My problem with Trillanes, et al's Magdalo group (despite my electoral support of him), is the rightist name they chose.
Magdalo is not only the rival Katipunan-Cavite faction to Magdiwang. MAGDALO is the NOM DE GUERRE of Hero-Murderer Emilio Aguinaldo.
Then again, the Philippine Army itself identifies w/ Magdalo, that 1st putschist that kangaroo court-trialed & executed the Supremo.
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When a group of 70 young Filipino army officers and soldiers wore red bandanas and unfurled the red flag with the sun rays and the Filipino letter “K” - also known as the Magdalo flag of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo’s faction in Cavite during the Philippine revolution of 1896 when they took over the commer...
History was written in favor of those who are in authority. Never judge a person unless you know him personally. Saying that Aguinaldo is a murderer is a matter of opinion and not of a fact. Let truth be told, a cessationist leader, no matter how great he was, could divide the rebolutionary government at that time, hence
ReplyDeleteBonifacio's execution is doomed to happen.
Aguinaldo clearly contributed greatly for the Philippine revolution. Remember that Bonifacio never won a single battle, and he was drawn to Cavite for the province was a force to reckon with at that time becasue of Aguinaldo's leadership. Let this be stated clearly that what has been done was legal at that time, that is the execution of a cessationist leader.
hi paul. thanks for commenting.
ReplyDeleteguess what? the man famous enough to write or said that gen. aguinaldo was a criminal, a murderer knew hime--APOLINARIO MABINI lang naman. fyi, here's what he wrote:
"When it is considered that Mr. Aguinaldo (the elected leader) was primarily answerable for insubordination against the head of the Katipunan of which he was a member; when it is appreciated that reconciliation was the only solution proper in the critical state of the Revolution, the motive for the assassination cannot be ascribed except to feelings and judgments which deeply dishonor the former; in any case, such a crime was the first victory of personal ambition over true patriotism."
http://www.univie.ac.at/ksa/apsis/aufi/history/mabini08.htm