tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post114044196156968285..comments2023-08-10T18:06:06.024+10:00Comments on Philippines Phil: Aguinaldo's House, and Legacy (through my eyes!)PhilippinesPhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-69253226651417028852014-01-30T01:51:49.115+11:002014-01-30T01:51:49.115+11:00Hi Manilamria. You ARE correct. We absolutely did ...Hi Manilamria. You ARE correct. We absolutely did consider Aguinaldo an insurgent. That happened when he refused to accept our "guidance" as new colonial masters which caused him to exercise his prerogative to resist. I don't blame him one bit for that. But his problem of course is that the Philippines was still fractured by the hundreds of years of Spanish rule and policy designed PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-79356418492732079902014-01-30T01:13:46.527+11:002014-01-30T01:13:46.527+11:00One of the post put it in perspective for me--EA i...One of the post put it in perspective for me--EA is a patriot not hero in the caliber of JR and AB. The death of AB is pretty hard to overlook. Never liked him growing up as a kid learning Philippine history. Delving more into his character and motivation is only reinforcing it, I never even knew the circumstances behind Gen. A. Luna's death until now, but I'll give EA the benefit manilamrianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-21054710623353613152014-01-15T14:54:22.767+11:002014-01-15T14:54:22.767+11:00Hi MM. Thanks for visiting and for your thoughtful...Hi MM. Thanks for visiting and for your thoughtful comments. There is probably something to your observation that Aguinaldo's comparative youth and inexperience may have contributed to his decision making mistakes. THAT probably explains why he apparently allowed others to influence him to do the bad when he KNEW he SHOULD do otherwise. After all, it wasn't his idea to kill Bonifacio; inPhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-68299814363207101462014-01-15T09:48:08.707+11:002014-01-15T09:48:08.707+11:00Excellent discussion. I am helping my daughter wi...Excellent discussion. I am helping my daughter with her history day project and she picked E A. For all the dubious events surrounding his leadership in the Philippine revolution, he was only 29 when he became the first Philippine president, an undergrad, and from the sound of it, not well-travelled. He did not have the wisdom of an older man like J. R., and I think this contributed to the manilamarianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-20863771164636921292012-03-06T02:14:43.499+11:002012-03-06T02:14:43.499+11:00I don't think he personally murdered anyone ei...I don't think he personally murdered anyone either, at least not with his own hands. Fact is though, he was in charge when his government had the Bonifacio's ignominiously put to death; he was also at the helm when his Kawit troops assasinated General Luna. Those events happened and are not disputable. My opinion is that he was a weak leader who allowed others to improperly influence his PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-30769349003590295582012-03-06T01:30:35.639+11:002012-03-06T01:30:35.639+11:00Just read Alfred Saulo's book which is "T...Just read Alfred Saulo's book which is "The Truth about Emilio Aguinaldo and other heroes". And I just want to point out that Emilio Aguinaldo was not a murderer and not a coward. My professor gave me a topic to research if Aguinaldo is really a coward and recommended the book which is found in De La Salle Library in Taft.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-40681004655012783832010-06-09T19:18:00.269+10:002010-06-09T19:18:00.269+10:00Yup! "What ifs" are interesting to think...Yup! "What ifs" are interesting to think about aren't they? And "If only's" as well. I doubt if Andres even realized that he was on his way to his death as he was led away by his captors on his last day. Perhaps he thought they were merely being taken to a place of exile, which was a common thing to do back then. Aguinaldo's men were told to take him and the othersPhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-41542044731877660382010-06-09T19:03:50.240+10:002010-06-09T19:03:50.240+10:00Maybe Anonymous needs a more reading regarding And...Maybe Anonymous needs a more reading regarding Andres Bonifacio's fate in Cavite. Remember that Aguinaldo won battles because it is in Cavite. Manila and suburbs, Bonifacio's turf is well surrounded by Spanish Authorities. It is not that simple to overturn enemies. Yes, we are aware of what happened in the Tejeros Convention.. it is a clear power grabbing of the elite on the leadership ofAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-88508688395036471732008-06-20T22:23:00.000+10:002008-06-20T22:23:00.000+10:00That may be as you say, but I find it interesting ...That may be as you say, but I find it interesting and more than a little telling that so little attention is paid to the June 12 Independence Day. The president gives it so little shrift that she just changed the day to celebrate it out of convenience to a day contiguous to the weekend. And actually, I don't blame you for feeling resentment, for as you say, I am a foreigner, and no longer how PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-89617214334788007942008-06-20T16:56:00.000+10:002008-06-20T16:56:00.000+10:00First of all, I would like to point out that I am ...First of all, I would like to point out that I am not from Cavite in case you immediately assume I am biased and must be from that part of the country.<BR/><BR/>Saulo, a great historian, advocated that "colonial mentality is the biggest obstacle to an accurate and objective assessment of the merits of EA and the crucial role he played in Philippine history." It is unfortunate that this kind of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-47505040190253757742008-04-02T23:18:00.000+11:002008-04-02T23:18:00.000+11:00Kamoto, from what I remember, I can see why the ho...Kamoto, from what I remember, I can see why the house might be at risk for flood damage. Its right on the river. <BR/><BR/>I confess I've never heard of the N-M incident, but evidently a Japanese national was attempting to assist the revolution, or was it to assist the fight against the Americans? Sounds interesting regardless...PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-7769356431576488102008-04-02T22:35:00.000+11:002008-04-02T22:35:00.000+11:00I went to Kawit, Cavite, in this morning for site ...I went to Kawit, Cavite, in this morning for site inspection of high tide wall project. In this occasion, we visited the E.A.House.<BR/>Thanks for your documentation.<BR/>I was interested in Nunobiki-maru incident also.This house suffers high-tide/flood.<BR/><BR/>kamotoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-28276322561918184162008-02-26T17:45:00.000+11:002008-02-26T17:45:00.000+11:00I just reread my post after writing almost two yea...I just reread my post after writing almost two years ago. I'm thinking I should edit it a little. I must have been in a foul mood back then. Still, I stand by what I wrote about E.A. Thanks for reading and commenting.PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-73300181880155302822008-02-26T16:57:00.000+11:002008-02-26T16:57:00.000+11:00hello, you just hit the nail on the head! E. Aguin...hello, you just hit the nail on the head! E. Aguinaldo in my opinion is very ambitious, careless, in short like what you wrote "...he loved himself above all others." our country COULD HAVE BEEN greater had EA chosen to really serve his country and set aside his political ambitions...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-84664437899019113582007-04-12T11:37:00.000+10:002007-04-12T11:37:00.000+10:00Everything I've read about the final siege of The ...Everything I've read about the final siege of The Intramuros is that Aguinaldo didn't have much choice in how the final "battle" played out. You are right though, that the Spanish purposely wanted to avoid falling into the hands of their erstwhile colonists. They were afraid for their skins and well they should have been, considering how cruel they had treated their "Indios," as they called them.PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-66023123670976459282007-04-02T20:03:00.000+10:002007-04-02T20:03:00.000+10:00you have a pretty good grasp of my country's histo...you have a pretty good grasp of my country's history much better than the typical pinoys oblivious of their own history <BR/><BR/>first, antonio luna was murdered by troops with bad blood with him. He disarmed those troops for not following orders.<BR/><BR/>the balcony of his mansion wasn't there during the declaration of independence and so the depiction of that in the old P5 bill is incorrect.<Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1163931693024271192006-11-19T21:21:00.000+11:002006-11-19T21:21:00.000+11:00Hi Shoshana. When I first started studying Aguinal...Hi Shoshana. When I first started studying Aguinaldo my inclination was to be favorable to him, but the more I've read of him and as I put that information into a complete picture I began to develop some negativity toward him. <BR/><BR/>I wonder exactly what it was that your professor liked about him? Other than his early successes against the Spanish, which ended in defeat and his flight to HongPhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1163925002792452632006-11-19T19:30:00.000+11:002006-11-19T19:30:00.000+11:00I've never toured any of the historical sites in M...I've never toured any of the historical sites in Manila or the whole of Luzon. <BR/><BR/>Except for visiting Luneta Park when I was practically a baby.<BR/><BR/>Reading your account, it's vivid and it brought me to the place.<BR/><BR/>I remember my US History Professor. She really likes Aguinaldo...and she was quite animated when she told of an accoutn when the Americans basically kidnapped Girliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10380454816676310833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1140586183028129742006-02-22T16:29:00.000+11:002006-02-22T16:29:00.000+11:00Hello Phil. Lunch break's over but I couldn't res...Hello Phil. Lunch break's over but I couldn't resist the urge to finish reading your Mt. Mayon adventure. I enjoyed your post. It was like being there myself! Save for the phosphoric smells and the bloody toes of course.<BR/><BR/>You are quite right. Climb your mountains while you still can! I am a late bloomer when it comes to camping but I sure am enjoying it. Staying in Baguio where we Nick Ballesteroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11851406139825729546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1140455816063499392006-02-21T04:16:00.000+11:002006-02-21T04:16:00.000+11:00Thanks for the excellent history lesson. Maybe on...Thanks for the excellent history lesson. Maybe one of these days I can spend more than a couple weeks at a time in the Philippines and check out some of these sites... a few hours after opening of course.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.com