Sa pagdiriwang sa linggong ito ng ika-160 kaarawan ni Bonifacio, isang watawat diumano ng KKK ang buong-buo pa rin ngayon sa isang museo sa Lipa City sa Batangas.
Lehitimo nga kaya ang watawat na ito na sinasabing ginamit ni Bonifacio?
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Lehitimo nga kaya ang watawat na ito na sinasabing ginamit ni Bonifacio?
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00:00 If only one of the people that was first killed by Andres Bonifacio could speak,
00:11 what would he say to us today, especially on the 160th birthday of the father of the Philippine Revolution?
00:23 To the soldiers, murals, and even to the paintings of the late father of the Philippine Revolution,
00:33 who was Andres Bonifacio, there is always a difference.
00:39 The Philippine Revolution has become different,
00:44 which is based on the group or association of the Filipinos who fought against the Spanish.
00:52 [Shouting]
00:56 And one of those groups,
01:00 after several revolutions and more than a century,
01:04 is not only among the rebels and liberals,
01:07 but it is still whole today.
01:12 According to our evolution of Philippine flags,
01:15 this flag is the fourth flag of our country.
01:22 On this week's celebration of Bonifacio's 160th birthday,
01:29 let's talk about why this piece of fabric and other items of the Philippine Revolution
01:36 are still very important in our modern times.
01:42 [Shouting]
01:44 In this museum in Lipa City, Batangas,
01:50 the original war standard flag of Bonifacio is hidden.
01:58 There is a sun in the middle with 12 flags.
02:03 Above it, there are three letters K.
02:07 "Kataas taas ang kagalanggalang ang katipunan ng mga anak ng bayang."
02:11 This is the same flag that Bonifacio cut
02:17 in the first cry in Pugadlawin in 1896
02:22 when they tore their cedulas
02:27 which became the basis of the Philippine revolution against the Spanish.
02:34 Its length is 57 inches and its width is 38 inches.
02:40 According to the caretaker, Matt,
02:42 the mother of Bonifacio's wife and the father of the family,
02:46 she was the one who tore it.
02:47 She is Gregoria de Jesus or better known as Oriang.
02:51 Those letters with the stripes on the sides,
02:55 they used those on each side when they were sourcing the food.
02:59 And you will notice that there are fine stripes.
03:03 When they brought it here, it was already torn.
03:05 The red color of the flag has faded.
03:09 The other part of it is already wrinkled.
03:12 My sisters and brothers, when they saw that it was already hard,
03:16 that there are still blood stains,
03:18 they washed it.
03:19 When our father found out, he got angry.
03:22 There are also small holes.
03:25 Those are bullets, rifles.
03:28 They were torn to preserve it.
03:31 We made a mirror and a post
03:36 so that it can be protected and compressed.
03:38 The flag, they also believe that it has a strong power.
03:43 In 2014, a storm was very strong.
03:46 The center was hit here.
03:48 So the roof was on the back.
03:51 We were afraid because it was crooked.
03:53 It was standing like that.
03:54 It did not pass even one branch.
03:56 My mother used to have breast cancer.
03:59 I also asked the flag to be strong.
04:02 My mother is a breast cancer survivor.
04:05 When the Miss Tourism Lipa happened,
04:08 one of the candidates came to the mirror.
04:11 He pushed the mirror.
04:13 His hair was crooked.
04:15 After that, she became Miss Lipa Tourism.
04:18 The flag and other ancient things that are related to the city
04:23 were given to Matt by his father, Flaviano,
04:26 a veteran of the Second World War.
04:30 He became a guerrilla.
04:32 His father also became a member of a group
04:36 established by former President Manuel El Quezon,
04:39 the Legion de Veteranos de la Revolución.
04:42 They formed a group.
04:44 Our goal is to unite and reunite
04:48 the children of the people of Himag-Sican.
04:51 Flaviano was known by two revolutionaries,
04:56 Colonel Ignacio Conrado and Colonel Honorio Lopez.
05:00 In 1955, Flaviano was ordered to go to Sariaya, Quezon by Colonel Conrado.
05:08 Go to Sariaya, Quezon and get those things.
05:14 The flag, the flag, the flag.
05:17 And one of them is the flag used in the first shout in Balintawak in 1896
05:25 that was believed to be of Bonifacio.
05:28 According to our story, we don't have any evidence.
05:31 When Colonel Conrado died in 1957,
05:35 the flag was given to Matt's father, Flaviano.
05:39 They brought it to the General Headquarters in Balintawak.
05:44 It's just a verbal proof that it's authentic.
05:46 He made a testament or a letter that we wrote
05:51 to prove that those things were stolen from him.
05:55 He added this letter on December 21, 1995.
06:01 He added it in front of the witnesses.
06:04 In the 1970s, Flaviano returned the flag to their town here in Lipa.
06:10 It's still hidden in the trunk for several years.
06:12 Until 1994.
06:15 When our other brothers came here, the researchers,
06:19 and the brothers as well, my father took it out.
06:22 I was shocked.
06:23 Until the news spread about the flag in Matt's family's custody.
06:29 That day, our colleagues said that someone came here
06:34 and offered to exchange the flag for 2 million.
06:38 They explained to the people here,
06:42 my father was the first one to accept it because it's sentimental value.
06:47 In 1995, they built their own museum,
06:52 which they called the Museum of the Holy Trinity.
06:55 Aside from the flag that was believed to be more than 100 years old,
07:00 there are also the "salakot" that Bonifacio used,
07:04 the "umano", and some old dictionaries, documents, polo, and rifles.
07:10 The Museum of the Holy Trinity only accepts donations.
07:13 It's small, unlike other big museums.
07:17 But Matt admitted that their museum has been aging for a long time.
07:22 The NCCA sent a body here to be visited.
07:26 Our request was to update the building a bit,
07:31 but they said, "Sir, we cannot do this because this is a private museum."
07:36 We want to authenticate and put it in the history.
07:40 The NHCP will recognize it, and if they can help us,
07:45 this will be preserved.
07:49 I 100% believe that this is authentic and original.
07:54 But can you verify that this is authentic?
07:59 That this is said to be used by Bonifacio?
08:03 According to the NHCP, or the National Historical Commission of the Philippines,
08:08 the body that Matt is currently keeping
08:11 cannot be authenticated if it is the real property of Bonifacio or not.
08:19 It is a long and complicated process to verify it.
08:24 The NHCP is getting experts.
08:26 If the evidence is not that much,
08:31 it is possible that it cannot be authenticated fully.
08:35 You need to look at the materials, the fabric, the threads,
08:39 the dye used to color the fabric.
08:43 Was there such a dye at that time?
08:46 We will also look for enough documentation to say that
08:50 this is a thing from that time.
08:54 The body that the NCCA held in Lipa, Batangas
08:58 is similar to the body that was given by the Catipunan in Pasong Tamo
09:04 by their Spaniards in 1896,
09:08 based on the memory of Pio Valenzuela.
09:11 Although Pio Valenzuela said that he remembered that
09:13 there were 16 rays of the flag that they gave.
09:16 In the Museum of Lipa, there were only 12.
09:19 It is possible that there was no standardization at that time by the NHCP
09:25 on what evidence is shown to be consistent with the scientific method,
09:31 in the way that is based on internal and external criticism.
09:36 That is what the NHCP is holding.
09:38 We don't want to reach our countrymen,
09:44 but the importance of these things is sacred.
09:49 They believe it or not,
09:51 this is what our founders and those who taught us.
09:55 As long as for us and the Museum of Lipa and the Legion,
10:00 the KKK flag is true.
10:02 The NHCP is open to discussion
10:05 with the family that holds this treasure.
10:08 The proper preservation depends on the condition of the materials and objects.
10:14 Ideally, it should be lying down.
10:16 Direct sunlight is against these organic, old materials.
10:20 As much as possible, we should not touch it.
10:22 The holes are historical documents.
10:25 It is a waste.
10:26 Constant dialogue with owners and conservators is important
10:30 so that we can extend the life of our historical objects.
10:34 In flag ceremonies, offices, and schools,
10:40 we should look carefully at our flag.
10:45 And I hope you remember that before it was freely displayed in different corners of our country,
10:53 our heroes fought for many centuries
11:00 in their struggle
11:03 to preserve the independence and freedom that we are experiencing now.
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