Ang Republika Federal sg Kabisay-an (The Federal Republic of the Visayas)

Historical Facts obviously omitted or deliberately hidden in our School History Books
(Source: History Reborn"The Federal Republic of the Visayas" -by: dinggol a.divinagracia*June 12, 2007)

*That Spain had already formally surrendered to the Federal Republic of the Visayas even before Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo was proclaimed Philippine President in Malolos, Bulacan on January 23, 1899. That our Independent Visayan Republic, had never been under the authority and jurisdiction of Aguinaldo's "Katagalogan" Republic in Luzon.

excerpted: "...A paper written by Jose Manuel Velmonte, a research associate at the UP Third World Studies Center, found that the Visayan revolutionary elites not only had sophisticated political ideas but also resented attempts by Malolos to assert its authority. A Tagalog military expedition sent by Malolos to Panay to assert its presence was met with hostility. The Luzon force led by Generals Ananias Diocno and Leandro Fullon was regarded by the Visayan revolutionaries, led by the Visayan supremo, Gen. Martin Delgado, as an ''invasion'' force ..." (Source: Inquirer-1999- 06-13 "View of revolt in provinces spurs revision" By: Amando Doronila)

According to Dr. Luis C.Dery, an eminent Filipino Scholar: "Expounding the extent of Aguinaldo's Philippine Army; the Bangsamoro nation's Mindanao, Sulu, and the rest of its islands never fell under Aguinaldo's politico-military control and sovereignty. In fact as late as August 1898 much of northern Luzon, southern Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao remained outside of the control of Aguinaldo's Republic. Thus, several military expeditions were sent to these places to bring' them to recognize the First Philippine Republic."

*That the 1898 Treaty of Paris preliminaries, should not have included territories of the sovereign "Visayan Nation"; the confederation of both the Central and Western Visayas Cantonal Governments by virtue of Spain's formal surrender prior to this U.S. and Spain treaty of peace (Paris) and the $20-million buy-out. Spain had no more legal rights to sell. In legal parlance "nemodat quod non habet” -meaning “you cannot give what is not yours”. It states that the purchase of a possession from someone who has no ownership right to it also denies the purchaser any ownership title.

This diplomatic "Faux pas" that was supposed to be officially consummated and became legal and internationally binding only on APRIL 11, 1899 should, or rather must be rectified.
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*June 12, 1898 -Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo proclaimed Philippine Independence from Spain in Kawit, Cavite --but never won the war against Spain, as explained in the infamous betrayal --the "Mock Battle of Manila of August 13, 1898".

*Nov. 6 & Dec. 23, 1898 -Spain formally surrendered to both; the Negros Republic that merged (Dec. 2, 1898) with the Federal Republic of the Visayas based in Iloilo (respectively)

excerpted: "...These two nations, from a purely legal point of view, are COMPLETELY LEGITIMATE UNTIL TODAY. This could imply that the Manila-based Tagalista-oriented Unitarian central government of the Philippines in the Visayas and Mindanao is an Occupational Government, that ultimately originated from an invalid Treaty of Paris...."

Dr. Jose P. Dacudao; National President -Save Our Languages thru Federalism Foundation (SOLFED), Inc.

*July 4, 1946 -The United States of America granted Philippine Independence on a silver platter with strings attached.

"True Independence could never be just self-proclaimed nor bestowed upon, it has to be won and duly achieved with dignity" -- DinggolAranetaDivinagracia (Founder: Ilonggo Nation Movement (INM) Global Network ..Dec. 25, 2005)

Dinggol is an Ilonggo Historian of modern times. He is a lover of nature and reform activist by profession; a genealogist by avocation, and an avid advocate of the Cooperative Movement and "Parliamentary" Federalism. He is, likewise, a duly registered Researcher at the U.S. Library of Congress in the nations capital --Washington D.C.

"It is rather speculative as it is without basis of history if we mean of "history" is that which had been written for us by the "tutas" or lackeys of our colonial and imperial masters.." -- Benjie Evicner Estuche (INM Co-Founder)

"Federalism is not the best way, it is the only way"..
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*When Christopher Columbus said that the world is round, people asked -What? and then they laughed.

*When the Wright brothers said they'll fly and soar the skies, people asked -How? and then they laughed.

*When Jules Verne wrote someday man could travel below the seven seas and shall walk on the moon, people asked - When? and then they laughed.

*When John the Baptist prophesied the coming of the Lord, the Messiah, people asked -Who? and then they laughed.

*When the Ilonggo Nation Movement (INM) Global Network announced its mission and vision, people did not even bother to ask, What? How? When? or Who? --They just laughed and laughed. *People are still laughing, ...but the laughter is fading!

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"ACTA DE CAPITULACION~1898" (The Formal Surrender Document)

"ACTA DE CAPITULACION~1898" (The Formal Surrender Document)
*Nov. 6 & Dec. 23, 1898 -Spain formally surrendered to both; the Negros Republic that merged (Dec. 2, 1898) with the Federal Republic of the Visayas based in Iloilo (respectively)
Ergo! we won our battle-scarred freedom and legitimate independence and became a sovereign nation. The "First" Republic in the whole of Asia, but was nipped-in-the bud by the "ugly" Americans. A diplomatic faux pas, a political blunder and a travesty of history! --DinggolAranetaDivinagracia~~~

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Sunday, March 03, 2019

The Pride of Cabatuan in the Province of Iloilo, Philippines.

The Pride of Cabatuan in the Province of Iloilo, Philippines.

(By: DinggolAranetaDivinagracia - January 20, 2019)

“The only resistance movement in the Philippines during World War II that never fell to the hands of the Japanese Imperial Army was the Free Government of Panay and Romblon under Gov. Tomas Confesor of Cabatuan, Iloilo. Tomas Confesor was the only person to have occupied four gubernatorial seats at the same time. He was governor of Iloilo, Capiz (which still includes Aklan), Antique and Romblon during World War II.” --dinggol.d~~~

Tomas V. Confesor was born in Cabatuan, Iloilo on March 2, 1891 to Julian Confesor, a farmer and to Prospera Valenzuela, a teacher. He married the former Rosalina Javellana Grecia of Jaro, Iloilo City.

After he graduated with distinction at Iloilo High School in 1908, he went to pursue his College Course in the USA as a working student and he finished Bachelor of Science in Commerce from the University of California. In 1914, he also graduated Bachelor of Philosophy in Economics from the University of Chicago, Illinois.

Upon his return to the Philippines, Tomas Confesor served as school Supervisor of Jaro in Iloilo City. He first threw his hat into the political arena in 1922 and won a seat in the Philippine Legislature as Representative of the third district of Iloilo. With his charismatic character and political savvy, he was dubbed as the “Stormy Petrel of the House.” And he was elected for two more terms.

In the year 1933, Confesor was appointed as the first Filipino Director of Commerce by Gov.-Gen. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. Tomas Valenzuela Confesor was one of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention that drafted the Constitution of the Philippines in 1935, as he was also a member of the National Assembly under the Commonwealth government, representing the third district of Iloilo. Later, he was named by President Manuel Luis Quezon as head of the National Cooperatives Administration (NCA).

In 1937, Tomas Confesor was the Governor of Iloilo Province and was releected when the Pacific War broke out. During the Japanese occupation President Manuel Quezon named him “wartime governor of Free Panay and Romblon.”

Later, in 1945, President Sergio Osmeña, Sr. awarded him with the Philippine Legion of Honor, Degree of Commander, for his exemplary service during the world war II. After the war and the Philippine Commonwealth government was restored, he was appointed Secretary of the Interior on April 8, 1945.

Tomas Confesor was elected senator during the first national elections held after the war in 1946. However, he suffered a fatal heart attack on June 6, 1951 in Manila; thus, leaving his six-year tenure unfinished.


The earthly remains of the pride of Cabatuan, Iloilo --Tomas Valenzuela Confesor, was entombed beneath the concrete memorial erected with historical marker in his honor at the Public Plaza in the land of his birth. ~~~

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