FRANCISCO S. TATAD
FRANCISCO S. TATAD

A militant group wants to rewrite Philippine history by declaring Andres Bonifacio as the first President of the Republic, in place of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo. The sentiment is apparently fueled by a deep rereading of Philippine history—lately reinforced by two highly successful films in which Bonifacio and Gen. Antonio Luna are killed — the first in Maragondon, Cavite on May 10, 1897, the second in Cabanatuan on June 5, 1899— after incurring Aguinaldo’s wrath.

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