The past week I've been browsing on the death of Andres Bonifacio, the People Power Revolution, politics of the past and a few random sneak on the current issues. History is fascinating as always. If only if I have the time to read and read and then read some more, and observe people as they talk about their beliefs and prejudices.
When I was a kid I kept a few paperbacks about Rizal. He was the paragon. Our helper said he didn't command an army, by virtue he shouldn't be the National Hero. There was also the time in the early 80's when Tita Two mentioned casually during lunchtime about Aguinaldo's role in Bonifacio's death. Tita Two imparted a few morsels (I would have appreciated one or two piano lessons although I would have been scared then) in those days.
On Rizal and Bonifacio, my stand currently is, they're both heroes and died before their time, quite in a violent way. Now I'm trying to reconnect my memory of Graciano Lopez Jaena. What I remember fondly about growing up in Bacolod, is that the older grade schools are named after the revered heroes; Rizal, Bonifacio, Mabini, Lopez Jaena. Whilst I graduated in an elementary school not named after a person. I don't know what's the difference, we were all in free education.
Fingers really crossed, to those going home they will bring back for me (as pasalubong) a few Filipiniana books; Agrarian Reform, Politics, Biographies.
Or Sharon Cuneta DVD's.
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