STORIES ABOUT MAGSAYSAY by Dr. Augusto V. de Viana During the Second World War, RM was a guerilla leader in Zambales and was sought after by the Japanese. One of the stories about him involved a close brush with capture by the enemy and possible torture and death. One day Magsaysay was driving a carabao cart along an continue reading : Stories About Magsaysay

RAMON MAGSAYSAY AS A FAMILY MAN by Chris Antonette P. Pugay Every Filipino considers his family as one of the most, if not the most, valued possession in his life. Filipino families are generally closely-knitted and in most cases households accommodate extended family members. Even those who belonged to the powerful, rich and in”uential clans continue reading : Ramon Magsaysay As A Family Man

RAMON F. MAGSAYSAY: FROM ANTI-COMMUNIST FIGHTER TO WARRIOR AGAINST POVERTY by Ma. Cielito G. Reyno Magsaysay.s role as the country.s chief architect of the !ght against the Huk-led communist insurgency that was ravaging the country at the time was the logical consequence of his being a guerilla leader in Zambales during World War II. Magsaysay continue reading : Ramon F. Magsaysay: From Anti-Communist Fighter to Warrior Against Poverty

FILIPINO FIRST – CLARO M. RECTO, CHAMPION OF FILIPINO NATIONALISM by Quennie Ann J. Palafox “So long as our economic policies remain dependent primarily on foreign “aid” and investments, and our policy-makers remain habitual yes-men of foreign advisors, this “aid,” investment and advice, will be directed toward the retention of the economic status quo.” – continue reading : Filipino First- Claro M. Recto, Champion of Filipino Nationalism

THE CONTROVERSIAL PHILIPPINE NATIONAL FLAG by Chris Antonette Piedad-Pugay        Before 1896, the Filipinos had no common flag.  The use of flags became common in the Philippines during the height of the revolution.  Different flags were created and designed by various Katipunan generals signifying the unit or battalion where they belong.  However, these flags continue reading : The Controversial Philippine National Flag

THE TREATY OF PARIS: AN INSTRUMENT OF PEACE OR AN INSIGNIA OF BETRAYAL? by Chris Antonette Piedad-Pugay        One of the major events that shaped the destiny of the Philippines was the Spanish- American War that broke out in 1898. Relations between the two countries severed when the Cuban Revolution drawn the United continue reading : THE TREATY OF PARIS: An Instrument of Peace or an Insignia of Betrayal?

VIBORA’S RIZALINE CONSTITUTION by Chris Antonette Piedad-Pugay        Most Filipino patriots during the revolutionary period yearned to alleviate and free the Filipino people from the hands of their oppressors.  In their varying means, these patriots and nationalists made contributions, both recorded and unrecorded in order to attain the aspirations of the Revolution.   continue reading : Vibora’s Rizaline Constitution

VALUES WE MUST LEARN FROM ANDRES BONIFACIO by Chris Antonette Piedad-Pugay       Opening the pages of Philippine history books, Bonifacio’s name would always be mentioned and associated with the formation of the Katipunan, a separatist movement which spearheaded the Philippine Revolution of 1896.  But unlike Jose Rizal, whose life and undertakings were fully documented, very continue reading : Values we must learn from Andres Bonifacio

BONIFACIO’S FAITH Myth and spirituality is deeply infused in Filipino psyche. According to the historian, Teodoro Agoncillo one of the distinct characteristics of early Filipino is being fatalistic and religious. We have a strong attachment to our creator even during the time that we are not yet converted to Christianity. There is a certain connection continue reading : Bonifacio’s Faith

THE GREATEST LOSS: LUNA’S PEOPLE AND KINGS by Peter Jaynul Villanueva Uckung       So many paintings of Juan Luna were lost to history. His brothers-in-law destroyed all of Luna’s paintings that they own; a damning reaction to Luna’s killing of their sister, Paz (Luna’s wife), and their mother in 1892. Some missing paintings continue reading : The Greatest Loss: Luna’s People and Kings

WHY BONIFACIO WAS CALLED THE FATHER OF THE REVOLUTION by Maria Cielito Reyno       On the night of 7 July 1892, a group of men gathered on Azcarraga Street in Manila to organize a secret society whose aim was to wrest, through armed means, the freedom of the Filipinos from the hands of their oppressors.  continue reading : Why Bonifacio was called the Father of the Revolution?

REFORMING THE AFP MAGSAYSAY’S Foundation Theory in Neutralizing Insurgency by Peter Jaynul Villanueva Uckung         The Philippine government never faced a more dangerous era of insurgency than the late 1940’s.         The rebels, led by the Hukbong Mapagpalaya ng Bayan (HMB), had been attacking government targets with impunity and continue reading : Reforming the AFP Magsaysay’s