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Character:
Don Rafael Ibarra
Don Rafael Ibarra, who has died before the novel’s opening pages.
Crisostomo Ibarra’s father, represents a rich landlord with a social
conscience because he is a philanthropist. His strict standard of conduct
regulates his actions. His confidence in the law and hatred of things that
are not legal is admirable. His sense of justice wrought his undoing when he
came to the aid of a young boy harmed by an ignorant tax-collector. His
hidden enemies invented false charges against him when he was jailed. His
independent views find opposition in Father Damaso who calls him a heretic
and filibuster.

Representation:

Ruthless killing of war on drugs:

“TOKHANG”
According to Science City of Muñoz, “TOKHANG” was derived from ‘toktok’
means to knock and ‘hangyo’ means to plead, altogether to approach and talk.
Where they’ll command you to surrender and stop taking illegal drugs and
submit themselves for recovery.

“If the subject personality refused to surrender or is hostile, DO NOT ENGAGE

HIM/HER, instead endorse to the Drug Enforcement Units for the conduct of
Police Operation including case buildup and negation.” – T.A. Peralta-Malonzo

Very well said, no killing was instated there.

For the representation of Don Rafael Ibarra, we chose the Victims of

Tokhang demonstrated by Kian Loyd Delos Santos, a 17-year old high school
student that was framed by three officers, who witnesses said forced the
teenager to hold a gun, fire and run and was being carried by two men to a
place where his body was found, shot and dead.

The comparisons of these two victims were they have unnecessary and
injustice deaths as well as framed and accused. Don Rafael Ibarra, an
innocent person died inside a prison due to a mistake, accused by these
brutal friars (Father Damaso) of heresy and subversion. Kian Delos Santos
along with the Tokhang Victims has still no further investigation, killed and
others framed.

Reference/s:
Valdez, M.S. (2007) Dr. Jose Rizal and his Writings. Manila, Philippines: Rex bookstore
Peralta-Malonzo, T.A. (2018 January) Sunstar Philippines: What you need to know about Oplan
Tokhang. Retrieved from: https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/416123
CNN PH STAFF (2018 January) CNN Philippines: What we know so far about Kian’s death. Retrieved
from: https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2017/08/24/
timeline-kian-delos-santos-death.html