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By Ambeth R. Ocampo
Textbook history is riddled with cardboard characters to hide the complexity of human nature that some teachers find difficult to explain. With the exception of the rivalry between the two Cavite factions of the Katipunan (Magdalo vs. Magdiwang), or the overblown but poorly explained conflict between Emilio Aguinaldo and Andres Bonifacio, or between Aguinaldo and Antonio Luna, all the characters in the story of the nation are selfless and only thought of the country’s interests. In order to make sense of the way we in the present deal with elections—local or national—we have to go back and confront the ghosts of the past.
Posted: May 21st, 2013 in Columnists,Columns,Editor's Pick,Inquirer Opinion | Read More »
On May 10, 2013, while candidates, supporters and media were busy with the campaigns and elections, the Bonifacio150Committee commemorated the death anniversary of Andres Bonifacio. There is a lot worth remembering about the shortened life of our great hero.
Gat Andres was a victim of cheating in the elections held at Tejeros, Naic, Cavite (Mar. 22, 1897). There were pre-filled ballots, and the number of voters suddenly swelled.
Posted: May 12th, 2013 in Inquirer Opinion,Letters to the Editor | Read More »
By Ambeth R. Ocampo
Textbook history records the rivalry between two Cavite factions of the Katipunan. “Magdalo” was headed by Emilio Aguinaldo, who chose his nom de guerre Magdalo in honor of Mary Magdalene, the patron saint of Kawit.
Posted: December 20th, 2012 in Columnists,Columns,Inquirer Opinion | Read More »
By John Nery
RIZAL CAREFULLY chose the last image his countrymen would see of him; he went to his execution dressed like a European, complete with derby hat—as if to say that he was a citizen of that free republic that knew no boundaries, and thus an equal of the Spaniards who had ordered his death. Bonifacio was not as lucky.
Posted: December 3rd, 2012 in Columnists,Columns,Inquirer Opinion | Read More »
By Butch Hernandez
THE NATION paused yesterday to remember Andres Bonifacio’s legacy of leadership, selflessness and sacrifice. Or at least we were supposed to, but honestly, who among us really knew the man and what he stood for? Yes, he was the Supremo of the Kataastaasang Kagalanggalangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan. Yes, he led a revolution against centuries of Spanish oppressive rule, and yes, he and his brother Procopio were tried and found guilty of treason and sentenced to death by Emilio Aguinaldo’s revolutionary government.
Posted: November 30th, 2012 in Columns,Featured Columns,Featured Headline,Inquirer Opinion | Read More »
By Ambeth R. Ocampo
PLAZA LAWTON was named after the highest-ranking casualty of the Philippine-American War. US general Henry Lawton, who participated in the capture of the Indian chief Geronimo in 1886, was shot dead in San Mateo in 1899 by a marksman under the command of Filipino general Glicerio Geronimo. Yet instead of Plaza Geronimo, we now have [...]
Posted: November 29th, 2012 in Columnists,Columns,Inquirer Opinion | Read More »
By Michael L. Tan
TODAY IS Bonifacio Day, and the National Historical Commission will officially launch activities leading to the 150th birth anniversary of Andres Bonifacio in 2013, with President Aquino attending ceremonies at the Pinaglabanan Memorial in San Juan City and Vice President Jejomar Binay at the Caloocan shrine. There will be other commemorative activities in various Bonifacio [...]
Posted: November 29th, 2012 in Columnists,Columns,Inquirer Opinion | Read More »
By Ambeth R. Ocampo
With the impeachment trial over and K to 12 underway in our schools, we trust that the proposed laws marinating in Congress will be passed, especially the Reproductive Health Bill and the Freedom of Information Act.
Posted: June 7th, 2012 in Columnists,Columns,Inquirer Opinion | Read More »
By Ambeth R. Ocampo
March 22 was Emilio Aguinaldo’s 143rd birthday. In his memoirs, Aguinaldo narrated how he came into the world with a bang in 1869. His mother had started a long and difficult labor, so to speed things up his father lit a big firecracker under their bed, producing a loud explosion that jolted baby Emilio from his mother’s womb!
Posted: March 27th, 2012 in Columnists,Columns,Featured Columns,Featured Headline,Inquirer Opinion | Read More »
By Denis Murphy
I was invited recently to a meeting of the Center for Patriotic Initiatives where the topic for discussion was: “Two Years After Arroyo: Prospects and Challenges to the Patriotic Forces.”
Posted: March 26th, 2012 in Columnists,Columns,Inquirer Opinion | Read More »
By Ambeth R. Ocampo
There is an urban legend in the Ateneo on how the late Fr. Jose A. Cruz (grandnephew of Jose Rizal and university president) once surprised his philosophy students when he entered the classroom with a saw and a piece of wood. Without saying a word he began to saw and continued doing so for about 20 minutes, making his students uncomfortable. When he was done he turned to them and asked: “What was I doing?” Naturally, everyone answered: “You were sawing wood!” To which he replied: “Why are you so sure of that? What if I tell you that I was making sawdust?”
Posted: March 13th, 2012 in Columnists,Columns,Featured Columns,Featured Headline,Inquirer Opinion | Read More »
By Ambeth R. Ocampo
It is unfortunate that many students are still reared on the dated Agoncillo-Constantino histories of the 1960s, that are ideologically slanted to give preferential option for the revolutionary hero of the masses, Andres Bonifacio, against the reformist and burgis Jose Rizal. Schoolchildren are often made to choose, who should rightfully be our national hero? Rizal [...]
Posted: January 19th, 2012 in Columnists,Columns,Inquirer Opinion | Read More »
