What the New Philippine Revolution is all about

From the Old to the New--goal is emancipation of man
from his Old Self
to the New Man

Old timers, or those who follow this blog, will notice a new header. Yes, this encapsulates what this blog is all about---it is about creating a new Idea for the ultimate liberation of the Filipino Soul.

Yes, since 2002, shortly after the so-called EDSA Dos, this Writer has been studying Philippine history and chronicling the events that shape its present day form. This site aims to create an acceptable ideology for all Filipinos, an ideology that is based on its cultural values and history.

Some may argue that most of the contents of this blog has been all about politics, and you're right. Most of the commentaries here have been about actions undertaken by a small group of people now in power. The sole goal really is to expose their wrong interpretation of History and put them on the right path. Yes, there is a righteous path towards this country's ultimate fate---a fate so glorious that many would not believe it if I say it direct---we are at the nexus of a great revolution such as humankind has never seen before. We lie at the very center of a perfect revolution where the wrongs of governance are being studied very closely and its solutions being extrapolated from observations.

For one, our country is the right place to observe humanity's actions. Our country is the right laboratory to observe and create solutions to humanity's governance flaws. For one, the differing ethnic-based values make us a perfect melting pot of ideas coming from all directions of the ideological spectrum.

Three things will usher us peacefully unto the new era---Enlightenment, struggle and liberation. And I am not saying just socio-political-economic liberation.

For our country to move decisively forward towards a perfect system, all of us must liberate our minds from the misconceptions of History. All of us must be enlightened.

Enlightenment comes from the recognition of symmetry in nature. That nature follows a particular set of immutable laws that makes perfect geometry. This geometry is seen in nature. And these laws follow the language of mathematics.

Our liberation lies in formally removing the barriers towards our ultimate transformation. For us to do this, we must struggle against our old ideas. We must study these laws of nature, accept it and recognize that our survival as a species depend on the dissolution of our Old Self and being in symmetrical existence with things around us.

What is the ultimate end of all this? It is the transformation of humanity from its present state into its true Self.

True transformation lies in our eventual recognition of us, being a part of this symmetry. At our present state and form, we are still an enemy of this symmetry. Our actions harm the very world we are in.

As we grow in recognition of this vile state, and act in struggle towards true symbiotics, we achieve liberation and unto the achievement of a transformation.

This is what the New Philippine Revolution is about.

It starts with the mind, enriching our minds with knowledge of the existing symmetry in nature, recognizing that we are part of this by attuning our existence and bodies to nature and thereupon, adjusting our bodies, our minds and our spirits with what the Perfect Geometry demands, and struggling against the strong influences of the old, and wrongful world.

As we struggle, our bodies and our minds further achieve liberation from the old and unto the New.

This, my friends, is the New struggle being undertaken now by those who know--a struggle towards the new stage of homo sapiens' evolution.

YOU-RAM-SFP and the Unsung Heroes of EDSA 1986

Let the True People's Revolt smash the elites!

In 1989, at the height of a struggle against the corporatist administration of former president Corazon Aquino, few people trooped to Malacanang to express their support behind the beleaguered leader.  The soldiers composing the Young Officers' Union (YOU), the Revolutionaryong Alyansang Makabayan (RAM) and the Soldiers of the Filipino People (SFP) were out to get the regime who reportedly renege on its promises of change shortly after 1986. 


Street battles exploded in the streets near Malacanang, reminiscent of American troops battling it out with the Japanese Kempetai during World War two. Explosions rocked Malacanang as airplanes swooped down and bombed several places to smithereens. 1989 was an unforgettable and emotional juncture in Philippine history, as friends battled it out with friends, classmates with classmates, Mason with Mason. 

The societal fragmentation caused by the takeover of the Aquino-Cojuangco clan in the seat of power caused a very serious disorder in the system. Changes were not effected overnight simply because certain elements of the previous dispensation successfully embedded themselves near the center of power. The lack of a clear ideological framework doomed the 1986 event. There was no effort at running after counter-revolutionaries. There was no effort at smashing the traditional centers of power created after several years under martial rule. People who benefitted from the Marcos regime, and those who composed the propertied classes who tolerated the excesses of dictatorship were left unopposed and unpunished. They were left to use their ill-gotten wealth to undermine the policies and desires of the People for change, as reflected in the 1987 Constitution. 


These patriotic soldiers, led by YOU founder Diosdado Valeroso and now Senator Greg Honasan and General Danny Lim and others were slowly being marginalized. Their roles in the historic EDSA 1986 are being blurred and several civilian ideologues tried very hard to describe the 1986 phenomenon as something of a civilian action against an unjust regime. What it really was, was a culmination of several years of struggle led by the leaders of the masses who opposed tyrannical rule. 


1986 was supposed to be a year of change, a period where Filipinos of all shapes and sizes, of all ideological beliefs, of all skills and experience, were supposed to gather themselves and express the true will of the People. The subversion of this "will" was fairly evident, when malevolent societal forces tried to force their will unto a hastily discussed Charter. Like what happened in 1946, shortly after the war, the leaders of this country abandoned their avowed promises to the people, and when it was time to unite and forge a unified platform of government and a clear policy direction for the next succeeding years, they expressed their class preferences instead of minding the true will of the suffering masses.


Class domination became a recurring and permanent fixture in Philippine political history that it now remains as a veritable scourge in this country's development. What had happened during these past twenty six years were events showing inter-elite struggles for power. The opposing Elites use emotional manipulation to urge the middle classes and a fraction of the suffering masses to militate against the ruling elites, and when their time came to rule, these opposing elites immediately reverted to their original natures, a nature despicable and highly toxic to the interests of the Filipino masses.


What has been the culmination of the dreams of the patriotic soldiers who forgot their futures and threw their own lives away just for the sake of the suffering masses became some sort of a copyrighted script turned weapon by an elite whose interest is solely anchored on personal corporatist desires rather than the true desire to help a country recover from numerous catastrophes and disasters.


Where are those soldiers who sacrificed their lives and futures just to forge a true and genuine people's government? 


It is again, time for these patriotic elements to save democracy from utter destruction, caused by this misguided view of several elites that EDSA1986 is a hammer of the elite against their fellow elites.


The phenomenon that was EDSA has been transformed into a weapon of a segment of the elite either to perpetuate themselves to power or cause the downfall of an existing power. 


EDSA 1986 was never intended for the pleasures and whims of the elite. True EDSA is anti-elite, anti-cono, anti-Ilustrado.


Let the enlightened Indio unite as a class, and retake EDSA 1986 from the elites of this country and use this as a hammer to smash them to smithereens. 

EDSA--26 years ago and EDSA now--let the Enlightened Indio start a brand-new EDSA!

"The True Power of the People"

Twenty six years ago, I was in the cradle of my grandmother, watching, with bated breath, what will happen to the soldiers who had encamped themselves in Camp Aguinaldo and Camp Crame. Many of us back then, saw a glimmer of hope when two of the closest friends of the Dictator, were, themselves leading this brazen act of deviance. 


Those few hundreds turned into thousands and those thousands peaked into a million, as the People themselves went out of their homes and unto a small portion of this 23 kilometer highway just to tell everybody in their government to end what they're doing and pack their bags and go. The million man prayer was heard and the ailing dictator and his brood packed their bags and left in a jiffy.

" The Mestizo revolt"

Twenty six years had past and we now know that the late dictator's son, wife and daughter are serving government. Twenty six years and none of the late dictator's bunch of cronies ever spent a single minute in jail nor the government recovered an estimated multi-billion dollar worth of ill-gotten wealth. Those millions recovered went to fund the farmer's efforts to modernize the agricultural sector and fund the agrarian reform efforts only to see these millions being converted into ghost fertilizers by an Arroyo man.


The closest crony of Marcos now heads the biggest and most successful business enterprise in the Philippines. Eduardo Cojuangco heads the very first company which prys its hands on everything government. IN practically all sectors, Cojuangco and his gang cast their shadows. Make an audit of government assets and those which are earning millions, you'll find a Cojuangco in there. 


Those who even hold the umbrellas for Meldy are now titans in their own industries, quietly working for more money from the capital which they stole from the people's coffers during their hey-day as part of the chuwariwah squad. 


Nothing much has changed these past twenty six years. I would not go to stressful specifics, I would just offer EDSA as an example.

The EDSA HIGHWAY REPRESENTS THE RESULTS OF THAT MOMENTOUS JUNCTURE IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY. Look at it now, and EDSA reflects the primary ideology that remains the dominant paradigm of what this concept of change is. 


From Pasay to the Patriot's monument in Caloocan, that stretch should have reflected what the Supremo intended change to be---a change in the lives of the People. The reason why EDSA ends exactly at the very monument of Bonifacio is the intention of the previous strategic thinkers of this country--that the future generations may always realize that the core pillar, the core ideological basis of change should be that of what the Patriot from Tondo founded several decades ago in the persona and principles of the Katipunan.


Change should have benefitted the collective, not a small group of propertied elites. Change should be for the benefit of the entire polity, not a small privileged few. Change should point to the North where this monument stands, meaning, that the straight path which our forebears intended for us to tread is the Katipunan route, not the other way around.


Notice that EDSA ends at the very corner of Roxas Boulevard in the South. Notice that there is a stark difference, that the builders of EDSA intended us to go North towards Bonifacio and not South, towards what "Roxas" symbolized, which is elite-dominated rule. 

EDSA symbolizes the Filipinos taste for order in chaos

IN between these two points lies the symbol of oppression that for centuries, the Filipinos look into both with hatred and admiration--the EDSA icon. 


EDSA uno happened at the very crossroads of this historical highway, as if to say, that the People chose not the Katipunan nor the Ilustrado way, but Its Way. Had it chose the North, the people would have chosen the Katipunan route, the straight path envisioned by Jacinto. Had it veered towards the South, the people would have expressed its intention of being ruled by the very same oppressors that the colonialists use to subdue the freedom spirit of the People.


By choosing the middle way, the architects of EDSA only showed how mestizo they are. This explains why we, twenty six years hence, is treading a path that is neither here nor there. This explains why EDSA remains a pathwork, and why it is so confusing when, if you look at it very closely, it is an ingenius product, an excellent highway, showing the Filipino ingenuity and technical excellence. 


EDSA is a larger version of Divisoria. In fact, EDSA is our own Divisoria, made bigger and made even more confusing than the first because it signifies order in the midst of chaos, our interpretation of what democracy is and what capitalism is.


We chose the middle route because it shows you the character of the people behind those who claimed to have engineered this caper. They did not realize the consequences of their actions--that this middle road is fraught with errors. That change, to be really what our forebears intend for us to have, is change from chaos to order, and not a mixture of order and disorder.


EDSA, TWENTY SIX YEARS HENCE, HAS NOW BECOME A TOOL OF THE VERY SAME ELITES WHICH THE KATIPUNEROS WANTED EXPUNGED FROM THIS SOCIETY. 


By being claimed and trademarked by those now in power, EDSA has lost its efficacy. It has now become a discredited animal, something of a creation of pseudo-revolutionaries who want nothing more than the continuation of elite domination.


The true EDSA should never be mestizo, or never a mixture of politics and religion. The next EDSA, I still don't know what name to describe it, should be pure struggle---a struggle from the very loins of the still enslaved and still chained Filipino People.


The true EDSA should emanate from the very bowels of this society's most neglected parts. Gone are the days when priests or priests turned rebels, lead this movement. It is time for the enlightened Indio to lead the true revolt, resist the temptations of becoming an Ilustrado and effect a program of governance that will truly pursue the very demands and aspirations of the suffering people.


EDSA was never intended to be institutionalized. Change can never be institutionalized. It goes against the laws of nature. 


The true EDSA uno is not an EDSA uso. True struggle will never go out of style. Change will never go out of style.

Newphilrevolution nears celebrating 1million views

NPR will celebrate its 1 million mark very soon

Based on my site's stats, I am nearing the 1,000,000 pageviews mark. After three years, whoa. Thank you madlang pipol! You inspire me all.


I am thinking of getting the .com for this site. What do you think? Or I just link it with philippine360.com as the opinion link?


For those who want to write in this corner, please email me at mangubat.patricio@gmail.com and I shall give you access and you can write whatever your heart desires. 


When I reach 1 million, I shall radically change this site and will write more investigative stories, more film reviews and more insight track entries.


Again, my thanks to the wonderful people who regularly reads this. As I write, there are more than 8,000 plus people who read this site every single day. Thank you all. 

Only a Revolution Can Cleanse Philippine society of all corruption

Revolution, a genuine people's revolt is the only solution to the worsening problem of Philippine society in graft and corruption, a military source says. 


If, and when this happens, the source says, it would not be like the two bogus EDSA revolts which resulted nothing but misery and the continued deterioration of the country's system.


A source says a segment of the organisation is willing to move right this moment to correct the ills of Philippine society. " Our dreams of a better Philippines still lives on," says the source who is one of his class most illustrious leaders.


The source thinks that the two EDSA's failure to rectify the institutional errors necessitates a more serious action.  This action involves putting behind bars, those members of the elite who continue to do acts inimitical to the interests of the Masses. 


The source also thinks that the Aquino administration is no different from its predecessors. Many people believe that Aquino even tolerated graft and corruption.

A New EDSA Revolution is Upon Us; Gloria Panics and sends anti-coup force

Like what happened in 1986, Filipinos are pouring by the thousands at EDSA and the La Salle Greenhills compound. Soldiers, cops, businessmen, civil society, urban poor, students and youngsters are gathering as we speak along EDSA Shrine and Ortigas Avenue to re-create the phenomenon which President Cory Aquino led some two decades ago. This is a fitting tribute to the lady who sacrificed her entire life for the sake of democracy in the Philippines.

A day after her death, Mrs. Cory Aquino continues to inspire countless Filipinos to fight for what is Right and condemn the wrongs. People have now awakened to the reality that this regime of Mrs. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has been oppressing Filipinos for more than eight years now and it is time for everybody to be like Cory and stand up for what is Right and oust the usurper from her evil power.

A New EDSA revolt is upon us. Even in her passing, Mrs. Aquino moral and spiritual leadership remains palpable. Millions have now awakened from their stupor and ready to again, take history by the hair and create a a truly just and humane society. People wearing yellow shirts have vowed to continue the cause and the struggle of Mrs. Aquino.

The mission which Mrs. Aquino failed to finish when she was still alive, will now be realized by Filipinos who love and respect her ideals. Now is the time to launch a New Philippine Revolution! Onward!

Capt. Nick Faeldon--a Patriot Thru and Thru

Captain Nicanor Faeldon is one tough cookie. Let me publish what Atty. Trixie Cruz-Angeles wrote in her Facebook wall last night. This is for the benefit of those who have'nt read this yet. Let me express the unbending desire and will of the True Filipino Patriots throughout the Philippines and the world to bond with the brave captain and pursue the New Philippine Revolution.

“In the name of the best within you,
do not sacrifice this world to those who are its worst.
In the name of the values that keep you alive,
do not let your vision of man be distorted
by the ugly, the cowardly, the mindless,
in those who have never achieved his title.
Do not lose your knowledge that man's proper estate
is an upright posture, an intransigent mind and a step
that travels unlimited roads. Do not let your fire go out,
spark by irreplaceable spark, in the hopeless swamps
of the approximate, the not-quite, the not-yet, the not-at-all.
Do not let the hero in your soul perish,
in lonely frustration for the life you deserved,
but have never been able to reach.
Check your road and the nature of your battle.
The world you desired can be won, it exists,
it is real, it is possible, it's yours.”
~ Ayn Rand

In July 2007, Cpt. Faeldon issued a statement explaining why he did not enter into a plea bargain the way his co-accused did. He acknowledged that his course of action is not easy and quite possibly the least understood.Some think his quest is the modern day equivalent of tilting at windmills.

To me and his other friends, this is simply his way. He joined the AFP not to fashion a career or to make money, though he did need to keep body and soul together. He was a student leader in college and it just made sense for him to further the nation's cause by staking his life for his country. This same idealism propelled him to Oakwood, and fueled his two escapes. It is, I suspect, what keeps him going, even now when the going is tough.

He has not faltered in this course. He has not allowed the naysayers to become demons in his mind. He has stayed true.

On the 27th of July, it will be the 6th anniversary of the Oakwood incident. On the 29th, he should be celebrating his birthday. For the record, he has publicly stated that he is not running for office, nor is he willing to accept any elective position in this government or the one after it.

No Plea Bargain

This statement is intended to explain why I refuse to enter into any form of plea bargaining in any of my cases arising from the Oakwood incident.

To begin, I must make it clear that I respect my co-accused, and hold no adverse opinion on their decisions to consider or enter into plea bargains. Their beliefs are their own, as is their right to chart the courses of their own lives.

When I went to Oakwood, four years ago (this was issued in 2007), it was clear to me that in order for me to bring the truth to my countrymen, I could stand to lose my life, my career or everything I hold dear. Standing trial and facing possible conviction for various offenses are natural consequences of my decision to tell the truth. Thus, I hold no rancor for those who must compel me to submit to the legal processes, even as I expect no justice to come out of such processes.

Years later, it is to my sorrow that no significant changes have taken place despite our warnings, our concerns and our acts in Oakwood. The system is as corrupt as ever, the military is now more politicized than ever before and the highest executive in the land holds office in spite of the absence of a clear mandate. Even sadder, our soldiers are still needlessly dying out there.

I have since learned that I must cast my lot with the majority of the Filipino people who, despite the recent electoral exercises, remain outside of the decision making processes exercised by our public officials, and therefore remain powerless. - PILIPINO.ORG was born from this difficult lesson.

With these in mind, I refuse to bargain with the dubious authorities who exercise power without conscience and who are responsible for the ills that I felt compelled to report to my countrymen. At any rate, an agreement of this nature would be a tacit ratification or recognition of Presidential powers that lie uneasily in the wrong hands.

If this refusal to bargain means a prison term or the loss of my life, I am prepared, now, as much as I was four years ago, to pay the price for telling the truth.

CPT NICANOR E FAELDON PN(M)

A New Theme

Welcome to the new design of New Philippine Revolution!

I decided to change the look and feel of NPR, simply for one reason---palace web operators tried to hack and damage this site. Yep. I noticed it just this morning. It seems that following my stories about Mrs. Arroyo's alleged boob job and the revelations of this site about Oplan August Moon, there seems to be a renewed effort to destroy NPR.

Well, they can try. As I said in previous posts, this is my Sierra Madre. If they will try to stifle even my net presence, go ahead. But, I'll not going to just let them do it to me, no.

The Internet is the last bastion of democracy here in this country. It is a frontier which Filipinos are trying to conquer. Some wants to understand it; others, well they try to manipulate it for their own interests. As far as I'm concerned, I just want to blog for the heck of it. I want to analyze things that's happening around the world, and make full sense of everything. I am not doing it for personal glory, no. I'm doing this so that future generations of Filipinos would understand why many people struggle against this despotic regime and why people like me express this anger in public.

I realized now that NPR has made an impact on some of our friends, and I thank God for it. Starting today, with the new design and all, NPR will be more circumspect when it comes to sensitive matters such as governance and personal lives of certain public personalities. Expect NPR to come out with more posts that are A1 information and well researched.
NPR will remain combative particularly against people in government who cheat and steal the people's money. NPR will remain subservient only to the interests of the Filipino People.

By the way, for more indepth analysis, go visit http://daily2020.blogspot.com. There's also a very good site called http://filipinoobserver.blogspot.com. Try to visit it if you have time.

Resolution 1109: We should learn from History & the Fates

Manolo Quezon III in his article today over at the Philippine Daily Inquirer wrote that there is still nothing to worry about the passage of Resolution 1109. He says that it is too early to gauge the effects of this resolution. Yes, we should loudly protest. But, better if we just ignore this Resolution since we have'nt felt it's effects yet.

True. Resolution 1109 is still new, still fresh, yet potentially lethal to democracy. Unbeknownest to some, Resolution 1109 just opened the possibility of amending this Charter. From that unfamous night of its passage, the possibility of introducing changes in our Constitution is there--whether the Senate interprets it as legal or not. Obviously, that action of the Lower House is patently illegal and one priest even said, "immoral." And when we see such illegality and immorality, it is our duty to sound the clarion call.

Why wait for the darkness to fall when we still have time to act against it? Ano, we will wait for this deep, thick darkness to envelop and eat us first before we act? No!

As what Renato Reyes and all the other veterans of Martial rule told us, there is a history behind this. They were caught flat-footed before in 1971 when former strongman Ferdinand Marcos declared martial rule. They thought Marcos' intention was solely for constitutional change through the Constitutional Convention. Obviously, they were wrong. Marcos used the "riftrafts", the "confusion", the "chaos" that attended the Convention to justify his real intention, and that was, carve himself a kingdom out of numerous fiefdoms. That kingdom of the Malakas and the Maganda lasted for twenty years.

History would also attest how this lady, as what Senator Aquilino Pimentel Jr. said, has orchestrated vicious mischiefs in the past. Remember her Rizal Day declaration? How about those numerous SONA's which vowed to stamp out corruption? Those white lies and black lies have all turned into nasty jokes yet we all felt their evil effects on our daily, ordinary lives. How about her cutesy little face turning into a sad frown in that "I'm sorry" episode, part of "Hello"?

Now, would we allow this devil enfant to carve for herself, her husband, her sons and their generals a similar Kingdom, with a dwarf and an ogre as our Malakas and Maganda?

We must not trust this demon enfant. We must trust our instincts.

Likewise, I would not subscribe to another blogger (Normankonrad, I believe his name is) suggestion that we put up a civil disobedience campaign. He says we must not succumb to the trap set before us by this government by engaging in violent street protests and actions.

Mr. Konrad, this government knows only one law, and that is, the law of Force. The more we do democratic means, the more brazen this government becomes.

As what I said before, this government thrives on destabilization. It quickly adapts itself to the times, able to withstand criticisms and long-drawn out destabilization actions and turn these into learnings for survival. Since its inception, the Arroyo regime has absorbed every countermeasure and transformed them into positive actions.

Now, how can we counteract the unwritten policy of this government of one step back, two steps forward? Let me elucidate it in my next entry.

NPR transformation

By the way, in the hopes to transform this site into a domain, I have decided to include Nuffnang ads. I know some of you would holler that this is a compromise and yes, it is. This site needs expansion. And, everybody knows how expensive that is. I don't have the money since I am just a poor boy here in Makati.

I will be allowing Nuffnang to post their ads here, if they wish, only this reputable blog network. Thanks for your kind understanding.

I will use the revenue generated from these ads only to purchase the domain. The sobra, I will donate to a charitable institution.

Onward with the Struggle!

I offer this video to the millions of Filipinos throughout the world who long for Truth, Justice and Peace to our Motherland.


We can make change happen in our country if we'll only unite and fight those who continue to suppress our freedoms and rights. Fight for what is right. Establish a government that shall pursue democracy and freedom.

I love you all. Ituloy ang Laban! Don't wait for change to happen. Unite now and act to defend the Motherland from those who want her destruction.

Let's all be Bagong Maginoo ng Bagong Henerasyon! (By the way, you can see this video on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_NYNiPLBnM)

Independence soon

I hope certain people out there will not get angry with me when I reveal this very serious and very sensitive topic. This concerns June 12, the day when we celebrate Philippine independence.

I just came from a bar last night. There was a storm. I had nothing to do last night so I went out straight to a coffee shop in Makati (I will not mention the name here).

I happen to bump with familiar faces. I went to one table and noticed that familiar people are also there. They were talking--hush-hush.

They were busy talking about what's happening to our country, how this administration deliberately mess up things just to get what it wants and how deep corruption has become in this country, etc., etc. People, they say, are in a deep moral and ideological morass and what the people need is an Iskra---a spark---that would restore Filipino confidence in themselves.

I took part in the conversation, trying to discern what these people want and it's clear---they want change.

They want nothing of the traditional, old, antiquated ideas that has impoverished our people. They want nothing of the same, destructive and corruptive concepts that has enslaved our people for generations.

They want a revolution. These people wearing expensive clothes want change--real change--to happen in this country. They can't wait anymore. They want to take action now.

They also told me about a group of "young revolutionary designers" planning a revolt against societal conventions. This group of "Iluminators" want nothing but victory in their "struggle". They envision a Filipino society proud of its heritage, its history and the people's ingenuity and strength.

They reportedly want people to be proud again as Filipinos. And they hope to shine come June 12, 2009. They have a weapon, a secret tool, that would make every one converge and will make every Filipino proud.

Will they succeed?

Talks are rife that their idea of change has already "leaked out" to some people in the mainstream. Will these people keep a secret? Some of those who discovered their secret longings threaten to release a video showing them with their tool.

Will these people tell tales via video?

These young illuminators, should they succeed, want to conquer the world. They want nothing short of revolutionary victory against these gargantuan forces enslaving the Filipino race. The Filipino Nation will shine, will once again, be proud of their race.

Will they be victorious in their illuminous designs?

Let's wait for June 12.

The Filipino Long March to Revolutionary Victory

Do we need to legislate change? That's how people view the current situation---we need to enact laws that fully satisfy the needs of the people. When people are happy, then, it follows that change has already affected the entire nation politic.


I think there's nothing wrong with the proposition of legislating change except that few people follow those kinds of legislation. For example, we have excellent environmental laws but it seems that few people follow them. We have laws that promote freedom of expression and political liberties but the State, by itself, either suppress them or use these laws to dilute those freedoms.


The thing about legislating change is if its too radical or too modern for the tastes of the Filipino, it either goes to the dustbin or people dilute its effects. Or worst, not follow it at all. The Constitution and the Family Code of the Philippines promote stronger family ties by discouraging separation, but check present data and you'll see how Filipinos have the most highly rated divorce or separation rates in Asia. We have laws that ban political dynasties but look at our roster of legislators and public executives. They are either sons, daughters, wives, paramours, cousins, nephews or nieces of political strongmen.


Besides, change legislation are just palliatives, enough to satiate the present distresses while keeping the status quo happily entrenched in their age-old niches. It is excellent in the short-term but disastrous in the long haul. For example, we have laws that bans political dynasties yet those who are supposed to implement it are the primary code breakers.

If we are to continue making laws that serve as palliatives, we dein solve the root causes of our misery. The traditional structural defects that promote this kind of system will persist and eventually destroy us should we refuse to change.

We need a total change in the philosophical world view of Filipinos. The perennial future shock problem of the Filipino is the root cause of change atrophy and we must address that through a socio-cultural transformation. That transformation should be personal.

We need a cultural Long March that must spring from the loins of New Media. This future shock problem can be addressed swiftly and decisively through consciousness changing methods via the New Media. There is no other means feasible except this.

The Revolutionist, that is the Intellectual Entrepreneur should further invest his time and money to lead this Long March. This Long March should be undertaken by taking the technological innovations available for us now and transform these tools into revolutionary weapons. The weapons of the Revolutionist are transformatory. The weapons are destructive forces against traditionalism and Republicanism that harms the entire body politic.

BY destroying petit bourgeois consciousness and promoting complete proletarian culture, we further speed up the process of proletarization. Only then can we mobilize the broad masses towards revolutionary victory.

AS we speak, this process is making excellent progress, especially in New Media. If we are to just hit 10% of the 44 million Filipinos going online everyday, revolutionary victory should be fully complete within one or two years.

The Fight Continues! Onward!

By the way, thanks Arlyn dela Cruz for that comment in my previous posts. It's quite encouraging. And also, as a rejoinder, the "colonel" you referred to in your event, is, I believe, retired already?

Like Ding Gagelonia over at http://midfield.wordpress.com/, I'll post our photo here. Now, to allay fears that I am now with Senator Loren Legarda, let me say that I was just invited by Arlyn in this event, along with other journalists. Legarda is not a client, nor a close friend. She's being handled by noted PR man, Willy Fernandez. Enuf said.
(photo cap: Left-to-right: Standing, Senator Loren Legarda, Arlyn de la Cruz, Patricio Mangubat. Seated, Ding Gagelonia. Event: Manila Polo Club, April 28, 2009)

All politicians and CORRUPT GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS, as what regular NPR readers already know, are all FAIR GAME. Even Mar Roxas whom I castigated in my previous posts and whom I consider as a friend, became a victim of my vicious pen.

My classmate, Mike Defensor, also received a fair share of comments, especially on the ZTE and his role in the Chinese mining firm. Another classmate, Miro Quimbo of Pag-Ibig once received a fair share of praise and derision in this site.

For those who want to invite me in their affairs, they can just send their invites thru my email address at mangubat.patricio@gmail.com. No fancy whatever, no gifts please. If you want me to write about your side, then, this site is open. I believe in the Right to Reply although this does not mean that Congress should make this unwritten ethical thing a law. Send your statements thru mangubat.patricio@gmail.com.

I don't attend blogger nights or press conferences. I seldom meet other bloggers, except when invited by Noemi, Ding, Janet, DJB, Manolo, Juned and even Jester. I share an affinity with Noemi because I feel in my heart that she's a very nice person. And of course, we have a bull frog friend (BFF), whose bite is weak and unconvincing because of hunger (hungry for attention and hungry for food). Janet is also a highly respected figure in the netsphere. Janet was the only one who convinced me to attend a blogger event. After that, I was'nt able to go to her events due to commitments. Ding, you all know, is a good friend. DJB, I consider an intellectual and Manolo, of course. I met Manolo and AWBHOLDINGS last night. Jester, well, I go to his meetings (if he calls for it) because I want to pry his mind, hehehe! Same with Marck Rimorin.

If there's a chance, I want to meet RJ Marmol, Leslie Bocobo, Manuel Buencamino, Mel Alarilla and other bloggers who want to see a New Philippines emerge from the rut. I now have close to 900(?) friends over at Facebook and most, if not all, are friends from way back who know Revo, my petname when I was a student.

And for those who want to destroy PM, just check if I have political personalities as clients. I have NONE. They can all write ad hominem attacks. But, they'll never desist me from writing the truth. No. Kiss my lovely pen.

(Everyday, the NPR continues to receive emails of support from thousands of New Patriots in every corner of the country and in the world. NPR continues to improve its Technorati rankings and hits (more than 2,500 everyday). Google has also placed a 4/10 ranking for NPR)

Only God has the power to shut me up. Death will not deter Patricio Mangubat from his advocacy. Even if I die, other Patricio Mangubats will rise to continue the New Philippine Revolution.

By the way, I'll be re-setting my timer here. Mrs. Arroyo's days are beginning to shorten. Later, I'll do that. I just need to go to the camps, hehehe! (Joke!) :-)

What is to be done?

Colleagues over at the Black and White Movement and other allied groups have given this administration a countdown--only until June 6, 2009. Since presidential son Mikey Arroyo is so engrossed with giving his mother a few years more as our pesky and illegitimate leader, groups want to prove something, that is disprove what Deputy Spokesperson Lorelie (read: "LORE" and "LIE", all rolled into one name) Fajardo said that what's happening right now in Thailand will definitely not happen here.

As I wrote previously, a revolutionary situation will not break out here provided that the present state of affairs remain. If groups just continue doing what they are doing now, they'll be unable to create the proper and necessary conditions for a revolutionary situation. Yes, I agree that rallies should continue. Yet, the more urgent task at hand is increase propaganda campaign.

Based on current poll research and study, most Filipinos are so self-absorbed that it would take a great deal rousing their nationalistic spirit again. It would take a very serious social incident to make Filipinos join these rallies. A study which I am now doing says much about how patient Filipinos are.

To make Filipinos see the despicable side of things (which is presently our reality), we need a dramatis causa, something that would seriously affect and impair the people's ability to get their goal. Simply put, a food shortage is one. Most Filipinos are seriously on the lookout for means to get food everyday. A rise in the prices of food stuff, a simple emergency case justifying hoarding and probably a dearth of essential items in groceries would seriously impact on the lives of each and every individual Filipino, leading him to take a very serious re-examination of his present state of affairs, and act accordingly.

May is a great time for initiating a revolutionary situation. When people get their electricity bills at the end of April and notice that Meralco again jacked up their rates, that would fuel dissent. When oil companies again rise their pump prices, that would further up the ante. When OFW families fail to get their remittances on time and fail to feed their families, that would seriously impair the patience of Filipinos, leading to a mass revolt.

An aggressive mass campaign is in order. Use the Internet to provoke debate and lead Filipinos to the realization that change cannot wait. Use TMM (traditional mass media) channels to make people see, hear and feel the prevailing injustice and poverty not just of the body, mind but also of the soul. Propaganda can only do so much. It would just be used to highlight the state of affairs. What I'm pointing here is that a revolutionary situation still depends much on external socio-economic factors rather than artificial means.

Connect the dots, link the ongoing economic depravity and crisis with that of graft and corruption by making people realize that their current state of affairs is brought about by government corruption and you have your EDSA. This is not a fail-safe strategy, but a prophesy that needs some push to make a reality.

Deconstructing Patricio Mangubat

Teaching Philippine history for a bunch of college kids at the University of the Philippines in Manila way back in 1992 was an experience I would never forget. My class was gruelling. After spending eight hours work over at DZBB as newswriter, I log out at 7 in the morning and head straight to Padre Faura to teach at 10 in the morning. I was the youngest faculty at that time, headed by Dr. Villegas of the social science department.

I was given three classes, most of my students were freshmen. I was just given a desk where to put my stuff (mostly books), near the desk of Prof. Roland Simbulan (of the Nuclear-Free Philippines fame). A colleague of mine, Prof. Peter Badilla, was my source of strength at that time. My salary was just a bit below 2,000 pesos per month, which is okey since I supplement it with my 3,500 pesos salary over at DZBB, GMA Channel 7.

As a history teacher, I did'nt teach them about dates or make them memorize events. No. One of my students (now an Attorney), whose name is Datu Reza Sinsuat, can attest to that. What I taught them was historical and dialectical materialism. I said that in order to understand the events happening all around us, everyone should at least know the theoretical models, especially the philosophies of History. Theoretical models are based on concrete observations of reality.

Historical and dialectical materialism is one such model which is quite good in analyzing Philippine history. You get to know the dynamics of time and space in operation. I also gave them Braudel's system, Spengler's view of the relevance of historical milestones and Bauer's interpretations. Most of all, I also emphasized on the importance of oral history.

A few years later, I was able to teach at Dela Salle University in Taft Avenue Manila. The department, located at the fourth floor of the faculty building, was then headed by Dr. Tony Hila, who was then finishing his doctorate over at the UST. Dr. Hila commented that I am also good at Political Science. Well, it's not surprising since I really started as a student of Political Science, having been admitted at the university to this quota course way back in 1988. I got high marks in political science subjects and just decided to transfer to history in 1991 upon the prodding of my colleagues at the League of Filipino Students (LFS) especially (now Prof.) Rommel Banlaui and history professors, such as Dr. Zeus Salazar, Dr. Jaime Veneracion, Dr. Miranda, and Dr. Isagani Medina. It was a decision that I am not ashamed since history is more exact than political science and more engaging than the often stolid grind of reading and analyzing politics.

During my university days, I spent a lot of time working for the LFS. I was inducted into the organization as a freshman, and immediately became an officer. My LFS head then was a guy named Dom Danao, who was the very first millionaire of his batch and married a bar top notcher named Amor Datinguinoo (sister of Vinia of PCIJ, also a group mate of mine in the LFS). Amor was the head of the LFS National Propaganda Bureau where I was also a member. Other LFS members such as "Sheila", " Daniel" etal are now all working for NGO's and POs and some, like Amante Jimenez, decided to go full-time with the Party.

In 1990-1991, I was elected vice-chairman of the CSSP Student Council upon the decision of SAMASA, the dominant student political party headed by Mike Defensor. My Council Chairman was Vicente Paulo Yu (who's now a lawyer, graduated from UP College of Law). We were the first Council to implement the transfer of tambayans, from the CSSP building to the kubols outside the building. The dean then was my professor and idol, Dr. Zeus Salazar whom I created a very strong ideological bond even up to now (though my nanay nanayan back then was Dr. Miranda of the UP History department).

While studying, I worked as a researcher under Dr. Maria Serena Diokno of the Jose Diokno Foundation in New Manila and wrote as a journalist in the now defunct Diaryo Filipino. My first beat then was the Department of Justice. I also wrote for the weekly magazine of Octopus Files of Mangubat.

Though I got high marks in the masteral program in History, I decided to take the full-time Masteral program of the College of Mass Communications (CMC), majoring in Communications Research. The approach was tri-media. Why did I not pursue teaching history? Well, it's plain and simple practicality. I choose this masteral program because I want to write. I envisioned a career in journalism. And this decision I never regretted.

In 1995, I got hired by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) as Foreign Affairs Specialist II under the Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies (CIRSS). The CIRSS is the main think-tank of the DFA. I handled the economic diplomacy unit which contributed in the research that APEC of 1995 used. I was under the administration of Dr. Aileen Baviera, who is now at the UP Asian Center. I was the one who made the position paper on China's Inclusion to the World Trade Organization (WTO), predicted the rise of regional economic setups in the Asia-Pacific region, and the eventual dissolution of weak states.

After the APEC event, I decided to again go full time as a journalist. I wrote articles for the Manila Bulletin, under Diego Cagahastian and Jun Icban, and did radio work for Radio Veritas under Mario Garcia. MG was my editorial mentor. While sir Diego was my mentor in writing news articles. I became very good as a reporter that I was given a morning program.

Eventually, I worked briefly as AVP of AMA, then left for RPN 9 when my boss allied himself with then Vice President Erap. In 1998, I helped in the campaign of Defense secretary Renato de Villa. In 1999, I met my classmates again, Mike Defensor, Miro Quimbo and Bong Bongolan. We worked together. In 2000, I met a lady named Rosebud and we exposed the alleged scam in the PNP which was then headed by my kumpadre, Ping Lacson. I became friends with lawin, then Col. Berroya and the former PNP chief Bobby Lastimoso. After EDSA dos, we parted as friends. I taught one semester over at DLSU-Dasmarinas in Mass Communications (Newswriting, Newsroom operations, etc) before I left for Singapore to work in Product Development for a Singaporean firm allied with VISA Asia-Pacific.

A year and a half ago, I came back to the Philippines and again worked for a Malaysian firm, handling product research and development. After ten months, I was head hunted by an agency to handle their Business development and marketing. I left the agency last year to pursue what I love best---journalism. Since November, I am now engaged in journalism and even formed a media organization, an online one.

Patricio Mangubat is not some figment of some guy's imagination. The reason why I don't use my real name is very, very simple----I don't want to be popular. No.

What I want to become popular is the struggle, the message that Patricio Mangubat (PM for short) wants to convey and the truth that he writes.

Pat Mangubat is just a cyber nom de guerre, a brand name so to speak, hopefully to replace the common name of Juan dela Cruz. Patricio means "country" and "mangubat" means to "go to the mountains".

It's a liberating name, the kind that has no colonial baggage to speak of. It urges everyone to fight for one's country, even at the point of death. "Mangubat", the mountain of struggle, is actually one of enlightenment. It also symbolizes the New Media, a refuge of someone like me, a thirty eight year old family man, who still wants to fight the forces that destroy the Motherland. As I wrote previously, this is my New Sierra Madre, my Olympus, the Internet.

And this struggle will continue unabated until a New Bayan emerges from the rotten ashes of traditional Philippine politics!

Ipagpatuloy ang Laban ng Sambayanang Pilipino!

Ibagsak ang Pasistang Rehimeng Arroyo!

Labanan ang Korupsyon, ang kasakiman at ang kawalang katarungan sa ating Bayan!

Itaguyod ang Pambansang Demokratikong Pamahalaan!

Mabuhay ang Lakas ng Masa!

Mabuhay ang Para sa Bayan!

Mabuhay ang mga New Patriots of the New Generation!

Mabuhay ang YOUng!

Mabuhay ang CPP-NPA-NDF!

A New Party for the Filipino People

A New Party has risen from the loins of the Filipino Masses---the Partido Lakas ng Masa (PLM). Today, I was fortunate to meet a long-time friend. Seven years ago, we were the very first ones who shouted "Oust Gloria!" when everybody was still mesmerized by her. We came out with a Worker's paper (I think it was "Iskra" or something like that) which we distributed to various labor unions using our scant personal savings. We did'nt get anything from it. In fact, it even led to my financial distress. Yet, the very thought of being the first to have realized that we propped up a demonic entity in Malacanang in place of a mischievous womanizer was more than enough for me. I remember those times lucidly because it was the time when the embers of revolutionary spirit suddenly burst forth from my soul, consuming me and until now, guiding, shaping and molding me into Patricio Mangubat.

I am older now, a thirty eight year old man, pass the age where Andres Bonifacio offered his life for his country. Yet, I would die willingly for the Fatherland if need be. Unlike my batchmates who went to the Senate and became "distinguished" sellers of prime Philippine real estate, I am happy in what I have decided to thread. Those who already committed themselves slaves to the altar of the Filipino People know that their fate wrest in either an early death or the ignominy of old age. For it is a curse for a revolutionary to die an old man, a curse, says Emilio Aguinaldo, worst than a thousand defeats in the battlefield. For all my life, I long to see a New Morning rise from the ashes of the old regime. I still feel very strongly that this will happen in my lifetime. I will not rest until Justice is served to the Filipino People.

My friend looked older. Yet, I felt that same fire which shared with mine still very much alive in his soul. He told me of the new party. I remembered our talks before and how they struggled to form this party while I was away. Now, the very same vision which I just wrote in my diaries is now, here, alive and ready to fight.

Knowing that I have changed and feel stronger than before, I smiled. The fight for a True, Just and Humane Society shines brightly amidst a darkened and sinister sky.

I seek the liberation of the Filipino People from the chains of slavery.

I will fight for the restoration of Truth, Justice and Values that has been bastardized and made irrelevant by this ruling class of barong-clad thieves.

I, and a million more Patricios of the New Generation, salute this New Party of the Filipino People!

It is time for the Filipino People to rise from their unfortunate situation and fight for what is inherently theirs. The Partido Lakas Ng Masa aims to lead the Vanguard Class towards the penultimate liberation of the Masses from neo-capitalist slavery. Time to rise up and work towards the victory of the New Philippine Revolution!

Countdown for a New Revolution

I am officially counting down the days for this New Revolution. I am very excited about this. Why? Because I believe that this New Revolution would definitely put us on First World status. Today, European and Asian economies quietly slipped into what I already predicted here as a financial ice age. Analysts say it would take at least 18 months before this ice age thaws. By this time, the Philippines would have slipped to its own version of a recession, according to Palace economic adviser Joey Salceda.

This slip of the country into recession is inevitable. We don't have a very strong and self-reliant economy. We are vulnerable to attacks. If the region is slowly contracting, ours will contract as well regardless of who's in charge of government. What we can do is ensure that we have a government that will not rob our taxes and line the pockets of those close to the Powers-That-Be.

And that my friends, should be the order of the day. The survival of our economy wrests on how high (or how low) consumer confidence is, right? If we have a market that fears what would happen next, we will definitely slide to the financial dark ages. But, if we have a revitalized market and confidence in the capability of our local industries is high, then, there is no reason for us not to be optimistic. However, at this time, there is no reason for us to be hopeful.

BUT, I TELL YOU MY FRIENDS, THERE IS ONE REASON TO BE HOPEFUL. THERE IS A QUIET REVOLUTION GOING ON AND THIS IS BEING LED BY IDEALISTIC AND NATIONALISTIC YOUTH.

YES, THIS REVOLUTION, I SHARE WITH YOU. THESE NEW PATRIOTS ARE UNVEILING SOMETHING VERY, VERY SOON THAT WOULD CHANGE THE PATH OF THIS COUNTRY.

YES, THIS GROUP OF YOUNG, IDEALISTIC AND PATRIOTIC INDIVIDUALS HAVE CREATED A REVOLUTIONARY PRODUCT THAT WOULD PUT THE PHILIPPINES IN THE WORLD MAP.

FOR YEARS, OUR NEIGHBOURS THINK OF US AS A TALENTED YET UNFORTUNATE PEOPLE. WE HAVE THE TALENT, YES, BUT WE HAVE A GOVERNMENT THAT HATE TALENTS.

NOW, WITH THIS REVOLUTION, WE WILL BE ABLE TO WREST POWER FROM THOSE WHO OPPRESS US. WE WILL BE ABLE TO DESIGN A NEW PHILIPPINES THAT WOULD LIGHT EVERY ONE'S HOPES ALIVE!

YES, THIS REVOLUTION IS BEING DONE INSPITE OF GOVERNMENT! IT WOULD BRING BACK THE OLD GLORY OF THIS COUNTRY AND RESTORE THE FAITH OF THE FILIPINO IN HIMSELF.


ONWARD TOWARDS A NEW PHILIPPINE REVOLUTION!

The Rise of the Patriots

I'm supposed to discuss about the raging issues of the day but found one interesting topic from www.filipinovoices.com.

The last few days saw two of my colleagues debating on who has the burden to act for change--is it the middle class or the masses. Benigno proposes in general, the masses, since they are the most affected, ergo, more than ever, the onus of responsibility lies in them. Chuck, on the other hand, sees this as a problem, since all along, the poor has been self-reliant, yet found no time acting to get social justice. A 2007 report shows that to be evident and the obvious fact that more and more Filipinos are going abroad--ergo, self-reliance. Self-reliance, as construed in CVJ, means personal economic self-reliance.

Both has a point and going in the right direction. However, what I find rather insulting is the way they view the masses, especially Benigno who has this obvious cono mentality that thinks highly of himself as the one who knows how the "average Filipino schmoe" thinks.

The kind of talk they're having was the stuff of talk the Indios Bravos and the rest of the Propaganda Movement had in the 18th century. Filipinos already resolved that. Who actually led the Revolution which resulted to our independence? Was it the Peninsulares, as represented by Rizal? Did the masses relied on them to help them resolve the centuries-old colonial rule of the Spaniards?

No.

The "average Filipino schmoe" knows what to do. They know that it is time to change. They know and already have the tools to survive this harsh environment. And, they lack nothing.

Isra is what they need at this point, a "spark". The masses are not "bumbling" idiots or bewildered ("flummox, as what Benigno wrote, a colloquial term which means "bewildered") with their situation. They know they need justice.

And justice will, indeed, be theirs in the future if they own kind again lead them to victory. And where will this action emanate?

It will emanate from the junior officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. I am still hoping that a Bonifacio will rise from their ranks and lead the masses towards victory.

Or, from the Armed Patriots of the New People's Army. A synthesis of forces between the idealistic officers of the AFP and the young comrades from the CPP-NPA-NDF would catalyze all revolutionary efforts and achieve one goal--change.

Or, it may probably even spring from the huge, unstructured protest movement. This generation can still mold a David Celdran or a Nat Santiago or a much articulate Teddy Casino or a younger Satur Ocampo. The times call for such men and women of courage to rise up and act for the sake of this generation and the next.

For those Filipinos Who Want To Hear

"Only he is truly a patriot who, whatever his post, high or low, tries to do the greatest possible good to his countrymen. A little good done in an humble position is a title to honour and glory, while it is a sign of negligence or incompetence when done in high office. True honour can be discerned in the simple manifestations of an upright and honest soul, not in brilliant pomp and ornament which scarcely serve to mask the deformities of the body.

True honour is attained by teaching our minds to recognize truth, and training our hearts to love it. The recognition of truth shall lead us to the recognition of our duties and Of justice, and by Performing Our duties and doing justice we shall be respected and honoured, whatever our station in life. Let us never forget that we are on the first rung of our national life, and that we are called upon to rise, and can go upward only on the ladder of virtue and heroism. Above all let us not forget that, if we do not grow, we shall have died without ever having been great, unable to reach maturity, which is proper of a degenerate race."

--Apolinario Mabini in his book, "The Philippine Revolution"

Written more than a century ago, Mabini's words continue to find relevance. In our society today, honor is interchanged with positions of responsibility in government. We, the Filipinos of modern times, find honor in pompous titles. We give leis to those who bear the title, " president", "Congressman," Senator", etc. We honor them with streamers whenever they visit us in relocation centers or in depressed areas.

Honor, as written by Mabini, cannot be found in brilliant pomp and ornament, which he says, "scarcely serve to mask the deformities of the body".

True honor rests in the truth lodged in one's soul. It is through the liberation of the mind from apathy and ignorance that we find truth. When we find enlightenment, we then recognize our duties to pursue justice and human rights, even at the cost of our very lives and futures.

Greatness comes when men of enlightenment stand up to fight for other men's rights. It is that action that define honorable men.

As a postscript to Mabini, let me add that those of us who want to hear these things and resolve to ourselves to act in defense of the Motherland, let us act with enlightenment. Let us shatter this political patronage system that represents our bondage as a people.

The first act that we must do as enlightened individuals is to liberate ourselves from thinking that those who are in government, who think of themselves as honorable or excellent due to their titles, ought to be given what is due to them. Those who are tasked with the delicate duty of government should be held accountable for the ignominy that they wrought against the people.

Those who seek honours but have ugly souls should be purged from government and replaced with those whose souls are pure and seek not honor but justice.