Thursday, July 20, 2006
The Fifth of November and The Ilonggo Nation
July 10, 2006
THE FIFTH OF NOVEMBER AND THE ILONGGO NATION
Remember, remember, the fifth of November,
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
I see no reason why gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot.
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This is the nursery rhyme, popular in Great Britain, that commemorates the successful foiling of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, when Guy Fawkes tried to blow up the British Parliament.
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Guy Fawkes and his comrades were consequently tortured and executed by the British Government. During Guy Fawkes Night, British citizens have, for centuries since that fateful night, been burning effigies of Guy Fawkes.
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From the point of view of the British State (and most British citizens until today), Guy Fawkes and his comrades were EVIL. Imagine trying blow up the Parliament, the symbol of ‘democracy’!
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From the point of view of Guy Fawkes and his comrades, it was the exact opposite; they represented the GOOD. They were trying to blow up the symbol and representatives of a Government gone dictatorial, that had suspended civil rights, a Government gone evil. The movie ‘V for Vendetta’ starring Hugo Weaving (Matrix Trilogy) and Natalie Portman (Star Wars Episodes 1 to 3) in fact explores this theme. ‘V’, the protagonist of the film who wages a one man revolution against an evil Unitarian Totalitarian State, regarded Guy Fawkes as his personal hero.
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Now, my dear Kasimanuas, what if I were to tell you that we Ilonggos have an equivalent of a Guy Fawkes night?
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In NOVEMBER 5, 1898, Gen. Juan "Tan Juan" Araneta and Gen. Aniceto Lacson, after defeating Spanish military forces in Negros, declared in Bago Plaza Negros Occidental the Independent Republic of Negros. This was also on NOVEMBER 5, exactly 293 years after Guy Fawkes was caught with fuses in his hands, about to blow up what he truly believed to be the symbol and representatives of an Evil Government.
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Why declare an independent Negros, and not join the revolutionary forces in the Tagalog region under General Aguinaldo? One of these Ilonggo patriots was recorded as saying that they DID NOT WANT TO BE UNDER A TAGALOG DICTATOR (referring to Aguinaldo).
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Next day November 6, 1898, Don Diego de los Rios, the last Governor-General of Spain in the Philippines formally surrendered to the Independent Republic of Negros revolutionary leaders (Gen. Aniceto Lacson - President, and Gen. Juan Araneta-Secretary of War) in Bacolod.
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Furthermore, on December 25, 1898 Don Diego de los Rios also surrendered to the Federal Republic of the Visayas (lead by General Martin Delgado) at Plaza Libertad in Iloilo City.
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These events occurred BEFORE:
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1.Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo was proclaimed President of the first Philippine Republic during ratification of the Constitution and its inauguration in Malolos, Bulacan on January 23, 1899.
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(Note that neither the Spanish nor the Americans ever surrendered to this Government, nor recognized it. On the contrary, leaders of this Government eventually surrendered to the Americans.)
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2.The Treaty of Paris, wherein Spain ceded the whole Philippine Islands to the USA for $20-million, was officially consummated and became legally binding on APRIL 11, 1899.
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(This Treaty was the legal basis upon which the Americans formed their own colonial Government in the Philippines. Eventually this Government, through continuous legal processes, gave way to the present Manila-based Unitarian Government of the Philippines. From this point of view, the present Unitarian Government of the Philippines is derived via continuous legal processes from the Treaty of Paris.)
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Note that since Spain had already surrendered to the two Ilonggo Governments before the Treaty of Paris, then technically Spain had already ceased to have jurisdiction over these Governments. Consequently, Spain could not have legally ceded these Governments and their territories to the USA. The treaty of Paris is therefore invalid with respect to these Governments. Legally, these Governments could still be regarded as extant.
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Let us place these events in perspective:
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The duly constituted head of the Spanish Empire in the Philippines FORMALLY SURRENDERED TO TWO AND ONLY TWO GOVERNMENTS in the Philippines:
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1.The INDEPENDENT NEGROS REPUBLIC on NOVEMBER 6, 1898 in Bacolod.
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2.The FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF THE VISAYAS on DECEMBER 25, 1898 in Iloilo City.
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Given that these Governments HAVE NEVER BEEN LEGALLY REPUDIATED, the implications of these events are enormous:
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1.When the Spanish FORMALLY AND LEGALLY surrendered to us Ilonggos, WE ILONGGOS ESTABLISHED TWO LEGALLY INDEPENDENT NATIONS.
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2.These two nations, from a purely legal point of view, are COMPLETELY LEGITIMATE UNTIL TODAY. (This could imply that the Manila-based Tagalista-oriented Unitarian central government of the Philippines in Western Visayas is an Occupational Government, that ultimately originated from an invalid Treaty of Paris.)
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My dear Kasimanwas, next time you meet an anti-Federalist Tagalista who is acting as though he owns the Philippines, PLEASE REMEMBER THE FIFTH OF NOVEMBER, when Ilonggo patriots won our freedom with their sweat and blood.
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Remember, remember, the fifth of November,
Ilonggo freedom, in my heart.
I see no reason why Ilonggo freedom
Should ever be forgot.
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Tanda-e, tanda-e, sinco de Nobyembre,
Ilonggong kahilwayan, buhi sining dughan.
Walay kabangdanan akon kalimtan
Ilonggong kahilwayan, tubtob sa katubtuban.
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JedPensar (INM: ButuanCity-Ph)
THE FIFTH OF NOVEMBER AND THE ILONGGO NATION
Remember, remember, the fifth of November,
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
I see no reason why gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot.
-----------------------------------
This is the nursery rhyme, popular in Great Britain, that commemorates the successful foiling of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, when Guy Fawkes tried to blow up the British Parliament.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Guy Fawkes and his comrades were consequently tortured and executed by the British Government. During Guy Fawkes Night, British citizens have, for centuries since that fateful night, been burning effigies of Guy Fawkes.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
From the point of view of the British State (and most British citizens until today), Guy Fawkes and his comrades were EVIL. Imagine trying blow up the Parliament, the symbol of ‘democracy’!
---------------------------------------------------
From the point of view of Guy Fawkes and his comrades, it was the exact opposite; they represented the GOOD. They were trying to blow up the symbol and representatives of a Government gone dictatorial, that had suspended civil rights, a Government gone evil. The movie ‘V for Vendetta’ starring Hugo Weaving (Matrix Trilogy) and Natalie Portman (Star Wars Episodes 1 to 3) in fact explores this theme. ‘V’, the protagonist of the film who wages a one man revolution against an evil Unitarian Totalitarian State, regarded Guy Fawkes as his personal hero.
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Now, my dear Kasimanuas, what if I were to tell you that we Ilonggos have an equivalent of a Guy Fawkes night?
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
In NOVEMBER 5, 1898, Gen. Juan "Tan Juan" Araneta and Gen. Aniceto Lacson, after defeating Spanish military forces in Negros, declared in Bago Plaza Negros Occidental the Independent Republic of Negros. This was also on NOVEMBER 5, exactly 293 years after Guy Fawkes was caught with fuses in his hands, about to blow up what he truly believed to be the symbol and representatives of an Evil Government.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Why declare an independent Negros, and not join the revolutionary forces in the Tagalog region under General Aguinaldo? One of these Ilonggo patriots was recorded as saying that they DID NOT WANT TO BE UNDER A TAGALOG DICTATOR (referring to Aguinaldo).
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Next day November 6, 1898, Don Diego de los Rios, the last Governor-General of Spain in the Philippines formally surrendered to the Independent Republic of Negros revolutionary leaders (Gen. Aniceto Lacson - President, and Gen. Juan Araneta-Secretary of War) in Bacolod.
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Furthermore, on December 25, 1898 Don Diego de los Rios also surrendered to the Federal Republic of the Visayas (lead by General Martin Delgado) at Plaza Libertad in Iloilo City.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
These events occurred BEFORE:
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1.Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo was proclaimed President of the first Philippine Republic during ratification of the Constitution and its inauguration in Malolos, Bulacan on January 23, 1899.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Note that neither the Spanish nor the Americans ever surrendered to this Government, nor recognized it. On the contrary, leaders of this Government eventually surrendered to the Americans.)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
2.The Treaty of Paris, wherein Spain ceded the whole Philippine Islands to the USA for $20-million, was officially consummated and became legally binding on APRIL 11, 1899.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
(This Treaty was the legal basis upon which the Americans formed their own colonial Government in the Philippines. Eventually this Government, through continuous legal processes, gave way to the present Manila-based Unitarian Government of the Philippines. From this point of view, the present Unitarian Government of the Philippines is derived via continuous legal processes from the Treaty of Paris.)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Note that since Spain had already surrendered to the two Ilonggo Governments before the Treaty of Paris, then technically Spain had already ceased to have jurisdiction over these Governments. Consequently, Spain could not have legally ceded these Governments and their territories to the USA. The treaty of Paris is therefore invalid with respect to these Governments. Legally, these Governments could still be regarded as extant.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Let us place these events in perspective:
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The duly constituted head of the Spanish Empire in the Philippines FORMALLY SURRENDERED TO TWO AND ONLY TWO GOVERNMENTS in the Philippines:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.The INDEPENDENT NEGROS REPUBLIC on NOVEMBER 6, 1898 in Bacolod.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
2.The FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF THE VISAYAS on DECEMBER 25, 1898 in Iloilo City.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Given that these Governments HAVE NEVER BEEN LEGALLY REPUDIATED, the implications of these events are enormous:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.When the Spanish FORMALLY AND LEGALLY surrendered to us Ilonggos, WE ILONGGOS ESTABLISHED TWO LEGALLY INDEPENDENT NATIONS.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
2.These two nations, from a purely legal point of view, are COMPLETELY LEGITIMATE UNTIL TODAY. (This could imply that the Manila-based Tagalista-oriented Unitarian central government of the Philippines in Western Visayas is an Occupational Government, that ultimately originated from an invalid Treaty of Paris.)
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My dear Kasimanwas, next time you meet an anti-Federalist Tagalista who is acting as though he owns the Philippines, PLEASE REMEMBER THE FIFTH OF NOVEMBER, when Ilonggo patriots won our freedom with their sweat and blood.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Remember, remember, the fifth of November,
Ilonggo freedom, in my heart.
I see no reason why Ilonggo freedom
Should ever be forgot.
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Tanda-e, tanda-e, sinco de Nobyembre,
Ilonggong kahilwayan, buhi sining dughan.
Walay kabangdanan akon kalimtan
Ilonggong kahilwayan, tubtob sa katubtuban.
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JedPensar (INM: ButuanCity-Ph)
