DID JABIDAH MASSACRE HAPPENED IN MARCH 28, 1968? Q: Sir John, the MNLF celebrates its anniversary during 28th of March which coincides with Jabidah Massacre. Was MNLF established in March 28, 1968? A: The date 28 March 1968 is the date Sen. Ninoy Aquino delivered a speech in Senate about his expose on the Jabidah Massacre. Jabidah Massacre, if it really happened, probably took place around within one year before 28 March 1968. Actually, nobody knows the date of the Jabidah Massacre, not even the witnesses could tell the exact date, a strange anomaly that put cloud on the existence of that massacre. MNLF was not established in 28 March 1968. After Ninoy delivered the Jabidah Expose in 28 of March 1968, he recruited (financially backed up by Malaysia) young professional activists in U.P. (Misuari and Joma Sison) to establish and start operating the two insurgency fronts (CPP/NPA and MNLF). At time when Ninoy recruited them, Sison and Misuari were both leaders of an activist group called Makabayan. 1965 una naging President si Marcos. 1968 yung Jabidah expose speech ni Senator Ninoy Aquino, so barely three years pa lang si Marcos naka-upo Presidente. Martial Law was Sept 1972. Even before Martial Law, Ninoy was already a prominent anti-Marcos Senator. Ninoy was the primary agent of the creation of CPP-NPA and MNLF. The havoc of the two insurgency movements caused the government to react appropriately, leading to the declaration of Martial Law. So, in my opinion, if you say Martial Law is evil, I think it would be fair to say that the CPP and MNLF, which has cause of martial law, is also evil. Ninoy was the one who created CPP-NPA and MNLF. Kung walang CPP-NPA and MNLF, most probably walang Martial Law. So it has to be Ninoy who is to be blamed for the Martial Law.
Posted on: Thu, 01 Jan 2015 12:47:39 +0000
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