Araw ni Bonifacio - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos

Public Lives : Araw ni Bonifacio By Randy David, Columnist Philippine Daily Inquirer

Araw ni Bonifacio - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos

Another article dealing mostly with the death of Andres Bonifacio.

To me it is clear what trasnpired is a power struggle with the Revolutionaries; specifically with the Magdiwang and Magdalo factions.

The sooner we realize this, accept the realities of revolutions and politics; and at the same time learn from this, the sooner we can move on. Let us move on and face the new challenges ahead, this is the only closure we can attain - inasmuch as all the parties are dead. Let us respect our heroes for their heroic deeds, accept their human weaknesses and learn from their mistakes and move on.

Our heroes are not saints. And I am sure they would all agree that they are not saints nor heroes. They are Filipinos who love their country, and did something extra ordinary.

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"Bukod sa pahapyaw na pagtukoy sa alitan ng dalawang paksyon ng Katipunan—ang Magdalo at Magdiwang—karaniwan nang iwasan ng mga teksbuk ang pagtalakay sa konteksto ng trahedyang sinapit ni Bonifacio. May panahon na pati ang kontribusyon niya sa pambansang kasaysayan ay minamaliit, habang pinatitingkad naman ang kay Rizal. Hindi tama ang ganitong paghahambing sapagkat ang isyu ay hindi kung sino ang may mas matimbang na nai-ambag sa bansa, kungdi kung papaano sinuri ng bawat isa ang hinihingi ng panahon, at kung paano nila inialay ang kanilang talino at tapang upang tugunan ang hamon ng pambansang paglaya."