothing more than a false revolutionary, chosen by the americans to be our
national hero because they want somebody like him, scared and non combative, to be
our role model so we dont fight and just alow them to abuse us. Like aguinbaldo, rizal is
a traitor and a puppet of the occupying countries. they dont deserve to be part of our
history!!
Ronald_18
Bonifacio, doesnt think. Hes only relies in his hot tempered manner to execute
things. Besides, Bonifacio did not won a single battle against Spain. What are his
accomplishment(s) (if any) compared to Rizal? Yes, I admire him for putting a group
to fight Spain, but aside from that, is there anything that his descendants or
followers can bragged about?
Sugod Mga Kapatid, is still being practiced by Filipinos. Puro tapang, wala
namang plano!
Simply put Rizal really wanted a revolutionYou see according to Fili, the reason why
that rebellion didnt succeeded because the main characters like Basilio and Isagani
change their minds when the rebellion is about to be launch as was planned by Simoun
but the grounds for rebellion are very compelling especially to the READERS like us and
especially to the Filipinos who read at that eraRizal laid the ground work why they
should hate the Spanish authorities and only revolution would be the logical solution
Why Ibarra posing as Simoun accepted what Father Florentino explained to him why God
was so mean to him when his planned revolution never succeeded its because hes
already dying and no matter what he says its all for naught and perhaps he still have
faith to God and his reservation about that belief in God might be true somehow? in
death!!!But the important aspect I guess is that no matter what are the obstacles like
Isaganis love? or the death of the leader of revolution(Simoun) and the gripping faith to
God would not deter those who want to have a revolutionfor the sake of saving the
country from oppressive Spanish colonizers(especially the church
Or realistically translating itthe death of Rizal(as the instigator of revolution) would not
be the reason that a revolution should not be carried out with the likes of Bonifacio and
the other revolutionaries who will follow suit.
Jose Rizal, with all due respect to his wishes, is first and foremost, an Indio Puro or a
Filipino Puro.
A document was shown Jose Rizal to which he drew attention to the fact that he was
incorrectly described as a chinese mestizo, saying that he was an indio puro. This is
from a report by Austin Coates. He is someone acquainted with the family of the sister
of Jose Rizal- Narcisa. Austin Coates reported in 1960 in Rizal: Philippine Nationalist
and Martyr published by the Oxford University Press:
It was Rizal who established using the term indio as our badge of racial pride!we
shall become Indios Bravos! This is reported in 1997 by Asuncion Lopez-Rizal Bantug
with Sylvia Mendez Ventura in, Indio Bravo: The Story of Jose Rizal.
Rizal further declared: I do not agree. This is unjust! Here it says that I am a half-breed,
and it isnt true! I am a pure Filipino! This is reported by a filipino lawyer and diplomat
Leon Ma. Guerrero in First Filipino, which won the first prize in the 1961 Rizal biography
writing competition sponsored by the Jose Rizal National Centennial Commission.
As Jose Rizal wished, he is not a malay, nor a chinese, but an Indio Puro or a Filipino
Puro.
ApoNiLolo
Semantics. Genealogy wise, he got Chinese blood. Rizal was just emphasizing his
nationalism by declaring that his a Filipino. A man who belongs to a country and
not to a race.
Albert Einstien
rizal is already a 5th generation on patrialcal side ALONE( one side only ) so
his chinese blood if theres ANYthing left is : .00000001% chinese &
.99999999% filipino ..most probably NIL,naught, nihil, nix, none , nothing ,

nought, zero : > )
ApoNiLolo
I only said his got Chinese blood. How many percentage it may be is
irrelevant to what I said.
Unlike some posters here who insist, as if his a full-blooded Chinese and
should not be considered a Philippine hero. You should have posted your
reply to bugoybanger. Its more apt in his comment. >: D
Albert Einstien
do it my friend so that they will we be illuminated. : > )
Magsasaka
akala ko si Bonifacio ang may dugong chinese
ApoNiLolo
Baka namasukan bilang bodegero ng Chinese. >: D
Magsasaka
eh di ba ang portrait kay bonifacio laging naka kamisa de chino
ApoNiLolo
Meron akong nakitang portrait sa web na kasama ang ibang bayani.

Nakasuot sila ng Benetton. >: D
Magsasaka
yong namasukan bilang bodegero ay maaring totoo pero kasama iyan sa mga
paninirang ginawa ni tirona bago pinapatay ni aguinaldo si bonifacio, take
note ang berdugo ay ninuno ni gloria macapagal arroyo, mga lahi pala talaga
sila ng mga traidor at maduduming dugo.
http://www-blogjosemig200905com.blogspot.com/ Jose Miguel

Garcia
We can see documents regarding Andres Bonifacio from page 91 of Bonifacio

Papers by Ambeth Ocampo. We can see that Andres Bonifacio is of native of
the archipelago and iberian blood. Here is a quote from this report:
While going over pre-war magazines I saw a copy of the marriage certificate
of Bonifacios parents. It explains why Bonifacio is not in the vecindario of
naturales in Tondo. It reads in part:
D. Jose N. Jovellanos, secular priest of the Archbisopric of Manila, parish

priest of Tondo, Manila, Philippine Islands
Certifies that in Book 9 of Marriages on page 29 is a document that reads:

SANTIAGO BONIFACIO with CATALINA DE CASTRO.
On the 24th of January 1873 Saturnino Buntan, parish priest of Tondo

authorized the marriage contracted in Tondo between [Santiago Bonifacio]
the son of Vicente Bonifacio y de Alejandra Rosales and Catalina de Castro,
single, mestiza espaola, a native of the province of Zambales and resident
in this pueblo of Tondo daughter of Martin de Castro and Antonia
Gregorio in the presence of Don Severino Ampil and Doa Patricia Trinidad
as witnesses and godparents
Magsasaka
thanks, ang dami palang nagkalat na tsismis tungkol sa nga bayani natin at
kailangan talaga ng ibayong pananaliksik.
Albert Einstien
happy new year philippines 2013.ALL our HEROES are EQUAL in HIERARCHY they are
all patriots..as long as they gave their lives for our people & countrythat is
HEROISM..& we should be thankful.there should be NO fight who is betterlike in our
laws they may all be considered as PRINCIPAL.. principal by direct participation, principal
by inducement & principal by indespensable cooperation.. so whatever contribution
they made as principal of the revolution they should be ALL EQUALLY HONORED &
RECOGNIZED as our HEROESthough each of us have our own favorites..like choice of
beauty is subjective the same with personal choice of individual heroespersonal choice
lies on the eyes of the beholder.
our heroes rizal-legislative, mabini-judiciary & bonifacio -executive.now represents our

republican democratic state
lets not forget the GREATEST HEROES of all TIMELAPU-LAPU & SULTAN KUDARAT..I think
they are ALSO the heroes of our latest heroes rizal, bonifacio & mabiniall other
heroes like SILANGs, makabulos, dizon & trece martirez
FACT remains that our warriors LAPU-LAPU & SULTAN KUDARAT were brave and
unbeatable during their time.thats why they are my top favorites..UNDEFEATED &
UNFLINCHING
LAPU-LAPU
Lapu-Lapu was the king of Mactan, an island in the Visayas, Philippines, who is known as
the first native of the archipelago to have resisted Spanish colonization. He is now
regarded as the first Filipino hero.
On the morning of April 27, 1521, Lapu-Lapu and the men of Mactan, armed with spears
and kampilan, faced Spanish soldiers led by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan. In
what would later be known as the Battle of Mactan, Magellan and several of his men
were killed.
Spanish chronicler Antonio Pigafetta pointed out that Lapu-Lapu wielded a sword that is
used by blue bloods of the Moro group. The mention of the name of the sword in several
oral stories also proves the widespread existence and use of kampilan across the
archipelago at that time.
Magellans voyage chronicler Pigafetta reports that the Christian king Humabon sent a
message saying that if they return the bodies of Magellan and his crew, they would give
as much merchandise as they wished.
but Lapulapus immediate response was, We will not give away the captains body for all
the riches in the world, because his body is the trophy of our victory against invaders of
our shore
cebu local gullas said Lapu-Lapu is a good example of determination and willingness to
work well. He learned how to ride on a horseback and on carabao proficiently at the age
of six years; knew how to read and write at seven; boxed well at nine; became a
champion swimmer, boxer and wrestler at eighteen; beat the Bornean marauders and
pirates twice at twenty.
According to native legend, Lapu-Lapu never died but turned into stone, and has since
then been guarding the seas of Mactan. Fishermen in the island city would throw coins
at a stone shaped like a man as a way of asking for permission to fish in the chieftains
territory.
SULTAN KUDARAT
This great Muslim leader ruled over his Sultanate of Maguindanao (now Mindanao) in a
span of 52 years (1619-1671). His career as a ruler was considered one of the most
colorful in Philippine history.
Sultan of Maguindanao in the Philippines. During his reign, he successfully opposed the
Spaniards who attempted to conquer his land and hindered the Christianization of the
island of Mindanao.
Sultan Kudarats ascendancy, to his defeats by the Spaniards and rival Sultans, through
his eventual triumph over Spanish colonialism, by the uniting of virtually all of the
present-day Southern Philippines
BLOODY FIGHT.In the early part of the year 1637, Hurtado de Corcuera, Captain and
Governor General of the Philippines, led personally the combined Spanish Indio forces
and attacked the Muslim citadel at Lamitan near Lake Lanao. Sultan Kudarat with 2,000
native warriors met the enemy in what was considered as the bloodiest and one of the
biggest battles of his career. The Muslim leader and his warriors including women and
children, fought great vigor and bravery, many of them heroically dying in the struggle.
Kudarat sustained a bullet wound in one arm, fought his way through the Spanish lines
& escaped. His wife, clasping her baby at her breast, also ran through the Spanish lines,
jumped over a cliff and eluded capture.( kahimyang )
Sultan kudarat said to his people.. What have you done? Do you realize what
subjection would reduce you to? A toilsome slavery under the Spaniards! Turn your eyes
to the subject nations and look at the misery to which such glorious nations had been
reduced. Look at the Tagalogs and the Visayans! Do you think that the Spaniards would
consider you of better stuff? Have you not seen how the Spaniards have trampled them
under their feet? Do you not see how they are obliged to work at the oars and at the
factories everyday with all their might and rigors? Can you tolerate anyone with a little
Spanish blood to beat you up and grasp thefruits of your labor? A Hlow yourselves today
and tomorrow you will be at the oars. I, at least, will be a pilot, the biggest favor they will
allow in a ship. Do not let their sweet words deceive you. Their promisesfacilitate their
deceits, which, little by little, will enable them to control everything. Reflect on how they
dishonored even the minor promises they made to the heads of other nations until they
had become masters of them all. See now what is being done to these heads and how
they are being led by a rod!
In the Philippine Archipelago, there had never been a native dominion as powerful and
as extensive as that of Sultan Qudarat. No other native ruler had earned more love,
respect, awe, and fear from his subjects and hatred and animosity from his enemies, the
Spaniards, who nevertheless had on occasion grudgingly admired him. (Cesar Majul,
Muslims in the Philippines).
LAPU-LAPU & SULTAN KUDARATs IMMORTAL name & UNBEATABLE unflinching warriors
made the INVADERS pee their pantsbecause they just FIGHT & say NO invaders set
foot in our islands pompous, high spirited & sure of victory with grandeous advanced full
battle gears but when they face lapu-lapu & sultan kudarat ..they returned home only
with their scalped head with their bodies skinned left on the battlefield..they are
UNFLINCHING WARRIORS & their passion for PATRIOTISM is beyond compare.they
are the FATHERS ,PRIDE & FACE of all REVOLUTION against different foreign invaders in
our archipelagoSALUTE to ALL heroes !!!
your names are IMMORTALIZED & ENGRAVEd in the hearts & minds of every
PATRIOT and your people are FOREVER INDEBTED to you. you continue to inspire
younger generations of your HEROISM, FEAT & DEFIANCE against insurmountable
oddsTHANK YOU!!!
They defeated the same Magellan who sailed to the unknown world to discover
new lands for Spain as his secondary objective :)
Who after sailing to uncharted ocean lost several ships and men to typhoons and
luckily in a near death situation from starvation, found the habitable islands of the
Philippines to replenish themselves and not so soon that luck was ended by Lapu-
Lapu. :)
http://joboni96.myopenid.com/ joboni96
rizal the thinker

bonifacio the revolutionary organizer
aguinaldo the government organizer
sa tulong ng mga marami pang ibang pro pilipino
pero ang mga collaborators

ng imperyalistang u.s.
ang nanalo
mga apoapohan nila

nangingibabaw pa rin sa gobyerno
at sa negosyo
mga collaborators pa rin
Somehow its understandable that these collaborators allowed our colonizer

especially the new one(Americans) to reign with little resistance because its a
hopeless battle anywayTheyll gonna lose the battle no matter what theyre going
to do(of course the enemies did some convincing themselves by showing their
military might to Aguinaldohe had witness it with his very own eyes perhaps
and might convince them also that they would be more different from the previous
one(Spain))
But what would be the most tyrannical result of that collaboration is that the
problem of wealth distibution of the countrys assets favoring the few(especially
the colonizers) was never broken but only change handsto the new FEW locals as
the reward for being accomplice to the American whims. They become the new
tyrant of the Filipino people as what Rizal correctly predicted in his writings.
Magsasaka
well said
Albert Einstien
1944 Benigno Aquino Sr- charged with TREASON- japanese collaborator (

they were called MAKAPILI )
Arrest and collaboration charges
In December 1944, as the American forces continued their advance to
liberate the Philippines from Japanese forces, Aquino together with other
officials were arrested and imprisoned at the Sugamo Prison when the
Japanese surrendered. On August 25, 1946, Aquino was flown back to the
Philippines for his trial on treason charges by the Peoples Court
1968 Benigno Aquino jr RP lost oil rich SABAH due to his political ambition.
Aquino was imprisoned on charges of murder and subversion. He was found

guilty of subversion and sentenced to death in November 1977. ( MARCOS
the MERCIFUL? )This was commuted into exile to allow a humanitarian
medical treatment in the United States in 1980, accompanied by his wife.
According to some through the efforts of Imelda Marcos convinced Pres.
Marcos to be merciful..
Ninoys accomplishments in the Senate and his most famous political stunts.
such as the fateful revelation of allegedly 1968 Jabidah Massacre (the killing
of about 60 Filipino-Muslims who were being trained for an operation
authorized by Marcos to secretly infiltrate & claim the island of Sabah from
Malaysia), resulted in the alleged mass killings of our advanced civlian
groups mostly tausugs & ilocanos in sabah..and the birth of muslim rebellion
in the south (mnlf, milf,biff) ..killings surge to hundred of thousands now.
NO WONDER ..pres. cory & noynoy will not claim sabah..our LOST oil rich
territory due to ninoys friendly relations to malaysia? While US government
formally informed the british that sabah is not part of malaysia.
ninoy is a friend to malaysia during marcos time on his clandestine with

fake passports ( not heroic in fact that is a crime on itself ) return to RP;
(wikipedia) -Logan International Airport on August 13, 1983, took a
circuitous route home from Boston, via Los Angeles to Singapore. In
Singapore, then Tunku Ibrahim Ismail of Johor met Aquino upon his arrival in
Singapore and later brought him to Johor to meet with other Malaysian
leaders Once in Johor, Aquino met up with Tunku Ibrahims father, Sultan
Iskandar, who was a close friend to Aquino.
1986 Corazon Aquino Chinese were allowed to enter the spratly group of
islands in 1987 after marcos was deposed by cory.NOW china is CLAIMING
our islands as their ownfor people to support her she PROMISED land
distribution but in vainshe released ALL TOP COMMUNIST & MUSLIM
REBELS they grow stronger & death resulted in multitudes..now rebels
are demanding thier OWN territories
toppled a CONSTITUTIONALLY elected leaderestablished a REVOLUTIONAY

govt.. made her own constitution in the guise of REFORMS in 1987.
successful enough PRICES of everything went up
SKY HIGH.. the poor become poorer ..no more standard of living to talk about
..just plain survival..just compare prices to the time she grab power & left
office
The Mendiola massacre, also called Black Thursday by some Filipino

journalists, was an incident that took place in Mendiola Street, San Miguel,
Manila, Philippines on January 22, 1987, in which state security forces
violently dispersed a farmers march to Malacaan Palace. Thirteen of the
peasants were killed and many wounded when government anti-riot forces
opened fire on the FARMERS..
Hacienda lusita massacre- the dispersal at Hacienda Luisita left at least

seven people dead and 121 injured, 32 from gunshot wounds
Noynoy the reformist..or FALSE PROPHET of change.bowed to continue the

legacy of cory REFORMS ( promises)successful indeed.. the price of
EVERYTHING went up exponentially from 1986 & from 2010 till now jan.
2013, land reforms not yet concluded especially the celebrated hacienda
luisita lands has NOT distributed yet in-spite of supreme court final
decision..moreover, Now the chinese ALREADY CLAIMED our territory &
established a government inside our nosesafter the noy-trillanes secret
deal with china in july 2012
2013 WHERE are we NOW!? That is the problem
Youre going to retake a territory with only a handful of men? Even how well
trained they are in military techniques its still mind boggling how they can
succeed? Even if we used the entire fighting force of our country, I still had a
healthy doubt about our chances especially if Malaysia chooses to keep that
territory?
Maybe we can negotiate that but it would take more than one representative
to close a favorable result perhaps a delegation that includes the President
himself and the whole Congress to back it up(if it will lead to war) and not
some blame game directed at Aquino aloneIt seems that it made to appear
that our countrys foreign policy is very immature or amateurish??
Albert Einstien
they were trained in batchesto be our advance forces.at that time we

were number two in military might in asia.unfortunately NINOY who is a
friend of malaysian leaders exposed marcos plan of RE-CLAIM..
Alright! If you really buy that invasion idea of Sabah to promote the
countrys interest, fineI really believe that plot will only be loved by class B
movie producers
Albert Einstien
that was during marcos when our afp is a tigernow ICJ-UN is our best
alternative but pnoy govt will never allow that to happen bec malaysian
leaders are friends of ninoy.
im just wondering why until now ..they are not filing a claim for sabah in icj-
un maybe there must be incriminating records that malaysians holds
with their friends & local allies here?
Maybe Pnoy has the same hesitation with Ramos, Erap and Gloria?
Because our historical claim of Sabah is best interpreted when it was read
side by side with stories of fictional or of mythical values :)
Albert Einstien
$ sign.who funded the MNLF & CPP-NPAto destab the govt of manila
both rebellion establshed in 1968.after the exposure of ninoy on the
SECRETsabah reclaim plan of marcos ..lol
If theres anyits a pittance reallyNo wonder both resorted to extortions

and kidnappings
sino mang hindi magsulong

ng ating interes at
tumulong sa dayuhan
kontra sa interes natin
ay collaborator
japan was not our enemy

it was the u.s. imperialists war
quitters dont win

kaya tuloy ang laban natin
marami ring inischolar
ng imperyalistang u.s.
na naging mga bagong amo

mga apoapohan nakaupo pa ngayon
mga political clans
valsore
Tell me what these so called knights have done to defend the Spratlys abd the Shoal.
Magsasaka
you mean the money stealing knights
http://profile.yahoo.com/HGC2U2QUAREAK42HNUTSNQGBVI SolitaJ
I agree with you Mr. Almario! No need to pit both against each other. Each has his role
and place in history! And there are others left unnamed and yet to be acknowledged!
Rizal is not a coward simply because he cant function as an effective military leader
because he got no military backgroundhes more adept in soliciting support rather
than bearing weapons and using them
Besides hes a very marked man in the eyes of the Spanish authorities and that would
hamper the revolution in respect to recruitment and planning of secret attacks.
And because as I said earlier, the ground for revolution is very clear already and if Rizal
will actively participate or not it doesnt matter anymore. If not for the Americans
meddling that battle against Spain will not be achieve in mere days only but it will
become a battle of attrition needing continued effort from the revolutionaries especially
if Spain will send reinforcements from their other colonies.
Their deaths are inevitableof Rizal and Bonifacio but the struggle must never cease
absolutely!
http://profile.yahoo.com/SRLWUTE6TYKA332DDUG5E2YGUQ Sandiego
What about the Muslims that never bent knee to colonizers. Who defeated the Spanish
in many battles. How come PHL never honors them. Probably cause deep down Filipinos
know Muslims are not really Filipinos. Muslims are a people apart thats the truth. A
more disciplined people. Much more difficult to conquer. A people confronted with
death many times in their history and did not cower. Did not run or beg for mercy.
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Rizal planted seed of revolutio

his death. NIO JESUS ORBETA

American War on Feb. 1.

Mindanao. He was eventually executed upon conviction of treason.

Divide and rule

According to the American Heritage Dictionary, ignominious means marked by shame or

The courage of Bonifacio

writing an essay, or painting a picture, or doing embroidery; . A revolution is an insurrection,

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Epifanio delos Santos historical revisionism Jose Rizal National Hero

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As the saying goes The Pen is mightier than the Sword.

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_3RMNEZCQQHXWOQRXJROQ2CORFU Homer Guo

Rizal and Bonifacio.Mga Tunay na Bayani ng Lahi.

I second the motion!

pinapatay si Bonifacio, at pinapatay si Gen Luna

So it is only fitting that the remains of Aguinaldo be exhumed and hung.

He also ordered the execution of Bonifacio .

The economy is starting to take-off as confidence in economy and in government grows

Maverick, alam mo ba kung saan nanggaling ang pera ng pambili ng Hacienda

Very, very good mabyrik except for a few observations. Shouldnt it be

best comment ever!! love it!

To cover the Cavitenos atrocities and treason.

If Rizal planted the seeds of revolution, he was a reluctant farmer.

Reluctant farmer or not, he still planted the seeds of revolution, to be watered by a

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appeared on June 5, 1926 in The Tribune. It made a comment regarding: the

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We have allowed the Chinese take-over without firing a single shot.

i think Rizal belong to malay race not chinese..

Hes Chinese too.

Yeah RIzal has a Chinese blood

dapat ang alisin si aguinaldo.. he bought and sold the country.

Ikaw, anong basihan mo sa iyong haka-haka?

obvious na di ka nagbabasa maigi. tama si dog. go back to reading a lot on

Rizal PLANTED SEED of revolution; Bonifacio WATERED IT.

Helloooooooo! Saan lupalop ka galing?

BTW, his pen name was Dimasalang!

ikaw ano ba pangalan mo na di naimpluinsyahan ng Spanish, sige nga sabihin mo

PNoy our President, a Filipino-Chinese busy himself selling our

Remember, when PNoy, our Filipino-Chinese President before he took

Remember the native Hawaiians, remember the American Indians,

hmmp..very interesting views!!!!..

Fiction writer much.

Noon, may MAKABEBE na nagsilbe sa mga Amerikano upang hanapin si General

Karamihan dyan Kapangpangan kaya tinawag silang dugong aso.

Aguinaldo had mistakes in leading towards an independent Philippines and I consider

Independent? He sold us to the Americans and the Japanese. He sacrificed Del

rizal planted, bonifacio watered, aguinaldo harvested;

and kept it for herself.

Kala ko si Glorya ang nangharvest at si Erap sinacrifice, he he.

Kaano ano kaya ni Gloria yung Col. Lazaro Makapagal na inutusan

ni Aguinado na damputin at patayin si Bonifacio ?

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