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Political Rivalry: Aguinaldo vs Bonifacio

This reaction paper discusses the political rivalry in the late 19th century Philippines between Emilio Aguinaldo and Andres Bonifacio. It describes how at the Tejeros Convention in 1897, Bonifacio was initially elected President but Aguinaldo's supporters accused Bonifacio of treason after he disputed the election results. As a result, Bonifacio was arrested and executed. The paper argues this rivalry was partly due to class differences, and warns that similar issues still exist in modern Philippine politics. It encourages learning from past mistakes to make ethical decisions in the future.

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Political Rivalry: Aguinaldo vs Bonifacio

This reaction paper discusses the political rivalry in the late 19th century Philippines between Emilio Aguinaldo and Andres Bonifacio. It describes how at the Tejeros Convention in 1897, Bonifacio was initially elected President but Aguinaldo's supporters accused Bonifacio of treason after he disputed the election results. As a result, Bonifacio was arrested and executed. The paper argues this rivalry was partly due to class differences, and warns that similar issues still exist in modern Philippine politics. It encourages learning from past mistakes to make ethical decisions in the future.

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Name: Glaiza Kaye T.

Salazar Course and Section: BSPH 1-B

2nd Reaction Paper in RPH

"Political Rivalry Before and Now"

We, who live in the present era, tend to be too focused on what is happening as of today

without even bothering to look at the past. We Filipinos fail to remember and learn from the

dirty and down internal political conflicts we had back then. Our heroes fought for what we

have now, freedom. However, they also fought for power and position. Almost three years

ago, a Features Editor at Esquire Philippines, Mario Alvaro Limos, wrote about the intense

rivalry between Emilio Aguinaldo and Andres Bonifacio.

Secrets are like smoke that cannot be held forever; after more than 100 years of being

kept in confidential collections, these essential documents were finally uncovered,

documents that later led Bonifacio to his untimely death. It started with a letter of invitation

when Cavite leaders invited Bonifacio to mediate a conflict between two Katipunan

provincial chapters, the Magdalo and Magdiwang groups. On March 22, 1897, the Tejeros

Convention was held to address disputes about who should lead the revolt. It started well

before it devolved into typical politicking. Bonifacio was elected as President and then Vice-

President; he did not win, but he honorably accepted the losses. He eventually won the

position of Interior secretary. However, following a violent incident involving the insulting

Daniel Tirona, who said that he was unfitted for the position, Bonifacio, as Presidente

Supremo of the Katipunan Supreme Council, declared the election results invalid, dissolved

the assembly, and later wrote the Acta de Tejeros and Acta de Naik. Not knowing that it was

this declaration that would cost Bonifacio his life, with a kangaroo court made up of

Aguinaldo's loyalists accusing him of treason.


Some see the political rivalry as a classic class struggle between the wealthy and the

rest of the population. Andres Bonifacio, who belonged to the lower middle class, was

degraded and seen unqualified for the position, while Aguinaldo, who belonged to the Cavite

"principalia," was favored by the majority. This political rivalry does not only occur from the

past, but until now, it still exists. Unfortunately, we can see that we have not learned our

lesson, as shown from the past Tejeros Convention and the suspected deliberate

malfunctioning of the PCOS devices. We are so privileged that we students today get to know

these past remarking events and learn from them. So that if someday and even today when

get to be voters, we will be cautious of whom to vote, and someday if ever we are destined

to run for these kinds of causes, we know how to act ethically. Our past errors may have

harmed our present, but that does not mean they have to have a negative impact on our

future; we can either forget it or learn from it.

Reference:

Limos, M. (2018). Retrieved on April 01, 2021, from [Link]

life/pursuits/emilio-aguinaldo-andres-bonifacio-acta-de-tejeros-a1957-20181128-lfrm.

Sinco, A. (2019). Katipunan Disputes: The Tejeros Convention. Retrieved on April 02, 2021,

from [Link]

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Tejero, C. (2015). A question of heroes: Aguinaldo vs Bonifacio. Retrieved on April 02, 2021

from [Link]

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