O gagayahin ba nila ang mga bayaning Filipina na hindi natakot na kumilos hindi lamang para sa sarili, kundi para rin sa pambansang paglaya?
Sa kabila ng sinasabing patuloy na pag-unlad ng pagkakapantay-pantay ng mga lalaki at babae, sa mga panahong ito ng sunud-sunod na panggagago sa bayan at lumalalang banta sa kalayaan ng mga mamamayan, nagiging makabuluhan ang awiting ito.
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Sobrang nasa wish list ko ang librong ito ni Dr. Albert F. Celoza.
Mula nang mabasa ko sa Google Books ang ilang pahina nito habang nagsasagawa ako ng online research tungkol sa batas militar noong isang taon, pinangarap ko nang mapasama ito sa aking library.
Masalimuot ang buong kuwento ng batas militar. Upang lubos itong maunawaan lalo ng mga tulad kong paslit pa noong panahong iyon, kailangang lalo pang pag-aralan ang bahaging ito ng ating kasaysayan.
Sabi nga ni Prof. Luis Teodoro, napakarami pang mga Pilipino ang kulang ang kaalaman tungkol sa batas militar: “About the martial law period they have nothing to remember, and they wont know it when they see it.”
Sa kaarawan ng Supremo, nais kong ibahagi sa inyo itong article na sinulat ng kaibigang kong si Alexander Martin Remollino para sa Bulatlat.com:
Martyrdom of a People’s Leader
To his last breath, Bonifacio was devoted to the main objective of the KKK, which was separation from Spain. Aguinaldo and his clique, in contrast, would not long after yield their arms in exchange for P400,000 and accept exile to Hong Kong and the continuation of Spanish sovereignty in accordance with the Pact of Biak na Bato, in which Pedro Paterno negotiated for the Spanish colonial government.
By Alexander Martin Remollino
Bulatlat.com
http://www.bulatlat.com/news/3-13/3-13-martyrdom.htmlAmong the more tragic chapters in the history of the Filipino people is the execution of Andres Bonifacio, founder of the Kataas-taasan, Kagalang-galangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan (KKK), which began to wage a revolutionary struggle against Spanish colonial rule in 1896, on Mt. Buntis, Maragondon, Cavite on May 10, 1897.
Unlike Jose Rizal and Macario Sakay, who were executed by soldiers of occupying powers, Bonifacio died in the hands of fellow Katipuneros. This makes his death doubly tragic.
But why did the Supremo, as Bonifacio came to be known among his fellow Katipuneros, have to die — and in such a manner?
From the book “Supremo: the Story of Andres Bonifacio” by Sylvia Mendez Ventura:
A soldier under Lazaro Makapagal revealed to Bonifacio’s boyhood friend and fellow Katipunero, Guillermo Masangkay, that the Supremo was hacked to death with bolos and bayonets. A farmer said he saw five men hacking a man in a hammock.
On May 10, 1897, Emilio Aguinaldo’s men murdered the founder of the Katipunan. Patriot Apolinario Mabini described the assassination of Bonifacio as “the first triumph of personal ambition over true patriotism…”