Bandala system

On the Bandala system, Filipino farmers were required to sell their harvest to the government. They like it or not, they need it or not. they have to sell them to the government, in exchange for a piece of paper containing a promise to pay (promisorry note). The thing is, the government officilas doesn't have any palabra de honor even though we inherited that trait from them. Even with a promisorry note, they wouldn't pay the farmers in the end.

So, the poor farmers will someday be needing their crops back, so that they could survive hunger. They would buy back their products from the government, but the government officilas, being so greedy of money, will set the price of the products at a higher price, even though the farmers sold their agricultural products to them at a cheap price !

Spanish Colonial Government

King of Spain is indeed a high position during the Spanish era, but the governor general has more power than him if the basis is on ruling one country. The governor general has different kinds of powers :

1. Religious power - the governor general is capable of appointing the priest or friar of a certain church.

2. Military power - the governor general is also the head of the military army.

3. Legislative power - the governor general is the one who makes laws and also the one who establishes it. Power of cumplase is also a kind of a power a governor general has, which contains the prerogative not to implement the laws that he makes.

4. Executive power - he is also the one who implements the laws that he makes which makes him stronger.

5. Judicial power - this kind of power shows that whoever disobeys the governor generals laws would be punished also by himself. He may sent some spies called the Visitador to observe the community.

The governor general is the one who makes, implements, and punishes whoever disobeys his laws. What kind of power he has ! He seems like the center of power of the Spanish government ! What an unfair government it used to be during the Spanish era !

The royal audiencia is the highest judicial official in the Spanish government. It is like the supreme court of today. And also, he was like the right hand of the governor general during judgements or sentencing someone to death or prison.

The corregidor is the ruler or the head of a corregimiento. Corregimientos were the provinces which were against the Spanish government. They were the MILF of the present time.

The alcalde mayor is the highest official in the alcaldia. Alcadia were the provinces which were peaceful. Alcalde mayor were also the one who enforces the laws and the tax collector and lastly the judge.

The cabildo, is the head of a ayuntamiento which were under the jurisdiction of the alcalde mayor. It was usually composed of 12 counselors.

The gobernadorcillo AKA little governor. In my own opinion,I guess they were called the little governor general since they were the rulers of the pueblos or towns. Their positions where not as low as the cabeza de barangay which was the highest position that a Filipino can achieve. (This was the lowest position anyway...)

Visitador were like the spies of the Spanish Government. They used to inspect or observe if there were any violators of the rules implemented by the Governor General. As others call them as TRAITOR.

Lastly, Juez de Residencia is the one who heads the residencia(A special court where investigations were made.)

Love Story

This my most embarsing day
Because I kept on crying all day,
I think there's something that my heart wants to say,
To someone that I'm thinking of everyday!

But someone has heart already,
because I can't say I love him,
and be ready...

But now its too late,
for me to fall on his bait,
now I learned,
Whatever happen,you can't say wait.

Comparrisons of Chritianity and Islam faith

If you’re going to ask me, which religion I would choose, well, you’re barking at the wrong tree because I don’t care whatever religion I’m going to join. Because for me what really matters is that God is the one you are praising and worshiping. But I can compare Christianity from the Islam faith!

*^_^*Christianity*^_^*

1) Christians uses the HOLY BIBLE as our sacred book.

2) Christianity doesn’t give any bad affects for our living or health but instead it is the right way to take care of ourselves.

3) Christians doesn’t marry too many women, instead, they only have 1 couple will marry no one else.

4) Christianity praises and worships GOD.

5) We call our preacher leaders PRIEST.

6) We have our celebration called as CHRISTMAS DAY celebrating Jesus’ birthday.

(-_-)ISLAM FAITH (-_-)

1) Islam faith uses QUR’AN as their sacred book.

2) Islam faith’s RAMADAN during September affects the health of its followers.

3) Islam faith allows men to marry as many as they want as long as he can support its needs.

4) Islam faith praises and worships ALLAH.

5) Islam faith’s leader is called IMAM.

6) They don’t celebrate Allah’s birthday but uses Ramadan to celebrate.

That was the differences of Christianity from Islam faith that I know. I hope this would help others glorify God as their god .

My own documentation

This my own documentation while I was watching Jose Rizal the movie.

Teachings & Practices of Islam

For the Moslems,their practices and teachings are not so weird as others think,but for me,it was stranger than it seems.Maybe,it was only weird for me because I don't know the reason why they such practices and teachings.Oh!By the way,I am going to give some examples of the Practices and teachings of Islam,'Islam' is a kind of religious belief of Moslems.For some reason,they have a strong,very strong faith with Allah.And also they believe that "THERE IS NO OTHER god besides ALLAH",I don't know if theyhave proofs.

I think the Moslems' teachings is quite understandable though it was also too bad for ourselves.No eating,during the Ramadan,no drinking anything...Geee...I won't be able to do that myself!If Skipping one meal a day makes you slender,how about not eating anything FOR A WEEK???MONTHS???T_T

But that's alright,we are not Moslems though so we don't have such beliefs.In my own opinion,I would say that the Islam faith would also be considered as bravery,because if their not brave,then,they wont be able to follow their own beliefs!But lets take it like this,it was thier religion not ours so we'd have to respect them.If Moslems will die during the Ramadan,what will happen?Well,I dont know myself.

Social Relevance of the film to our present society

The film entitled "Jose Rizal" gives me an idea of how spaniards treated the Filipinos during the old times.Our present Society would be nothing but a Province of spanish.And also,there wouldn't be Malacañang and REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES. The way we speak would be like the spanish way if our heroes didn't protect our country from the invaders or conquerors. We, filipinos love to have our independence no matter what and whatever it takes, that they will sacrifice their own life for the independence of the Philippines and the people under its jurisdiction.