Tuesday, February 24, 2009

The last armed Katipunan uprising

In May 21, 1967, an 83 year old man named Valentin delos Santos led some thirty two bolo wielding farmers in a fight against Marcos' Constabularies. Armed with just rusty bolos and itaks, these men who belonged to the Lapiang Malaya clashed with armalite-wielding cops. It was a massacre. These poor folk who came from different provinces demanded the resignation of Marcos. What Macoy did was answer them with a hail of bullets. Five years later, Marcos declared martial rule.

Delos Santos' Lapiang Malaya, says Ileto, was the last armed rebellion led by those who believed in the mystical nature of the Katipunan. Accounts at that time, told of secret rituals bearing the "sun symbol" used in many Katipunan rites by members of the Lapiang Malaya. Valentin even attributed the roots of the LM with that of the Katipunan.

Now, the question remains---will we see the re-emergence of groups such as this? And if this happens, will the State respond the same way? Mrs. Arroyo has her calibrated response. Will this be used against known enemies of the state?

3 comments:

  1. She is just trying to intimidate
    80 million Filipinos.

    You can see how silly the situation
    if we are afraid of her ?

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  2. History repeats itself but always in anoter inovative form each time.

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  3. time to revive the katipunan

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