|
|
Article: Repeating mistakes.(Landscape)
- Article from:
- Manila Bulletin
- Article date:
- March 23, 2006
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2006 Manila Bulletin Publishing Corp. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Byline: Gemma C Araneta
IN April, 1946, the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the Nacionalista Party (NP) fielded candidates for seven districts in Central Luzon, in the first elections held after World War II. The DA consisted of the Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas (PKP), Hukbo ng Bayan Laban sa Hapon (Hukbalahap), Pambansang Kilusan ng Magbubukid (PKM), and the Civil Liberties Union.
Perhaps many of us have forgotten that during the Japanese Occupation, when the Americans left us to our own devices, Central Luzon was the bastion of anti-Japanese struggle. There were six DA candidates and one NP from Central Luzon, including a doctor, three lawyers, a civil ...