NAME: SIMON CHRISTOPHER A.

CERDEÑA

SECTION: A8

Analytical Paper

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

1. What does it take to be a perfect leader? You may use online resources to enrich your answer.

Being a leader isn’t that something to be achieve easily it’s like having a profession that’s need careful
understanding on what you will stand for, leaders expect the best from themselves and help others
be their best as well, it is also the first on the field and last ones off, they’re also stay motivated and
had firmly grasp on what they what to achieve for. People also really dislike it when others take credit
for their hard work. Good leaders understand that, and apply it to how they interact with their teams.

2. Using a diagram, chart, or table describe Dr. Jose P. Rizal, Gat. Andres Bonifacio, and Gen. Emilio
Aguinaldo in terms of the following:
a. character
b. personality
c. family background
d. contributions to Philippine history and Philippine Nationalism

Dr. Jose P. Rizal Gat. Andres Bonifacio Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo

Character As a character some say
Rizal is open-minded,
intelligent, and
hardworking. Rizal just
wants Philippines to be
freed from the Spaniards
making him caring about
the country. He did not
care about himself.
Personality He was far too perfect to
be human: a pioneering
doctor, inspired poet,
powerful novelist, lively
sculptor good farmer, too.
A dutiful son and brother,
inspiration to those who
didn’t know him, and
instant, lifelong friend of
those who did and so
charming a lover that, of
the nine women who
became close to him in his
short life, all retained the
deepest affection for him.
Andres Bonifacio is a person
that is Optimistic and have a
strong sense of responsibility.
He also values work and don’t
want to waste time. Of course
he is also a patriotic person
some people say he is an
arrogant person but some say
he had a humility on himself.
Andrés Bonifacio is a true
source of inspiration. Besides
leading the Philippines to
independence, he also lived
an exceptional life that
remains important even
today. He dreamed big that
his dedication is a constant
reminder that anything is
possible. Bonifacio is often
portrayed as a hard worker
and revolutionary. Although
this is true, he was much more
than that. Although having
struggled through many
Emilio Aguinaldo himself appears to
be strong and powerful. He has an
impressive personality and can
influence and even intimidate
through sheer force. People defer to
him because they sense his sureness
and effectiveness. Emilio Aguinaldo
also exudes a kind of controlled
benevolence.
Aguinaldo some says he is a traitor
and a cowardice some says he just
did what he can did on his own way.
He schemed plan on himself. Fought
for the Philippines and handle things
on “what is the best only for him”. He
strived for the greatness on his own.
Some says he only thinks for himself.

Family The Rizals is considered
Background one of the biggest families
during their time.
Domingo Lam-co, the
family's paternal
ascendant was a full-
blooded Chinese who
came to the Philippines
from Amoy, China in the
closing years of the 17th
century and married a
Chinese half-breed by the
name of Ines de la Rosa.
Jose Rizal came from a 13-
member family consisting
of his parents, Francisco
Mercado II and Teodora
Alonso Realonda, and nine
sisters and one brother.
Nine sisters compose of
Saturnina, Narcisa,
Olympia, Lucia, Maria,
Concepcion, Josefa,
Trinidad, Soledad and the
only brother is Paciano.
Contributions In a competition held by Was a Filipino revolutionary
the "Liceo Artistico
Litarario" with the poem
"Al Juventud Filipina" (To
the Filipino Youth) he won
the special prize
for "indians" and
mestizos. In the same
contest, the first prize for
prose was also awarded to
José Rizal's "Consejo de los
dioses (Council of the
Gods)" and the judges
gave it another special
prize as the best critical
appreciation of the author
of "Don Quixote. Wrote 2
novels (Noli Me Tangere
and El Filibusterismo) that
depicts the tyranny and
hardships in his youth and
experiencing betrayal during
his early activism, he strongly
believed in the values of
comradeship.
Bonifacio's mother, Catalina
de Castro, is a Spanish
Mestiza. His father, Santiago
Bonifacio, was a Teniente
Mayor of Tondo.
Bonifacio's tragic family
history during his youth seems
to have followed him into
adulthood. He married twice
but had no surviving children
at the time of his death.
His first wife, Monica, came
from the Palomar
neighborhood of Bacoor. She
died young of leprosy
(Hansen's disease). Bonifacio's
second wife, Gregoria de
Jesus, came from the
Calookan area of Metro
Manila. They married when he
was 29 and she was just 18;
their only child, a son, died in
infancy. Had a brothers
named Procopio, Troadio,
Ciriaco and sisters named
Espridiona and Maxima.
leader and one of the main
leaders of the
Philippine Revolution against
Spanish colonial rule in the
late 19th century. He is
regarded as the "Father of the
Philippine Revolution" and
one of the most
influential national heroes of
his country. A Freemason,
Bonifacio was the leading
founder of the Katipunan
organization which aimed to
start an independence
movement.
Emilio Famy Aguinaldo Sr. was born
on March 22, 1869 in Cavite el Viejo
(present-day Kawit),
in Cavite province, to Carlos Jamir
Aguinaldo and Trinidad Famy-
Aguinaldo,[d] a Tagalog Chinese
mestizo couple who had eight
children, the seventh of whom was
Emilio Sr. The Aguinaldo family was
quite well-to-do, as his father, Carlos
J. Aguinaldo was the community's
appointed gobernadorcillo(municipal
governor) in the Spanish colonial
administration and his grandparents
Eugenio K. Aguinaldo and Maria
Jamir-Aguinaldo.
Revolutionary leader, achieved
independence of the Philippines
from Spain and was elected the first
president of the new republic under
the Malolos Congress. He also led
the Philippine-American War against
U.S. resistance to Philippine
independence. Aguinaldo was
arrested. He and others accused of
collaboration with the Japanese
were imprisoned for some months
before they were released by
presidential amnesty. In 1950
Aguinaldo was appointed by
Pres. Elpidio Quirino as a member of
the Council of State. In his later
years he devoted much attention to
veterans’ affairs, the promotion
of nationalism and democracy in the
Philippines, and the improvement of
 abuses of the Spanish relations between the Philippines
regime in the Philippines. and the United States.
Wrote some good articles
in La Solidaridad which 2
became famous such as
the indolence of the
filipinos and the
philippines within a
century. One of the
heroes that led the
Philippines into its own
freedom.

3. Using the leadership criterion you described in the first question, in 100-500 words justify who
among the three Filipino heroes deserves to be called the “true” Philippine national hero.

Among the three Filipino heroes that was suggested I think Jose Rizal is the one that can only be called as
the “true” Philippine national hero because of the many factors that can be seen. The Philippine revolution
led by Andres Bonifacio was fueled by the writings of Jose Rizal which means that Jose Rizal became their
motivation or I think more meaningful than the motivation word that which leads to the Philippine
Revolution. Rizal was truly an inspiring person to the Filipinos during the Spanish Period. Jose Rizal also
founded the La Liga Filipina a civic organization that led to the creation of the Katipunan which is headed
by Andres Bonifacio meaning that if the La Liga Filipina didn’t ever create the Katipunan also will be non-
existent. Everything started with Rizal. Philippine Revolution against Spain started what was known as the
First Republic led by Emilio Aguinaldo. Andres Bonifacio and Emilio Aguinaldo had their own ways they
can satisfy the word a hero but not the “true” national hero. Since Andres Bonifacio comes from a poor
family and we can see Jose Rizal is born to a good family who can afford to send him to prestigious schools.
Rizal is the Idealist where he used his intellect in making known his feelings through his writings where he
saw what was the problem while Andres Bonifacio resorted in physical warfare as the means of making
his beliefs known to be public. We in ourselves we want a person that should be the one with the greatest
influence for this we see that Rizal is capable of acquiring it since he himself influenced Andres Bonifacio
to stand up and fight for his stand. We can also see that between Andres and Emilio these two was both
a candidate for being the president of the Philippines but sadden Andres died and Emilio is the president.
Both of these two had a fight and a rumor that Emilio ordered the killing of Andres and that’s why we
can’t considered Emilio as a “true” national hero. Unlike Jose Rizal whom we Filipinos have venerated as
the ideal Filipino hero, Emilio Aguinaldo’s legacy can be described as mixed at best. Only Jose Rizal and
himself can be called a true national hero since he is the if there is a fire Jose Rizal is the cause Jose Rizal
is the start of the Philippine Revolution.

References:

Brown (2019). What does it take to be a leader. Online.https://online.ben.edu/programs/ba-org-

leadership/resources/what-does-it-take-to-be-a-leader.

Locsin (2015) The reason why Jose Rizal considered as National Hero not Andres Bonifacio. Online.
http://totallypinoy.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-reason-why-jose-rizal-considered-as.html