• 4 months ago
The Victors

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00:00A new book that contains the story of an important part of our history
00:04was launched by an author and a member of the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency, UNICA.
00:09Let's take a look at it.
00:13The events of our past are becoming a part of our history.
00:20Many parts of our history remain in our minds
00:24and many of them are just a part of the memories of the past.
00:28One of them is the incident of the MV Caragatan Arms Landing
00:32at Digoyo Point in Isabela in 1972.
00:35It was a ship that contained thousands of weapons
00:39that were shipped to the Philippines
00:41for the members of the Communist Party of the Philippines' New People's Army.
00:45Many of us have forgotten or haven't been able to catch this event.
00:50That's why it was told in a book
00:52written by a journalist and author named Moya Molina
00:56and launched by the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency.
01:01There's this calling that if you know the history,
01:04especially soldiers or police,
01:08that I think can help our fellow Filipinos,
01:13especially historians,
01:15I will write it down.
01:18The campaign of our government against the insurgency is intense.
01:24Be attentive to cross.
01:26I will catch the caragatan.
01:28Do you see the caragatan?
01:30The Director General of NICA was one of the soldiers
01:33who was part of the success in stopping the insurgent groups from taking these weapons.
01:39I was the commander.
01:42I was the second lieutenant of the scout ranger.
01:45This is the class 14, the pioneer class.
01:48We were sent there.
01:50We were replaced by another battalion
01:53to pave the way for the landing of the marines.
01:58When we returned, we were the ones who were recovered.
02:01Four were killed.
02:03When we arrived in the area,
02:05we received requests for logistics and recovered over 1,000.
02:10When we got the weapons,
02:12we requested for support.
02:14They were the ones who got the weapons.
02:16They were with the provincial commander.
02:18It is said that the MV Caragatan Arms Landing
02:21was connected to the Plaza Miranda bombing and Martial Law
02:24during the time of former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr.
02:28It is said that it was an arms landing to justify Martial Law.
02:34It was not like that because there was really a firefight.
02:37And the weapons were recovered from China.
02:41The so-called part of our history
02:44was not fully known by the public and our countrymen.
02:48But it was a big part of the success of our country.
02:52The significance of the Caragatan Arms Landing was that
02:55there were about 3,000 M14.
02:58Complete with all the ammunitions.
03:00It could have been a turning point
03:02if those weapons reached the armed groups in the NPA.
03:06If not for the timely intervention
03:09and we were able to get the weapons,
03:11it could have been used to topple a government.
03:13It was really meant to topple the government of Marcos, right?
03:18So, if this happened, they were ready to take over
03:21the Plaza Miranda bombing.
03:22Then, why Martial Law?
03:25Because at that time, it was very unruly
03:26to save the democracy that we are all enjoying.
03:29I really established in the book
03:32what will happen when the present generation reads it.
03:36They will learn from it.
03:39Through the establishment of this story,
03:42we can see the sacrifice of our countrymen,
03:46police and soldiers
03:47to maintain peace
03:50and to take care of ourselves.