Tell us how you remember Ka Pepe.
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Ka Pepe … he was like a father to me, in a way … I came across the man in the IBP election in the 1980’s which we have organized in Pasig and we set up a People’s Boycott Center … Bobbit (Sanchez) still won in that election .. Ka Pepe is one leader I truly admired … I hope there will be another as brilliant and as genuine a public servant as he is …. Any takers? Calling Ka Pepe’s children or children’s children … let us truly make our country A NATION FOR OUR CHILDREN!!
— Paul S. Galutera on Your stories
Dear Cookie,
I’m glad there is now an online memorial for Ka Pepe. We must not tire in telling our children and the future generation the stories of his life and the other great men in history.
Daphne
Thank you for serving as an inspiration to younger generations, Ka Pepe. I was moved while reading “A Nation for Our Children.” It inspired me to give my best in all endeavors relevant to our country, whether huge or small. I am proud to be one of the greatest people in the world, Filipinos.
Hope your noble intentions for the country will continue to linger…
Hi,
I always search the internet to search reading materials about nationalist Filipinos during Marcos time like Ka Pepe, Ka Tanny, etc. I am glad, I found one. HOw could I have copies of Ka Pepe’s book like “A nation for our children”?
thanks.
pls supply me a picture /photo of the posthumous recognition award of ka pepe this would be a great big help for my research thank you, leny
i look for stories about Ka Pepe whenever I feel down and defeated about the state of the country.
Just posted a blog about Jose Diokno - his relevance to the present times at http://goodlife4less.blogspot.com/2009/03/relevance-of-jose-pepe-diokno.html
was ka pepe describing our nation in 1984? i have recently retired so if you count the years, we were the young ones at that time… tirelessly praying, working, rallying to rid the country of a dictator….2009, ka pepe’s description of the country in 1984 fits the description of our country today…. and even worst…up to when must we continue praying, working, rallying for a nation that our grandchildren deserve?
hi… i am in urgent need of the book ” A Nation for Our Children.” Especially the article ” Rizal for Today.” I was wondering if you could tell me where I can get copies of that. thank you. please don’t send me an email… i might not be able to check it. I’ll just check back here…
Good Morning,
My son is working on his 1st Quarter Major Project, Family Tree Album, for his Social Science 1 at the Philippine Science High School Main Campus. This project requires Early Beginnings, Memorable Stories such as how the family was affected by national histoy, Family Tree, Pictures, Documents, Anecdotes, etc., using primary sources such as “interviews, records, documents and the like.
Time and again, I have been told that we are related to the family of Sen. Pepe Diokno. Until my son’s Soc Sci 1 Major Project, I have recognized this axiom with only my middle name and anecdotes from elders in my maternal side when I was very young to lean on for proofs. Unfortunately, those elders who provided testimonial evidence then have gone on ahead.
I have a Marriage Certificate dated February 7, 1946 from the Office of the Treasurer, Indang, Cavite, Commonwealth of the Philippines stating that my mother’s parents are Luis Mojica Diokno and Maria Trinidad Azas Romea while her grandparents are Wencelao Diokno and Dorotea Mojica. Her grandparents-in-law are Sixto Romea and Placeda Azas. Also, my cousins in Indang, Cavite and Baclaran, Parañaque tell of an anecdote that my grandfather, Luis, and Sen. Diokno’s father Don Ramon were close. They say that Don Ramon goes all the way from Taal, Batangas to Indang on horseback to visit relatives. Again, my cousins say that our Auntie Elisa Diokno Mojica told them that she used to carry the young Pepe on her lap. I learned from “The Katipunan and the Revolution - Memoirs of a General” by Santiago V. Alvarez (translated into English by Paula Carolina S. Malay) that the senator’s grandfather, Ananias, was Vice-Minister of War for Batangas in the Magdiwang Revolutionary Government.
With these anecdotes and information, I asked my cousins how my grandfather, Luis, and Don Ramon, were specifically related. They were all clueless. Hence, this query. My son and I would deeply appreciate any and all inputs that would finally settle whether our branches come from the same tree or not. Likewise, I will be able to update the stories of my cousins.
This has been quite long letter already. I am hoping that my son and I will be able to discover the missing lineage.
Thank you.
Respectfully yours,
Blandino Diokno Bandonil
Ka Pepe was a hero, a hero who would do anything for his country…I hope that your sacrifices will not be forgotten by the Filipino People.
Ke Pepe is one of the few Filipino politicians that I idolize. This man topped the CPA board exams and topped the BAR exams without even finishing his bachelor’s law degree. Smart, and a true civil servant this man should be made an example of how politicians today should act.
Although I am wondering who is that girl encircled on the photo at the lower right?
Ka Pepe … he was like a father to me, in a way … I came across the man in the IBP election in the 1980’s which we have organized in Pasig and we set up a People’s Boycott Center … Bobbit (Sanchez) still won in that election .. Ka Pepe is one leader I truly admired … I hope there will be another as brilliant and as genuine a public servant as he is …. Any takers? Calling Ka Pepe’s children or children’s children … let us truly make our country A NATION FOR OUR CHILDREN!!