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This book was originally written in Filipino but has been translated into English and Russian. So, I decided to write the general review in English with some Taglish (mixed of Tagalog and English which is the hybrid language that most of us in Manila use nowadays), in the second half just to drive home some p"Mga Ibong Mandaragit is the first Filipino novel that has succeeded in giving us the true, disturbing image of ourselves and our experience." - E. San Juan, Jr. Ph.D., Harvard University
This book was originally written in Filipino but has been translated into English and Russian. So, I decided to write the general review in English with some Taglish (mixed of Tagalog and English which is the hybrid language that most of us in Manila use nowadays), in the second half just to drive home some points that I'd like to communicate to my fellow Filipino citizens. Sorry for the lenght of this review. The book deserves to be promoted and to be read and discussed by all young Filipinos. They are here in Goodreads and they are using the internet so hopefully I'll be able to influence them via this review. Please bear with me.Mga Ibong Mandaragit (Birds of Prey) by Filipino writer and social activist, Amado V. Hernandez was first published in 1969. It tackles the time in the history of Philippines when the Japanese invaders were about to leave in 1944 up to the early years of the country trying to rise from the ashes of World War II.
Amado V. Hernandez (1903-1970) started writing in Filipino for the newspaper Watawat (Flag) then moved to Pagkakaisa (Unity) until he became the editor of Mabuhay (Long Live). At the age of 19, he became a member of the literary society called Aklatang Bayan which includes other Filipino writers like Lope K. Santos and Jose Corazon de Jesus. At 20, he married the Filipino actress Atang de la Rama. Both of them were later declared as National Artists of the Philippines, Hernandez for Literature (1973) and De La Rama for Theater, Dance and Music (1987). Hernandez incorporated in his works the experiences he had as a guerilla intelligence officer when the Philippines was under the Japanese occupation from 1942 to 1945. As a guerilla, he came in contact with guerillas of the Hukbo ng Bayan Laban sa Hapon (Hukbalahap) which was founded by Luis Taruc. After the war, he was appointed by President Sergio Osmena as one of the councilors of Manila. Then he became the organizer of the big labor federation Congress of Labor Organization (CLO). Using the principle of Marx, he advocated the use of revolution as a means of achieving change. After leading huge labor strikes across Manila, he was suspected of being a communist so he was sentenced to imprisonment at the New Bilibid Prison on May 30, 1964. It took time for the authorities to charge him with rebellion with murder, arson and robbery – a complex crime unheard of in Philippine legal history. The case caught the attention of civil rights activists like Senator Claro M. Recto, former President Jose P. Laurel and Claudio Teehankee who worked on his appeal. He stayed in the prison for 5 years and during this time, he wrote his many works, including a portion of this book, Mga Ibong Mandaragit. After those 5 years, the Supreme Court allowed him to post a bail on June 20, 1956 and later acquitted him in a decision that would be a landmark in Philippine jurisprudence. The case People of the Philippines vs. Amado V. Hernandez is now a standard case study in Philippine law schools. When he died on March 24, 1970, he was a full-time professor at the University of the Philippines.
Knowing his life is needed to appreciate this classic Filipino book. It is definitely a challenging read because it uses the old Filipino syntax peculiar to the 60's particularly in Manila. I used to hear my old uncles and cousins in Tondo using this syntax. Examples of these peculiarities are the words s'enyo contracted from two separate words sa inyo and mi instead of may. Reading the dialogues is like hearing the conversation of old black and white Sampaguita Pictures that I used to watch with my grandmother every afternoon in the 70's or even early 80's. Remember Piling-Piling Pelikula?
The story revolves around the life of Mando "Andoy" Plaridel (Alejandro Pamintuan) who used to be the houseboy of a rich family headed by Don Segundo Montero. One afternoon, Andoy is slapped by a Japanese officer because he fails to salute while passing in front of the officer. Later, the same officer accuses him of being part of the resistance movement. Instead of defending Andoy, the rich Montero sides with the Japanese and allows Kempetai (Japanese police) to arrest him. Andoy flees and goes to the mountain, joins the guerilla and changes his name to Mando. While in the mountain, Mando meets Tata Matyas who maintains a hut in the middle of the forest in Sierra Madre. The old man believes that the treasure chest of Simoun, a main protagonist in Jose Rizal's El Filibusterismo is true. In the said novel, that treasure chest is thrown to the sea by Padre Florentino. In fact, Tata Matyas gives a treasure map to Mando so the latter goes to Atimonan and meets Karyo and Martin who help him retrieve the treasure chest from the bottom of the ocean. The rest of the story is about how Mando uses the proceeds of the gems from the treasure chest to change the society from its impoverished state brought about by social cancer (same issue brought up by Rizal in his earlier novel, Noli Me Tangere) exacerbated by the poverty due to the recent war. Foremost among Mando's actions are the establishment of Freedom University and the running of his radical newspaper Kampilan which is similar to what the author did in real life, i.e., writing radical literature and supporting communist-branded organizations.
Nakakalungkot lang dahil sa dinami-dami na Pilipinong nagbasa ng Harry Potter or The Hunger Games series, mayroon lamang mangilan-ngilan na nagbasa ng makabuluhang librong ito sa Goodreads. Kagaya ng Noli Me Tangere, ang kuwento ng aklat na ito ay naglalarawan ng panahon ng kasaysayan kung saan ang namamayani ay ang mga iilan: ang mayayaman at ang mga nakaupo sa puwesto. Sila ang tinatawag ni Hernandez dito na mga ibong mandaragit. Hindi ko na kailangan sabihin na ito pa rin ang kalagayan ng ating kasalukuyang panahon. Kaya ito'y marapat pa ring pag-isipang basahin dahil maaring kapulutan ng mga aral o makapag-bigay inspirasyon sa kasalukuyang henerasyon.
Sipi mula sa aklat: "Napakaraming magaling na bagay ang dapat uliranin ng Pilipinas sa Amerika. Sa kasamaang palad, tulad ng ipinangamba ni Rizal, and unang pinulot ay ang masasamang halimbawa, ang mga bisyo at kahinaan. Tinangka ng karamihang Pilipino na magbuhay-Amerikano sa wika, sa damit, sa kilos at ugali, gayong ito'y hindi maaari kalian pa man. Pilit na ipinatatakwil sa kabataan ang huwad ng gaslaw at ikot ng sa banyaga, walang nais panoorin kundi mga laro, pelikula at ibang libangang dayuhan, walang nais basahin kundi mga babasahing sinulat ng dayo at limbag sa labas ng Pilipinas. Saan patutungo ang kabataang may ganitong kamulatan?"
Maniniwala ka bang sa dinami-dami ng kasapi ng Filipinos group sa Goodreads (1,400 as of this writing) ay 48 lang ang nagdagdag ng librong ito at sampu lang ang nagbigay ng rating (o maaaring nakapagbasa)?
SAMANTHA: (5 stars) This is the book that made me fall in love with Tagalog. Until I read this book, I didn't realize how beautiful, passionate and poetic Tagalog could be.
Reaksyon ko: "Tama. Pareho kami nito."QUENNIE: (4 stars) Cool si Mando! So far, it's been great! Reminds me of Fili so much.
Reaksyon ko: "Agree na cool si Mando. Bakit may so far, tapos may 4 stars na? Ah, baka dina-digest pa niya matapos nyang basahin at susulatin pa nya ang mas mahabang rebyu. Continuation ba ito ng Fili? Parang hindi. Ginamit lang ni Hernandez ang mala-alamat na kasaysayan ng kaban ng kayamanan na binanggit ni Rizal sa Fili. Tapos ang takbo ng istorya ay kahalintulad din ng kuwento ni Crisostomo Ibarra sa Noli kung saan si Ibarra ay nagmula sa biyahe niya sa Europa sa pagsisimula ng nobelang iyon ni Rizal. Si Mando ay nagbiyahe rin sa Amerika at Europa matapos magbenta ng mga alahas mula sa kaban at sa kalagitnaan ng kuwento ay bumalik sa Pilipinas eksakto sa piging sa magarang tahanan ng mga Montero na nagpaala-ala sa akin ng unang kabanata ni Noli sa piging sa bahay ni Kapitan Tiago."NINA: (4 stars) Dolly and Whitey and incest. That's all I'm saying. :))
Reaksyon ko: "Susmaryosep, ano bang pinagsasasabi ng batang ito? Si Dolly at si Whitely ay walang relasyong-dugo o blood relation. Si Dolly ay anak na dalaga ni Don Montero at si Whitely ay isang opisyal na Amerikano. Anong incest doon? Maka-inggles lang ha ha"DANIELLE: (3 stars) If only they printed it with darker ink, I wouldn't be spending too much time deciphering the words that can hardly be seen. Love the story, especially Mando. :) (The question is: who doesn't?)
Reaksyon ko: "May point itong si Danielle. Uneven ang printing at may mga pages na halos di mo na mabasa ang mga letra. May mga pages na baliktad pero at least, kumpleto ang pages. Katakot-takot ang typographical errors. Kailangan nitong i-rewrite. Maganda pa naman ang istorya. "NIKKI: (2 stars) "pagkat ang mga biyaya ng lupa ay ukol sa lahat..." end of chapter 3= bentaaaa. =p
Reaksyon ko: "Nabasa nya kaya talaga ang libro ng cover-to-cover o hanggang end of Chapter 3 lang? Ito yong problema ko sa mga nagbibigay ng mababang ratings sa Goodreads na ilang pages lang ang babasahin at pag di nagustuhan, sasabihing "read" na, magbibigay ng mababang rating at minsan mamimintas pa. Kawawa naman ang author. In fairness, at least si Nikki, walang pintas."EUNICE: (added it) Just read the Gabay of Mga Ibong Mandaragit, Highly Recommended sa mga tamad magbasa haha.
Reaksyon ko: "Nakakalungkot na payo. Napakaganda ng prosa ni Hernandez. Magiging National Artist ba siya kung hindi? Tapos babasahin lang ang gabay sa halip na yong libro mismo? Hindi nakakatawa. Maaring sa umpisa, mabagal basahin lalo na kung hindi ka gaanong nagbabasa ng nobelang Tagalog. Nguni't kapag nakasanayan mo na, matutuwa ka sa pagbabasa nito."ALEJANDRO: (marked it as to-read) ang ganda
Reaksyon ko: "Paano niya kaya nasabing maganda kung hindi pa niya nababasa? Baka may nakapag-kuwento lang???"JOWEL : (currently reading it since Sept 8, 2007) Yea Mando. Go Mando. Go mando. haha.
Reaksyon ko: "Ano raw?"TRI: (currently reading it since Aug 13, 2009) So far so good:P
Reaksyon ko: "Kailang kaya sya matatapos?"Ikaw, oo ikaw kinakausap kita, may pakiusap ako sa 'yo: sa susunod na makita mo itong librong ito sa National Book Store, bilhin mo at sana basahin mo kaagad. Isa ito sa mga aklat na dapat mong basahin bilang Pilipino para maunawaan mong lubos ang nangyari noong panahong bumabangon ang Pilipinas mula sa Pangalawang Digmaang Pandaigdig. Makikita mo, na ang mga problema noon ay problema pa rin ngayon. At ikaw bilang kabataan ay maaaring makagawa pa ng maraming bagay upang maiba ang takbo ng ating bansa at maiba ang takbo ng buhay iyong mga magiging anak at mga apo sa darating pang panahon.
Thank you to Will for recommending this book to me. Will is a lot younger than me. He could have been my son. Shame on me for reading this book at my age.
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First, let's start off with its strength:
1. It has an intellectual pay-off.
Amado Hernandez's knowledge of both the Philippine and World histo
I couldn't wait to get my hand on this the moment I ordered it because of good reviews. Plus, Amado Hernandez was known to be one of the greatest Filipino writers during the golden age of literature. And although his intelligence and knowledge were certainly reflected in the book, I still had some issues with the story, and the way the book was published.First, let's start off with its strength:
1. It has an intellectual pay-off.
Amado Hernandez's knowledge of both the Philippine and World history was apparent in the book. His description of the European cities and the American ones were vivid and informative. Plus, a lot of allusions from both El Fili and Noli were used to deepen the plot which was a good thing. And the discussion of communism and socialism in the context of the Philippines was really in-depth.
2. The use of Tagalog language was beautiful.
When he is SHOWING and NOT telling, Amado's proses were exquisite. The images he produce were crisp and vivid.
3. Pastor, Danoy, and the other farmers' conflict against the capitalists was interesting.
Interesting? Scratch that-- it was gripping. Kapitan Pugot was an effective villain because we still see the likes of him in today's world. I was on the edge of my seat every time he was to abuse the peasants who only wanted to get what they deserve.
Next, the weaknesses:
1. The book's arguments were presented in a way that comes off as preachy.
It came off as preachy because most of the arguments were directly handed to the audience through the dialogues. The lack of subtext and shortage of scenes that justify the context makes the arguments look forceful to the point of polarizing the audience. It felt like a propagandist was trying to convince me very hard of why he is right without providing me concrete proofs-- because the story lacks internal thematic struggle.
2. Mando Plaridel was a dull character.
Mando Plaridel reminds of of Cardo Dalisay. He's just got that vibes. He could never be wrong, he could survive anything, and the odds are always on his favor whether it be in politics or love life. He was also a misogynistic, sexist fool which clearly adds to my intense dislike of him. Unlike the characters of Pastor and Kapitan Pugot, you don't really get to worry or relate with Mando's character because he was presented as too pure (albeit in a hypocritical way) and perfect. And perfection, in novels, are nothing but BORING.
3. Description of events are sometimes bland and redundant.
Hernandez's skill of writing beautiful Tagalog prose was hindered by his fondness of TELLING rather than showing what's really happening. He was also fond of repeating some piece of information over and over again, summarizing what happened in the previous chapters without it really advancing the plot in any way at all.
4. Obvious sexism.
Dolly was a liberated character. And Amado, like any other supporters of patriarchy, defined her as a bad role model for Filipina women. The thing is though, Dolly's character was more interesting than that of hypocritical Mando and lifeless Puri (Puri's the representation of what Filipinas should be like). By presenting a good and a bad role model, Hernandez's contributed to limiting the Filipino women to a specific role when it should have promoted diversity, just like its American and Russian counterpart in literature during that time.
5. Sex scenes that are completely unnecessary.
I feel like Dolly's character was overly sexualized. And her sex scenes with Koronel Moto and Tinyente Whitey were completely unnecessary and could have been easily omitted. It didn't do anything to further the theme or deepen Dolly's character. It just made me feel like reading a tabloid sex story that was more tamed than usual.
Overall, the book was an interesting read. But it had its faults.
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After World War II, he became a member of the Philippine Newspaper Guild and his writings increasingly dealt with the plight of the peasants and laborers. Influenced by the philosophy of Hobbes and Locke, he advocated revolution as a means of change. In 1947, he became the president of the Congress of Labor Organization (CLO). His activities and writings led him to imprisonment from 1951 to 1956. Even in prison, he was still a leader and artist, spearheading education programs and mounting musical productions, plays and poetry reading. It was during his incarceration that he wrote one his masterpiece, Mga Ibong Mandaragit (Predatory Birds). His prison writings were smuggled out by his wife, zarzuela star Honarata "Atang" dela Rama, who would become our National Artist for Music and Theater.
Ka Amado died on 24 March 1970 in the wake of the First Quarter Storm, whose leaders and activists recited his words. He left a legacy that includes Isang Dipang Langit (An Arm-Stretch of Sky), Kung Tuyo na ang Luha Mo, Aking Bayan (When Your Tears Have Dried, My Country), Panata sa Kalayaan (Pledge to Freedom), and the novel Luha ng Buwaya (Crocodile Tears).
He was posthumously honored as our National Artist for Literature in 1973. Together with poet Jose Garcia Villa, Amado V. Hernandez was the first to receive the title in literature.
Ka Amado gave voices to the oppressed peasants and laborers, rendering them powerful verses and plots that should have gone down as a compelling chronicle of a struggle of a people, but still prove to be an influential instrument in constituting reform and empowerment. A literary artist that he is, Ka Amado remains to be a social and political leader, fast becoming to be an icon of the working-class.
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