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Ms. Kat (@katrina sagarang) (Host 1): Hi Good Afternoon
Everyone! Welcome to the classic talk show!
Ms. Jessie(@Me) (Host 2): Good afternoon Ms. Kat and to all
audience here in our talk show. You seem a lot energetic today
Ms. Kat.
Ms. Kat: Yes Ms. Jessie, you can say that because I am so
excited to interview our three guests for today here in our
talk show.
Ms. Jessie: Oh! That’s amazing to hear Ms. Kat. So, can you
introduce them first so, our audience can know who they are?
Ms. Kat: My pleasure! Ms. Jessie. They are well known
researchers of our time today! And maybe you guys
wondering why they are our guests? While this talk show is
about the history? Well, let’s just say that they are the
closest living-descendants of our national hero, Jose Rizal,
and they gave us a chance to have an interview with them.
Ms. Jessie: woah! That is a fantastic thing to hear Ms. Kat!
Ms. Kat: I agree with you Ms. Jessie! With the help of our
guests, we will be discussing all about our pre-colonial
country, the life of Rizal and his role in today’s society and
lastly, his unique perspective to different timeless issues.
Today, we have with us Ms. Valerie Sta. Ana, a researcher,
the only student with us today, a student who studies
historical eras and a top student from Stanford University.
Ms. Jessie: Then we have Ms. Jhay frances labto, a
researcher, a professor, and a study analyst from Maxwell
University.
Ms. Kat: And lastly, we have Mr. Alton Anonat also a
professor from Xavier University. A novelist, has a doctorate
in medicine and a historian. Please give them a round of
applause.
Ms. Jessie: Today, we will be hearing what our brilliant guests
know about the truth of history. Again, welcome to the
classic talk show! Let’s not make everyone wait, so let’s start
our discussion.
Ms. Jessie: Hi Ms. Valerie a pleasant afternoon to you! Can I
ask you a question now?
Ms. Valerie: Good afternoon too Ms. Jessie, of course you may
ask now.
Ms. Jessie: So, Ms. Valerie, did a pre-colonial Philippines exist
even before Spanish? Why?
Ms. Valerie: Well, according to my recent studies: Yes, the pre-
colonial Philippines existed before Spain, for the reason that, if
we look back at our history, the Philippines is already forming
its own government. In ancient times and to this day, people
who lived in small towns were called barangay. And with that
barangay, the person who ran this place was called Datu. But
now they are called Captain Barangay. The barangay still
consists of various members such as Barangay Kagawad,
Tanods and Sangguniang Kabataan for the young people who
help the barangay captain establish rules and unite his
community. And also, in our country there was a 500-year
tradition of indigenous feminism, which preceded the
liberation of women, and this tradition of female mysticism is
called babaylan, babaylan are healers whose spiritual
connection has been a source of political and social power.
Even today, many Babaylan are politically active in their
communities for lobbying, activism, and justice operations,
especially on issues such as land disputes, displacement, and
violence. Today, the inhabitants of Babaylan lead resistance
movements against imperialist interests in their resource-rich
country. Mindanao's Lumad communities, such as the
Matigsalom, attach great importance to the appointment of a
babaylan who can competently lead their community through
crisis and adversity. Community members rely on Babaylan's
leadership to ensure peace and active resistance in politically
controversial times. Babaylans in some Lumad communities
even rely on Babaylans women to demonstrate their physical
ability to wield arms in defense of their lands. The Philippines
is an archipelago that has been compromised by hundreds of
areas occupied by various tribal groups who fought and traded
with others. The most important cultural and commercial
crossroads of our country have been the Chinese, the
Japanese, the Malays and even the Hindus for a hundred years.
Babayin was also used as a writing system, showing that the
pre-colony existed before the arrival of the Spanish.
Ms. Jessie: Wow! Ms. Valerie, you really know your field
study.
Ms. Kat: Thank you for answering Ms. Valerie. Now, to our
second question anyone of you guys can answer this, don’t
be a stranger on this talk show. Here’s a question, Was our
pre- colonial country a nation? Why or why not?
Ms. Jhay: In the pre-colonial period there was already an
indigenous spiritual tradition practiced by the people of the
Philippines. The pre-colonial form of government, before the
Spanish came to the Philippines, there were Filipino cultures
that most Filipinos did not particularly distinguish for
newborn Filipino citizens.
Furthermore, the Philippines is also fully Christianized and
boasts of being the only Southeast Asian country with a
Christian majority. However, pre-colonial literature is rich in
Sabi (sayings), Bugtong (riddles), epics, and myths. In fact,
this can best be appreciated in the context of the country's
pre-colonial contemporary and cultural traditions and the
political history of its colonial and contemporary traditions.
In fact, before colonization, the Filipinos already traded with
other countries such as Japan and China. That said, there are
already residents and they lived in small towns called
barangay. Each barangay is headed by a datu and some of
them are grouped for safety and security. They were not
united by a big government, but by small governments.
Initially, the Philippine Revolution has become one of the
most famous events in national history because it highlights
the problem of conception that reflects the relationship
between educated illustrators and the inarticulate masses.
Because in the illustrated ones the outstanding documents
follow behind, while the grunts and peasants of the
revolution are shown in the masses. So, the pre-colonial in
Philippine society has a patron-client relationship with
others, which allows them to attract and mobilize war troops.
There a revolution occurs in which the body and soul not only
emphasize the individual personality behind the
circumstances, but also contain what has been described as
"time." Additionally, John Schumacher created the
illustrations that laid the foundation for Philippine history
that would undermine and overthrow the Spanish narrative,
which dictates Philippine allegiance to Spain under moral
sanctions, which is why everything in the revolution was
evolution.
Ms. Kat: And what are nations again Ms. Jhay?
Ms. Jhay: Nations are community of people composed of
one or more nationalities and possessing a more or less
defined territory or government. And prior to your question,
yes, us
pre-colonial country is a nation because barangays are much a
like wherein its composed of different islands.
Ms. Jessie: Now to our guest historian. What was Jose Rizal’s
view on nationalism? Can you explain please?
Mr. Alton: Rizal saw nationalism as the identity of each individual,
not only in what we discovered, but also in culture, traditions, art,
literature, and even beliefs. It is also love for one's own country
and for the love of our compatriots. For him the question arises,
can we give our lives to dedicate ourselves to the fight against our
nation? How do we become nationalists? He attacked the natives
who had forgotten their alphabet, songs, poems, and laws, among
other things. He is also an advocate for important reforms during
the Spanish era that demonstrate his love for our country, the
Philippines. He is the author of a book that showed his principles
that people continue to learn from them to this day. He shows
love for our country because he wants the unity of his country
without acts of violence or acts of revolution against people who
make themselves superior to the Filipinos, but who use their
knowledge and virtues to write novels. In addition, he emphasized
the importance of the Tagalog language and that the language will
not be a basis for knowing his status in life. But in the end. Dr. Rizal
just wants our country to be one and that we can be proud to be
Filipinos because we will be proud as Filipinos. It is important to
simply obey the law and respect the earth because it is our
shadows that follow us everywhere. So, our hero showed us
patriotism and no one should claim the land of the Philippines and
we should only be Filipinos. During the Spanish period he saw that
Spanish cultures gradually came to life in our country and were
practiced in everyday life. The Spanish introduced Christianity and
we still use it today. Like his compatriots, Rizal wants to appreciate
what we have in the country to preserve and recover our identity.
Ms. Kat: wow! Ms. Jessie. Our guests are really highly
educated! Guess some people are just blessed that way!
Ms. Jessie: yes! Ms. Kat. I do agree with you! Well, what else
do we expect from experts of those universities.
Ms. Kat: Okay! Everyone for our last question what did Jose
Rizal want to accomplish when he learned about our pre-
colonial history?
Ms. Valerie: Rizal was not only known as a medical expert,
poet, and essayist, but also displayed other amazing talents.
He knew how to paint, draw and make sculptures. Having
lived in Europe for about 10 years, he too became a
multilingual expert in 22 languages. Aside from poetry and
creative writing, Rizal had a variety of backgrounds in
architecture, sociology, anthropology, fencing, martial arts,
and economics, to name a few.
Ms. Jhay: Rizal had spoken out very strongly against the
Spanish government, but in a peaceful and progressive way.
For him, "the pen was mightier than the sword" and through
his writings he exposed the corruption and misconduct of
government officials as well as of the Spanish brothers. During
his stay in Barcelona, Rizal wrote essays, poems, allegories and
editorials for the Spanish newspaper La Solidaridad. Most of
his writing, both in his essays and in his editorials, focused on
individual rights and freedoms, especially for the Filipino
people. As part of his reforms, he even asked that the
Philippines be accepted as a province of Spain. His legacy
endures after his death, the Philippine Revolution lasted until
1898. And with the support of the United States, the
Philippines declared its independence from Spain on June 12,
1898. At that time, he became General Emilio. he waved the
Philippine flag at Aguinaldos' residence in Kawit, Cavite. Today,
the brilliance, compassion, courage and patriotism of Dr. Rizal
is deeply remembered and recognized by the Filipino people.
His two novels are continuously analyzed by students and
professionals.
Mr. Alton: Also, by enrolling in the Ateneo Municipal de
Manila (now known as Universidad Ateneo De Manila).
Following the advice of his brother, he removed the last three
names in his full name, since he was known as José Protacio
Rizal. Although he originally obtained a title of Surveyor and
Advisor at Ateneo, Rizal also took a preparation course in law
at the University of Santo Tomas (UST). However, when he
learned that his mother was going blind, he decided to switch
to medical school at UST and then major in ophthalmology. In
May 1882 he decided to travel to Madrid, Spain, and
graduated in Medicine from the Central University of Madrid.
Ms. Jessie: wow! Thank you for giving us that detailed
information. You all are really knowledgeable of your own
fields. It’s really impressive.
Ms. Kat: You are right Ms. Jessie! We are looking forward for
you all to be our guests again in the next episode of our show.
But for now, we will end it here.
Ms. Jessie: Any last message you would like to say?
Ms. Valerie: Oh! I would love to greet my professors, co-
researcher, and my classmates to have a great day! At Stanford
University. And of course, thank you for having us here as your
guests. More power to your show!
Ms. Jhay: Greetings for my co-professors and student at
Maxwell University! It is nice to share my knowledge to your
show and to all the people out there.
Mr. Alton: Have a great day everyone and to all my co-
historians, just keep the good work. Thank you for having us
your guests Ms. Jessie and Ms. Kat, it is really an honor to be
part of this talk show.
Ms. Kat: That’s great! Thank you for giving us this chance Ms.
Valerie, Ms. Jhay and of course, Mr. Alton. Again, this is Ms.
Kat your host in this classic talk show! Bye!
Ms. Jessie: We hope that we can still invite the three of you on
our next episode of our show. This is Ms. Jessie also one of the
hosts in this classic talk show. Have great day everyone! Stay
tuned and see you at the next episode of our show. Bye!
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