Watawat diumano ng KKK, ipinamana ng beterano sa anak at apo sa Batangas?! | Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho - video Dailymotion

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Sa pagdiriwang sa linggong ito ng ika-160 kaarawan ni Bonifacio, isang watawat diumano ng KKK ang buong-buo pa rin ngayon sa isang museo sa Lipa City sa Batangas.  Lehitimo nga kaya ang watawat na ito na sinasabing ginamit ni Bonifacio? Panoorin ang video.

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00:00 If only one of the people that was first killed by Andres Bonifacio could speak,

00:11 what would he say to us today, especially on the 160th birthday of the father of the Philippine Revolution?

00:23 To the soldiers, murals, and even to the paintings of the late father of the Philippine Revolution,

00:33 who was Andres Bonifacio, there is always a difference.

00:39 The Philippine Revolution has become different,

00:44 which is based on the group or association of the Filipinos who fought against the Spanish.

00:52 [Shouting]

00:56 And one of those groups,

01:00 after several revolutions and more than a century,

01:04 is not only among the rebels and liberals,

01:07 but it is still whole today.

01:12 According to our evolution of Philippine flags,

01:15 this flag is the fourth flag of our country.

01:22 On this week's celebration of Bonifacio's 160th birthday,

01:29 let's talk about why this piece of fabric and other items of the Philippine Revolution

01:36 are still very important in our modern times.

01:42 [Shouting]

01:44 In this museum in Lipa City, Batangas,

01:50 the original war standard flag of Bonifacio is hidden.

01:58 There is a sun in the middle with 12 flags.

02:03 Above it, there are three letters K.

02:07 "Kataas taas ang kagalanggalang ang katipunan ng mga anak ng bayang."

02:11 This is the same flag that Bonifacio cut

02:17 in the first cry in Pugadlawin in 1896

02:22 when they tore their cedulas

02:27 which became the basis of the Philippine revolution against the Spanish.

02:34 Its length is 57 inches and its width is 38 inches.

02:40 According to the caretaker, Matt,

02:42 the mother of Bonifacio's wife and the father of the family,

02:46 she was the one who tore it.

02:47 She is Gregoria de Jesus or better known as Oriang.

02:51 Those letters with the stripes on the sides,

02:55 they used those on each side when they were sourcing the food.

02:59 And you will notice that there are fine stripes.

03:03 When they brought it here, it was already torn.

03:05 The red color of the flag has faded.

03:09 The other part of it is already wrinkled.

03:12 My sisters and brothers, when they saw that it was already hard,

03:16 that there are still blood stains,

03:18 they washed it.

03:19 When our father found out, he got angry.

03:22 There are also small holes.

03:25 Those are bullets, rifles.

03:28 They were torn to preserve it.

03:31 We made a mirror and a post

03:36 so that it can be protected and compressed.

03:38 The flag, they also believe that it has a strong power.

03:43 In 2014, a storm was very strong.

03:46 The center was hit here.

03:48 So the roof was on the back.

03:51 We were afraid because it was crooked.

03:53 It was standing like that.

03:54 It did not pass even one branch.

03:56 My mother used to have breast cancer.

03:59 I also asked the flag to be strong.

04:02 My mother is a breast cancer survivor.

04:05 When the Miss Tourism Lipa happened,

04:08 one of the candidates came to the mirror.

04:11 He pushed the mirror.

04:13 His hair was crooked.

04:15 After that, she became Miss Lipa Tourism.

04:18 The flag and other ancient things that are related to the city

04:23 were given to Matt by his father, Flaviano,

04:26 a veteran of the Second World War.

04:30 He became a guerrilla.

04:32 His father also became a member of a group

04:36 established by former President Manuel El Quezon,

04:39 the Legion de Veteranos de la Revolución.

04:42 They formed a group.

04:44 Our goal is to unite and reunite

04:48 the children of the people of Himag-Sican.

04:51 Flaviano was known by two revolutionaries,

04:56 Colonel Ignacio Conrado and Colonel Honorio Lopez.

05:00 In 1955, Flaviano was ordered to go to Sariaya, Quezon by Colonel Conrado.

05:08 Go to Sariaya, Quezon and get those things.

05:14 The flag, the flag, the flag.

05:17 And one of them is the flag used in the first shout in Balintawak in 1896

05:25 that was believed to be of Bonifacio.

05:28 According to our story, we don't have any evidence.

05:31 When Colonel Conrado died in 1957,

05:35 the flag was given to Matt's father, Flaviano.

05:39 They brought it to the General Headquarters in Balintawak.

05:44 It's just a verbal proof that it's authentic.

05:46 He made a testament or a letter that we wrote

05:51 to prove that those things were stolen from him.

05:55 He added this letter on December 21, 1995.

06:01 He added it in front of the witnesses.

06:04 In the 1970s, Flaviano returned the flag to their town here in Lipa.

06:10 It's still hidden in the trunk for several years.

06:12 Until 1994.

06:15 When our other brothers came here, the researchers,

06:19 and the brothers as well, my father took it out.

06:22 I was shocked.

06:23 Until the news spread about the flag in Matt's family's custody.

06:29 That day, our colleagues said that someone came here

06:34 and offered to exchange the flag for 2 million.

06:38 They explained to the people here,

06:42 my father was the first one to accept it because it's sentimental value.

06:47 In 1995, they built their own museum,

06:52 which they called the Museum of the Holy Trinity.

06:55 Aside from the flag that was believed to be more than 100 years old,

07:00 there are also the "salakot" that Bonifacio used,

07:04 the "umano", and some old dictionaries, documents, polo, and rifles.

07:10 The Museum of the Holy Trinity only accepts donations.

07:13 It's small, unlike other big museums.

07:17 But Matt admitted that their museum has been aging for a long time.

07:22 The NCCA sent a body here to be visited.

07:26 Our request was to update the building a bit,

07:31 but they said, "Sir, we cannot do this because this is a private museum."

07:36 We want to authenticate and put it in the history.

07:40 The NHCP will recognize it, and if they can help us,

07:45 this will be preserved.

07:49 I 100% believe that this is authentic and original.

07:54 But can you verify that this is authentic?

07:59 That this is said to be used by Bonifacio?

08:03 According to the NHCP, or the National Historical Commission of the Philippines,

08:08 the body that Matt is currently keeping

08:11 cannot be authenticated if it is the real property of Bonifacio or not.

08:19 It is a long and complicated process to verify it.

08:24 The NHCP is getting experts.

08:26 If the evidence is not that much,

08:31 it is possible that it cannot be authenticated fully.

08:35 You need to look at the materials, the fabric, the threads,

08:39 the dye used to color the fabric.

08:43 Was there such a dye at that time?

08:46 We will also look for enough documentation to say that

08:50 this is a thing from that time.

08:54 The body that the NCCA held in Lipa, Batangas

08:58 is similar to the body that was given by the Catipunan in Pasong Tamo

09:04 by their Spaniards in 1896,

09:08 based on the memory of Pio Valenzuela.

09:11 Although Pio Valenzuela said that he remembered that

09:13 there were 16 rays of the flag that they gave.

09:16 In the Museum of Lipa, there were only 12.

09:19 It is possible that there was no standardization at that time by the NHCP

09:25 on what evidence is shown to be consistent with the scientific method,

09:31 in the way that is based on internal and external criticism.

09:36 That is what the NHCP is holding.

09:38 We don't want to reach our countrymen,

09:44 but the importance of these things is sacred.

09:49 They believe it or not,

09:51 this is what our founders and those who taught us.

09:55 As long as for us and the Museum of Lipa and the Legion,

10:00 the KKK flag is true.

10:02 The NHCP is open to discussion

10:05 with the family that holds this treasure.

10:08 The proper preservation depends on the condition of the materials and objects.

10:14 Ideally, it should be lying down.

10:16 Direct sunlight is against these organic, old materials.

10:20 As much as possible, we should not touch it.

10:22 The holes are historical documents.

10:25 It is a waste.

10:26 Constant dialogue with owners and conservators is important

10:30 so that we can extend the life of our historical objects.

10:34 In flag ceremonies, offices, and schools,

10:40 we should look carefully at our flag.

10:45 And I hope you remember that before it was freely displayed in different corners of our country,

10:53 our heroes fought for many centuries

11:00 in their struggle

11:03 to preserve the independence and freedom that we are experiencing now.

11:11 [Music]

11:18 Thank you so much, Kapuso!

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