Skip to main content

A SHORT HISTORY ABOUT INDENDENCE



          Independence is the time when a local country or region gains political freedom from foreign control in the sense that the local inhabitants will not pay taxes to its overlord. Filipinos celebrate this because their country escaped the tight Spanish grip for almost 333 years. To tell the truth, the Filipinos really escaped the Spanish but in turn were   made subjects by the Americans from 1898 until about 1935 or 1941.
          In order to achieve this independence, many lives, lives whose names are worth more than hundred well-trained infantrymen like the first leader of KKK or the Kataas-taasang Kagalang-galangang Katipunan ng mga anak ng Bayan Andres Bonifacio. Lieutenant General Antonio Luna, Brigadier General Gregorio Del Pilar, Macario Sakay, the brains of the revolution Apolinario Mabini and many more.
         During the fateful day of December 7, 1941, attack waves of Japanese Bombers from Aircraft Carriers I.J.N Kaga, I.J.N Akagi, I.J.N Soryuu and I.J.N Hiryu almost obliterated the US naval Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii which unfortunately, did not meet its main objective, The American Aircraft Carriers U.S.S Enterprise, U.S.S Yorktown and U.S.S Hornet. All most all other warships, from Destroyers to Super Dreadnoughts were either sunk, immobilized or scrapped.
        The day after`, December 8, 1941, Japanese Bombers knifed their way through the Philippines. After destroying key supply cites, factories and camps, Japanese landing craft forced their way through the hostile waters, landed at Pangasinan, Manila and other smaller landings at the Visayas and Mindanao islands. So begins the most turbulent period in Philippine history, the Japanese Occupation.
        From 1941-1945, the locals of the Philippines experienced a modern Dark Ages. Lives of many innocent men, women and children, were oppressed, shot, bayoneted, impaled and in worst case scenario, raped and molested.
     
         In face if these, the Filipinos did not cooperate with the Japanese who marauded their way through the motherland while some sold their services as their spies to guerilla hideouts, many escaped and went to the mountains and joined the guerillas in hopes to disseminate the Japanese. Among the most famous were Wenceslao Vinson and Luis Taruc’s HukBaLaHap of Hukbong Bayan Laban Sa Mga Hapon.
       It is not in the year 1946 when the Philippines really gained independence under Late Former President Manuel Roxas.






       https://www.google.com/search?q=philippine+flag+wave+at+kawit&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiewYqh6oPkAhWJM94KHZ1FAFwQsAR6BAgJEAE&biw=1242&bih=553#imgrc=mQQg6Jf2Nv4Z5M:






      As a youth, we must remember and honor our ancestors who risked their lives and fought for our independence. We must be accountable to our decisions and moves to prove that we are the hope of the nation.


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Kannawidan Ylocos Festival Ilocos Sur is a beautiful province located in the northern part of Luzon. It is a province rich in culture that represents the ancient Spanish and Filipino heritage. To show and share their treasures to the whole world, the locals conceived a festival that highlights these cultural traditions and they called it the “Kannadiwan Festival”. It is a celebration that lasts from the last week of January up to the first week of February. Included in the course of events is the commemoration of the foundation day of the province. On the opening day, there is usually a mass held at the St. Paul Metropolitan Cathedral. It is followed by a procession of the Patron Saints of the 40 parishes and images of Jesus Christ and Virgin Mary around the city. It is the Ilocanos' way of giving thanks to the Almighty not only for the bountiful blessings but also for the rich heritage of the city, including the close family ties among the Ilocanos. This event showca...
Post a Comment
Read more

Vigan City Town Fiesta Celebration

       The Vigan City Fiesta is held in honour of St. Paul the Apostle, the city’s patron saint, on 25 January each year. Locals and tourists gather to experience and see the street dancing, carnivals, food fairs, and arts and crafts, adding to the attraction of this UNESCO World Heritage City. Vigan’s main church, the Metropolitan Cathedral is dedicated to St. Paul and it stands at the core of the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia. The major Catholic educational institution in Vigan that stands beside the church is also dedicated to the patron, the St. Paul College of Ilocos Sur. The Vigan City Fiesta usually lasts for several days. It includes within the period the celebration of the anniversary of the cityhood of Vigan, which is commemorated every January 27.       Biguenos from all over the country and even abroad return to Vigan, as it is the custom of Filipinos to return to their hometown to join their family and friends in ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Reflection

    In our subject which was TLE, we learned how to again use Adobe Photoshop CC 2018 and we also learned how to use Word Quest.     some of the problems I encountered are that I cannot focus enough when sometimes it is our classmates' turn to discuss about the lesson so sometimes I just imagine something that would make me at least smile a bit and the fact that it hard to study with all this different questions in my mind but I know now the answers, luckily.   studying is not just getting high grades during tests and examinations, it is the way you study the subject.   Moving on, I will try to study hard this time but sometimes laziness make me not do it but I know I can do it because I have the determination to do it. Like the Great Winston Churchill once said " Never ever ever give up. No matter the situation". https://www.google.com/search?q=winston+churchill+inspirational+quotes&rlz=1C1CHBF_enPH887PH887&sxsrf=ALeKk00JPeusKLKqZMK...
1 comment
Read more