Southern Tagalog 10 Explained

The Southern Tagalog 10 was a group of activists abducted and "disappeared" in 1977 during martial law in the Philippines under Proclamation No. 1081 issued by President Ferdinand E. Marcos. Of the 10 university students and professors who were abducted, only three, Virgilio Silva, Salvador Panganiban, and Modesto Sison, "surfaced" later after being killed by suspected agents of the state.[1] [2] Two of those who surfaced were apparently summarily executed.[3] The rest were never found.[4]

Background

The victims, most of them in their early twenties, all belonged to a network of community organizations in the Southern Tagalog region.[5] They were abducted in late July 1977 at the Makati Medical Center in Metro Manila.[6]

The incident is believed to be the single biggest case of involuntary disappearance during martial law.[7] [8] [9] Bonifacio Ilagan, brother of one of the victims and vice chair of Samahan ng Ex-Detainees Laban sa Detensyon at Aresto (an organization that works for the welfare of political detainees),[10] described the abduction as "the single biggest case of involuntary disappearance and summary execution perpetrated by the Armed Forces of the Philippines in the entire history of the Marcos martial law in the Philippines."

Members

The ten individuals known as the Southern Tagalog 10 are:[6]

The names of Catalla, Faustino, Rizalina Ilagan, Jasul, Sales, and Sison are included on the Bantayog ng mga Bayani's Wall of Remembrance for martyrs and heroes of martial law.[11] [12]

In popular culture

The play Pagsambang Bayan (People’s Worship), written by Bonifacio Ilagan, is dedicated to the members of the Southern Tagalog 10. It was first staged in September 1977 at the University of the Philippines (U.P.) by the U.P. Repertory Company under the direction of Behn Cervantes. Its staging led to the arrest of Cervantes and the play's musical director.[13] The play won the Palihang Aurelio V. Tolentino and has since been performed hundreds of times.[14] The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) cites the play as a "major work in Philippine theater."[15] A musical version of the play was staged in 2017 by director Joel Lamangan at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines and the CCP.

On television, actress Bianca Umali played Rizalina Ilagan in the GMA Network docudrama Alaala: A Martial Law Special, which first aired on September 17, 2017.[16] [17]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Southern Tagalog 10 . Samahan ng mga Ex-detainees Laban sa Detensyon at Aresto. en. March 31, 2018.
  2. News: The Cruelty of Enforced Disappearances: An Abhorrent Crime Against Humanity. Olea. Ronalyn. September 20, 2008. Bulatlat. April 2, 2018. en-US.
  3. Web site: No Closure 'til Justice is Achieved. Faustino. Joey. April 2003. AFAD - Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances. March 31, 2018.
  4. Web site: Southern Tagalog 10 . October 22, 2012. SELDA. en. April 2, 2018.
  5. News: The President’s Day: December 10, 2002 GOVPH. Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. March 31, 2018. en-US.
  6. News: The Cruelty of Enforced Disappearances: An Abhorrent Crime Against Humanity - Bulatlat. September 20, 2008. Bulatlat. April 2, 2018. en-US.
  7. News: Resonance: The Southern Tagalog 10. Ilagan. Bonifacio. December 6, 2016. Manila Today. March 31, 2018. en-US.
  8. News: Martial law victims find no justice in ‘moving on’. Enano. Jhesset O.. September 20, 2017. Inquirer. March 31, 2018. en.
  9. Web site: Ground zero: Remembering truths of a past forgone. Boado. Krysten Mariann. November 11, 2016. Tinig ng Plaridel. en-US. March 31, 2018.
  10. News: About SELDA. July 11, 2010. Samahan ng mga Ex-Detainees Laban sa Detensyon at Aresto. March 31, 2018. en-US.
  11. Book: Malay and Rodriguez. Ang Mamatay nang Dahil sa 'Yo: Heroes and Martys of the Filipino People in the Struggle Against Dictatorship 1972-1986 (Volume 1). National Historical Commission of the Philippines. 2015. 9789715382700. Manila, Philippines.
  12. Web site: Martyrs and Heroes. Bantayog ng mga Bayani. March 31, 2018.
  13. News: Landmark martial law play ‘Pagsambang Bayan’ now a musical. Amadís Ma.. Guerrero. July 15, 2017. Inquirer. May 6, 2018. en.
  14. News: 14 essential plays on Martial Law. Dennis N.. Marasigan. October 8, 2016. Inquirer. May 6, 2018. en.
  15. Web site: Powerful play tackles martial law and EJK. Astorga-Garcia. Mila. October 27, 2017. The Philippine Reporter. en-US. May 6, 2018.
  16. News: How Alden Richards became the face of a martial law documentary. Cabato. Regine. September 25, 2017. CNN. May 6, 2018. en. May 5, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180505001817/http://cnnphilippines.com/life/entertainment/television/2017/09/25/alaala-adolfo-alix-alden-richards.html. dead.
  17. Web site: Look: Alden Richards, Rocco Nacino, and Bianca Umali, umani ng papuri para sa docu-drama na 'Alaala'. Ilaya. Felix. September 18, 2017. GMA Network. May 6, 2018.

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