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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Join the Last Laugh with us!

*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!

Ang inyo alagad sa guihapon -DinggolAranetaDivinagracia~~

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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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Wednesday, July 03, 2019

The Flamingo Hotel-Casino and The Araneta Center-Cubao

The Flamingo Hotel-Casino and The Araneta Center-Cubao

(By DinggolAranetaDivinagracia - IlonggoNationMovement)

“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail” --Ralph Waldo Emerson




In 1945 Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel, the dreaded American Mobster of Jewish descent began his dream of building a gambling mecca along the long dusty road in the vast hot expanse of the blistering old Nevada desert called “No man’s land”. And people called him crazy.

Together with his girlfriend Virginia Hill and with the $5-million funding loaned from the coffers of the “La Cosa Nostra” under the “Capo di Tutti Capi” named Don Charlie “Lucky” Luciano, the construction of the Flamingo Hotel and Casino began. Bugsy Siegel would later be fatally gunned-down for non payment of his account with the crime syndicate. But the project he initiated ignited the spark that successfully developed, massively the once- upon-a-time God forsaken area into what it is today --Las Vegas!




Las Vegas in the State of Nevada with it’s moniker “Sin City” is now the “Numero Uno” destination of the global thrill seekers, the vacationers and both domestic and foreign tourists. “What happened in Las Vegas, stays in Las Vegas as the saying goes!

Today, Mr. Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel is known by many as the “Father of Las Vegas”.

Corollary to the above:

At the turn of the decade of the 1950s, the most notorious main thoroughfare in what is now Metro Manila was the North-South Circumferential Road popularly known as Highway 54. This long span of mostly unpaved road full of tall talahib or cogon grass along its peripheral areas from Pasay City to Caloocan City traversed the towns of Makati, Mandaluyong, Pasig, San Juan and the District of Cubao in Quezon City, all within the Morong (Rizal) Province.

Local authorities would frequently discover dead bodies of salvaged victims dumped along it’s curve and gutter or open canal. While Police blotters were also filled with reports of alleged criminal activities, such as; robberies and hold-ups, tortures and rape cases committed within the Highway 54 vicinity. Commuters fear and refrain traveling along this area especially during night time.




In the year 1952, Don J. Amado “Amading” Araneta, an Ilonggo Industrialist and a member of the prestigious Araneta clan of the Negros branch, purchased about 35 hectares of prime land between Quezón Street (now Aurora Boulevard) and the North–South Circumferential Road or Highway 54 (now EDSA), from the American owned Radio Company of America (RCA) and also some from the Tuazon estate. Amading Araneta started developing his land into residential and commercial areas, enticing many of his friends, relatives and business associates in Manila and in Panay and Negros to settle in his area within the District of Cubao in Quezon City.




The first edifice built by Don J. Amado “Amading” Araneta on his newly acquired property was the family mansion along P. Tuazon Boulevard and the North–South Circumferential Road (Now Epifanio de los Santos Avenue or EDSA).

During the late 1950s, the Cubao district was still bare, but Amading Araneta was able to fulfill his dream of the Cubao as a premier commercial district in Quezon City, with the completion of the world's biggest Dome Coliseum. The Araneta Coliseum.




Construction of the Araneta Coliseum was started in 1957 and finished in late 1959 by cousins Architect Dominador Lacson Lugtu and Engineer Leonardo Onjunco Lugtu. From 1960 to 1963, the Coliseum received international recognition and was recognized as the largest covered or dome coliseum in the world. Today, it remains one of the largest clear span domes in the world and the largest indoor facility in Asia.

The coliseum formally opened on March 16, 1960, with the Gabriel "Flash" Elorde successful boxing bout for the World Junior Lightweight crown versus American Harold Gomes.




Among the notable events to take place at the arena were the 11th and 34th FAMAS Awards, the 1975 "Thrilla in Manila" boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, and the annual Binibining Pilipinas beauty pageant. The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) has played about a thousand games at the Araneta Coliseum as of 2008. Etc.




In the 1960s, there was rapid development after the opening of the Araneta Coliseum. In the 1970s, many buildings around it start to appear that included Ali Mall, SM Cubao, New Frontier Theater, Plaza Fair, the Fiesta Carnival, Uniwide Cubao, COD Department Store, the Aurora Tower among many others.

The Araneta Center at the crossroad of Cubao in Quezon City founded by Don J. Amado “Amading” Araneta y Sitchon, a daring Ilonggo visionary and business forecaster from Bago, Negros Occidental stands as a testament to how one man’s unwavering vision can truly become reality. Today, it is considered as a well established modern community with an outstanding commercial development in Metro Manila, Philippines. ~~~

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