Mount Nagpatong

Andress Bonifacio and his brother Procopio were executed at this site. They were suppose to be taken to Mt. Buntis in Maragondon, Cavite, but for unknown reasons, they were killed instead in Mt. Nagpatong, also in Maragondon where this marker was built. At present, the government established a beautiful Park in honor of Bonifacio.



Some locals told us that maybe after reaching Mt. Nagpatong, Aguinaldo's men got exhausted, so right there and then executed the two instead of bringing them further to Mt Buntis.

Trece Martires City at night

The Picture was taken September 2010 at around 8:30 in the evening. I was about to attend a meeting held in the third story of a building when I spotted this beautiful scenery. I did not waste a time capturing the scene with my Nikon D40. The outcome may not be perfect in the eyes of a professional photographer, but nobody can deny the beauty of the nature seeing it in one's naked eye.

Lyceum University-Cavite Campus

About two years ago, Lyceum of the Philippines University opened a new branch in General Trias, Cavite, According to LPU, The Cavite campus was dubbed as the country's first and only Resort Campus and the youngest school to be certified to ISO standard. For Caviteneos who are living in this southern part of the province, will have a wider range of schools to choose from. With this new development, in the near future; going to Metro Manila to study will just be an option.

Promdi

Staying in Mega Manila for the past 22 years has been very rewarding. It has enriched my life experience as someone who originally come from the province. But as I grew older my spirit and even my body long for serenity, green, and clean air. In big cities, you are being bombarded day after day by all kinds of pollution. Your everyday life is full of stress. Plus the heavy traffic, fear of being caught in a traffic violation while driving or even walking, snatchers, etc...are other hassles in life.

In the province, I have enjoyed a more simple lifestyle. When I am driving I feel more like a king, No traffic officer has apprehended me in the past 5 years despite the many lapses in my driving.

My health has improved significantly. I used to have phlegm most of the time and I could feel my health is really declining.

The photos I posted here are not very far from the very heart of Trece Martires, in fact its is just around 100 meters away from the city hall. There are lots of clean creeks, such as seen in the pictures, around the city. By seeing these I hope probinsyanos (From the province)who are staying in metro Manila or even abroad can remember their good old days.

Boracay de Cavite 2

Since I posted Boracay de Cavite, I received few inquiries how to reach the place. How I wish it is a private property and a transportation is available to serve the public. Though it is open for public there are lots of limitations. Firstly, it is located inside the camp. There are times the place is not available even to relatives of trainees due to security reasons. This happens only during the time of Balikatan. Secondly, foreigners need special permit to enter. And thirdly, the absence of the public transportation, this business is not feasible because of the few number of people going up the mountain.

Ka Roger

No!!!! not the famous Gregorio Rosal (New people's army chief operating in Sierra madre mountains) but a resto located at the heart of Trece Martires City. To be exact... its just across Aguinaldo, another restaurant located just right at the back of city hall.

What is in Ka Roger that makes it interesting?....Firstly, is the ambiance, the resort like setting,full of plants and windy. Every customer can occupy a hut and enjoy the privacy away from other customers who are equally enjoying their time in another hut. Secondly, the food...its oishi!!!! and thirdly...the price of the food. The price is unbelievably cheap. The food you see above which six of us consumed cost me only about P5oo bucks.

This place started over a year ago by the vice mayor of Trece. Goverment employees in Provincial Capitol and City hall use to eat their lunch in this place. it is open as early as 7 in the morning and closes late in the night.

As you can see we were really enjoyed during our first visit and we are looking forward for the next opportune time...Try it yourself.

Aguinaldo Shrine

The General Aguinaldo shrine….a must see shrine of Cavite is a national shrine of the Philippines, located in Kawit, Cavite. Every 12th of June, the Philippine flag is raised commemorating Independence Day.
The shrine is the ancestral home of Emilio Aguinaldo, the first president of the First Republic of the Philippines, and it was here that Philippine independence from Spain was proclaimed from a window of the home on June 12, 1898. The proclamation of Philippine Independence was read, though this was subsequently replaced by another declaration written and signed in Malolos, Bulacan.
President Aguinaldo, while in retirement, constructing an elaborate "Independence balcony" which many visitors today assume to be the actual location of the Independence Proclamation. The first president himself is buried in the garden of his home, which he donated to the Philippine government in 1962.

Revolution turned ugly Part 2

This is the very place where Andress Bonifacio was killed. It is now a beautiful Shrine developed by the local government. At a glance, there was no traces of that dark part of Bonifacio's history. The once revered as revolutionary hero by the people for Philippine independence,turned to be a potential treat to the new government and was treated as villain. He was hunted and murdered. But, time, once more, put him in the pedestal as "hero".

Revolution turned ugly

Andress Bonifacio who is considered as an important figure in Philippine revolution must have died with a heavy heart. He has invested his blood sweat and tears for the love of his motherland and to free Filipinos from its tyrant Spanish invaders. Through out his time in fighting the Spaniards, he never compromised with them even once.

He may acted arrogant as described once by Aguinaldo. Andress has an attitude problem, impulsive, and less educated, but I see him as a simple person with a simple mind unlike his other elite comrades in arms who were educated and are from prominent families. It was a pity. They needed each other, they could have been more effective in fighting the enemy together.

In some instance, Bonifacio has agreed to the result of the election held in Cavite to form the Republic of the Philippines, He conceded to the fact that Aguinaldo was elected President. He should have been the vice President since he received the second highest number of vote. He never complained about this. The election proceeded and he was voted to be the Director of interior, yet this was questioned by some of his comrades saying the position should be given to a lawyer. This angered Bonifacio and proclaimed the assembly to be dissolved and the resolution to be annulled.

Yes, he committed mistakes that lead to his misfortune, his being simple, not cunning but straight forwardly, he is more of a warrior than a politician, he uses emotion more than logic.

When he was visited by Aguinaldo's men in his camp in Indang, he even received them cordially and never suspected any hostility. The following day his camp was attacked by the same supposedly comrades whom he welcomed earlier. In that event, he restrained his men not to fight back, but yet an act of hostility and carnage followed. his brother Ciriacco was killed, Procopio was beaten senselessly, he himself was shot in the arm and was almost stabbed in the neck, while his wife was raped.

Life is not fair for him, he could have been given more respect, as founder of the great Katipunan. But fear of division from among revolutionaries that would lead to the down fall of the newly established Republic leads his former comrades in arms in eliminating him.

His family and wife should have been given more due respect and be taken as prisoners yet they were treated unfairly.

Those who abused their given authority, sent by Aguinaldo to serve the arrest of Bonifacio should not go unpunished... but maybe.... this is what justice in that era is all about.

Trece at Night 4-The Cavite Provincial Capitol