Remember May 10

Do you know that the biggest statue ever built in remembrance of the Supremo Andres Bonifacio is in Cavite, not in Monumento, Caloocan? The Statue is the imposing figure at the pilgrimage site of the Supremo in Maragondon Cavite.

And the biggest Andres Bonifacio statue depicted the Supremo bound, like that mythical giant of Tagalog lore who held the ranges of Sierra Madre together by his two hands.

The pilgrimage site was the site where the Supremo and his brother Procopio were killed by Aguinaldo's men after being found guilty of alleged treason in a Kangaroo court in Cavite. The dastardly killing, which happened in May 10, 1897, capped the ilustrious career of the founder of the most revolutionary movement in Philippine history.

That incident marked a significant transition in the character of the revolutionary struggle. As what I wrote in previous entries, the leadership of the revolution changed hands, from Bonifacio who represented the displaced and non-propertied class to the class of gobernadorcillos, led by Emilio Aguinaldo.

Soon after the death of the Supremo, forces of Aguinaldo tried to change the character of the Katipunan, from a millenarian mass movement to one which emulated Western and South American models.

More than this though, Bonifacio's murder was one of the unresolved crime cases in history.

Until now, there has been no conclusive proof of the allegations of treason against the Supremo. It is I think, time for the National Historical Commission to do a thorough review of the case filed against the Supremo and correct the erroneous rendition made by the Aguinaldo faction against the True Supremo of the Filipino People.