A Century Hence, the Philippines by David Espina

Nobody flees where theres no pursuer - Jose Rizal

The Sick Man of Asia the Philippines
So that by means of education and of labor they might have a
personality of their own and make themselves worthy of liberties
They gradually lost their ancient traditions, their recollections,
they forgot their writings, their songs, their poetry, their laws, in
order to learn by heart other doctrines, which they do not
understand, other ethics, other tastes, different from those inspired
in their race by their climate and their way of thinking.
Like Rizal, the OFW is also fighting to suppress poverty at home.
But whereas the OFW gives to the Sick Man of Asia fish for his
sustenance, recovery, and development, Rizal would more than
likely teach the Old Sickie how to fish.
And perhaps this is the reason why the Sick Man of Asia continues
to be bedridden, for instead of helping him out of bed and
teaching him how to walk again, we pamper him with gifts and
wishes to get well soon but without suggestion how.
New heroes imply new battles. But in the Philippines, its an old
enemy we are fighting. Why do we keep losing this battle? Do we
need new tactics? New weapons? A new revolution?
The Filipinos will make enormous sacrifices in order that their
children may become a little enlightened, even to the extent of
working as servants in order to learn Spanish. - Jose Rizal
Then there was a falling-off, they were lowered in their own eyes,
they became ashamed of what was distinctively their own, in
order to admire and praise what was foreign and
incomprehensible, their spirit was broken.
Marcelo Hilario del Pilar
The Political Analyst of the Filipino Colony in Spain
Founded the Diariong Tagalog

 Dec. 1889, he took over the editorship of the Sol and became the
moving spirit behind the Reform Movement
Graciano Lopez-Jaena
The Great Orator
Wrote Fray Botod which deals with the ignorance, abuses and
immorality of a friar named Botod
Founded the La Solidaridad (Sol)
La Liga Filipina
A civic society founded by Rizal
Aims:
To unite the whole archipelago into one compact, vigorous and
homogenous body;
Mutual protection in every want and necessity;
Defense against all violence and injustice;
Encouragement of instruction, agriculture and commerce;
At first the Liga was quite active. Bonifacio in particular exerted
great efforts to organize chapters in various districts of Manila.
A few months later, however, the Supreme Council of the Liga
dissolved the society.
The reformist leaders found out that most of the councils were no
longer willing to send funds to the Madrid propagandists
This was because they had become convinced that peaceful
agitation for reforms was futile.
The Liga membership split into two groups:
1. Cuerpo de Compromisarios
the conservatives which pledged to continue supporting the La
Solidaridad

 It lasted only for a few months for its members, though patriotic,
were passive and too conservative to make the society an
effective medium of the Propaganda.
2. Katipunan
A secret society of radicals led by Bonifacio
Organized on the very day Rizal was deported to Dapitan.
Andres Bonifacio
The Father of the Katipunan
Supremo of the Katipunan
the eldest among six children- four boys and two girls.
came from a poor family in Tondo
his father (Santiago) is a pure Filipino, while his mother
(Catalina) is a mestiza with a Filipino-Chinese-Spanish
descent
Supported his siblings when his parents died of tuberculosis
Emilio Jacinto
Brains of the Katipunan
Joined the society at age of 18, becoming the youngest member
of the Katipunan.
He became Bonifacios trusted friend and adviser.
He gave up his Law studies and joined the Katipunan
His intelligence was of great use to the Katipunan.
He wrote the Kartilla: the primer of the Katipunan where rules and
regulations are contained.
He edited Ang Kalayaan: Katipunan's newspaper where people
are informed about the aims and activities of the association.

 As an editor of Kalayaan, he used Marcelo H. del Pilar as his pen

name.
Discovery of the Katipunan
Diario de Manila
Apolonio dela Cruz and Roman Ramos
Honoria
Sor Teresa
Fr. Mariano Gil
Rizals Travels
Singapore > Colombo > Naples > Marseilles > Barcelona > Madrid >
Paris > Berlin > Italy >
Calamba > Hong Kong > Macau > Japan > San Francisco > New
York > Liverpool > London > Paris >Brussels > Madrid > Biarritz
> Hong Kong > Manila
Germany
He was impressed by the scientific atmosphere of this European
country.
There was an absence of race prejudice.
He published Noli Me Tangere here.
German women are serious, diligent, educated, and friendly.
While Spanish women are gossipy, frivolous, and
quarrelsome. Filipinos are more interested with how they
dress rather than how much they know.
Japan
There is hardly a beggar in this Asian country.
There are few thieves in this country, houses and hotel rooms can
be left open.

 He met Seiko Usui (O-Sei-San).

Sri Lanka
Rizal described this place as sad and sleepy.
Colombo, the capital city, was more beautiful, smart, and
elegant, better than Singapore and Manila.
This country is located in South Asia.
Mediterranean
An important body of water during the time between Europe and
Africa.
There are multi-racial residents near this sea.
There are colorful customs of both East and West (melting pot).
Italy
Naples and Florence are some of the famous cities in this
European country.
St. Peter was buried in this country.
St. Peters Church, the Apostolic Palace and the Coliseum are
here.
Hong Kong
A former British colony.
Served as a payment of an Asian country to Britain due to their
defeat in the Opium War.
Was returned to China in 1997.
North Borneo
A territory in Southeast Asia, which was given to the Philippines
by Brunei.
Rizal contemplated on establishing a Filipino colony here.

 At present, this territory is also being claimed by Malaysia.

The Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Familia is a massive Roman
Catholic church that has been under construction in
Barcelona, Spain since 1882 and is not expected to be
completed until at least 2026.
Jaena to Rizal:
I received your postal card which you sent me from Borneo.
Congratulations for the idea of founding a country of Filipinos.
It will be a base from which we must issue later the
redemption of our Archipelago.. have a piece of land ready
for me there, where I can plant sugar cane.
Rizal asked Governor Eulogio Despujol to grant them the necessary
permission but he disapproved.
Rizal: In Borneo, I shall not be a planter but the leader of the
planters who are thinking of emigrating there with me. I feel
flattered by the thought that I can still serve my country with
my pen.

The governor sent word by the Consul General in Hong Kong.

The Indolence of the Filipinos
English translation by Charles Derbyshire
The article by Jose Rizal, originally written in Spanish, was
published in La Solidaridad in 5 installments from July 15 September 15, 1890
1.

Lakas sa isang tao ang maging tamad

2. Ang katamaran ay naipapamana

3. Ang mga tamad na tao ay karaniwang nasa mahihirap na
bansa
4. Ang lahing Pilipino ay sadyang tamad

5. Ako ay tamad
Man works for an object. Remove the object and you reduce him
to inaction.
Deprive a man, then, of his dignity, and you not only deprive him
of his moral strength but you also make him useless even for
those who wish to make use of him.
Man is not a brute, he is not a machine; his object is more merely
to produce
Mans object is not to satisfy the passions of another man, his
object is to seek happiness for himself and his kind by
traveling along the road of progress and perfection.
Every creature has its stimulus, its mainspring: mans is his selfesteem. Take it away from him and he is a corpse, and he
who seeks activity in a corpse will encounter only worms.
With that lack of confidence in the future, that uncertainty of
reaping the reward of labor, as in a city wounded with
plague, everybody yields to fate, shuts himself in his house
of goes about amusing himself in the attempt to spend a
few days that remain to him in the least disagreeable way
possible.
A hot climate requires of the individual quiet and rest, just as cold
incites labor and action.
Ang pagsusumikap at pagpipilit na kumita ng ikabubuhay ay
nagpapahayag ng tunay na pagmamahal sa sarili, sa asawa,
anak, kapatid, at kababayan. - Andres Bonifacio