Gemma Cruz Araneta
Who was Pi y Margall? There is a street in Sampaloc named after him and when last I saw the sign, the name was misspelled. Not even the City Administrator could tell whether Margall wasa famous or an obscure Spanish colonial official, or someone’s birth place in a god-forsaken corner of Spain. None of us pronounced the name correctly; apparently, the double “ll” is pronounced “I,” so it is Margai.
Francesc (Francisco) Pi y Margall is totally unknown in Sampaloc, but when the young Jose Rizal arrived in Spain in 1882, the old philosopher-politician, 34 years his senior, was an eminent political philosopher known for his progressive, liberal policies.
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I am convinced that the policeman who first set his eyes on that community pantry in Quezon City must be afflicted with terminal dyslexia. Upon seeing a handwritten sign saying “community pantry” he read “communist party” and was alarmed at the audacity of that leftist anti-government gr
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+ March 09, 2021 WHO is Tiburcio Hilario? Who is Zoilo Hilario? What have they done to merit mention in our history of Pampanga? If we can answer these queries adequately, it is one reason why these collections of mini-biographies of great lawyers should find publication.
Tiburcio was born on August 11, 1853 in San Juan, San Fernando, Pampanga. He has two siblings Isabel and Cecilio. Tiburcio, like Cecilio, finished in Bachelor of Philosophy degree and went on with a Bachelor s degree and went on with a Bachelor s degree in Civil law.
After his graduation, he married Martina David of Bacolor with whom he had two children Filomena and Ceferino. Unfortunately, Martina did not live long. Tiburcio met and fell in love with a beautiful Spanish mestiza, Adriana Sanggalang. This union produced Zoilo Jose. His brother Cecilio was one of the pioneers of masoury in the Philippines, the fraternity that started the Propaganda movement of the era. Tiburcio was then
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My younger relatives, sturdy branches of the Rizal genealogical tree, have often asked during family reunions – why Rizal? Why was he singled out? Why was he the only one executed under such dramatic circumstances? He was banished to rot in Dapitan, imprisoned in Montjuich and Fort Santiago, tried by a kangaroo court, then killed in Bagumbayan at the crack of dawn. If he retracted, why did they have to kill him? You can tell we believe the retraction was invented by the friars and sadly perpetuated by their successors.
Rizal never took up arms in his life time. The Liga Filipina was an open, mutual-benefit association that promoted education, agriculture, trade and commerce. Rizal was passionate about education, socio-political reforms, abhorred racism, was afflicted with wanderlust, loved to learn languages. He made friends with intelligent people, took up medicine to help others. So why him? Why did they pick on this unassuming, quietly charismatic, soft-spoken ind