Kamalayan Alliance

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Kamalayan Alliance Student Organization
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CORE VALUES

• Intellectual Engagement
• Community
• Integrity
• Innovation
• Inclusiveness

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GROUND RULES!!!

• Be considerate and respectful of everyone in this
  room.
• Everyones contribution is valued.
• Whats said in this room, stays in this room.

Unless permission is granted.
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History of the Pilipin_at_ Flags
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History of the Flag

• The Philippine Flag has been marked by
  controversy due to the loss of the first
  Philippine flag, the lack of actual flags dating
  back to the Philippine independence and the
  Filipino-American War.
• Philippine Revolution began with the founding of
  the secret kataastaasang Kagalanggalang
  Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan.
• Meaning Highest and Most Honorable Society of
  Sons of the Nation

• Andres Bonifacio was the head of Katipunan
• The flag was first conceptualized by Emilio
  Aguinaldo, a freemason (the design shows the
  ideas of freemasonry according to some analysts).
  The first flag was sewn in Hong Kong by Marcela
  de Agoncillo, her daughter Lorenza, and Josefina
  Herbosa de Natividad, niece of José Rizal.

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Flags of the Katipunan

• With the Katipunan now well organized, Bonifacio
  turned his attention to the symbol of its
  authority. It consisted of a red rectangular
  piece of cloth with three white K's arranged
  horizontally at the center. This was the first
  official flag of the society.
• But some members of the Katipunan has their flag
  with the three K's arranged in the form of a
  triangle.
• Bonifacio himself has a personal flag which
  consisted of a red rectangular piece of cloth at
  the center of which was a white sun with an
  indefinite number of rays. Below the sun were the
  three white K's arranged horizontally.

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Flags of the Katipunan
General Mariano Llanera used a black banner with
a skull above two cross bones and the letter K,
all in white. So different was this banner that
Bonifacio humorously called it "Llanera's skull."
Still another flag was that of General Pio del
Pilar which consisted of an equilateral triangle
with a K at each angle. Inside the triangle was a
mountain with the sun rising behind it. When
the revolution flared up, the Magdalo faction of
the Katipunan in Cavite adopted a flag consisting
of a red rectangular banner with a white K in the
ancient Tagalog script in the center of a sun,
represented by a white circle, with an indefinite
number of rays. Later on, the rays of the sun
were limited to eight to represent the eight
provinces which first took up arms against the
Spaniards. This flag became the first official
banner of the revolutionary forces and was
blessed in a mass celebrated at Imus.
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Flags of the Katipunan
In the Naik Assembly of March 17, 1897, the
Katipunan military leaders decided to adopt a
flag with a new design. It consisted of a red
rectangular cloth with a white sun and rays in
the middle. The sun was the mythological sun with
eyes, eyebrows, nose and mouth. This flag
superseded the flag of the Magdalo faction and
became the first official flag of the Filipinos.
It became the symbol of the Filipino nationality
until the signing of the Truce of Biyak-na-bato
on December 14-15, 1897, when it was hauled down
from the pole of the revolutionary headquarters
at Biyak-na-bato.
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The Pilipin_at_ Flag

• The Pilipino flag has an interesting story. It
  was made in Hong Kong by Mrs. Marcela de
  Agoncillo, wife of Don Felipe Agoncillo. During
  his exile in Hong Kong, General Aguinaldo
  designed the flag as it looks today.
• It was hoisted officially at Kawit on June 12,
  1898, in connection with the proclamation of
  Philippine independence. From that date, it has
  served as the National Flag of the Filipinos.
• According to historians, based on anecdotal
  evidence and the few flags from the era that have
  survived, the color of the original flag was the
  same blue and red as found on the Cuban Flag. It
  suggests the characteristics - the triangle at
  the hoist, the stripes, to the Spanish colonial
  navigational flags for the Philippines.

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The Pilipin_at_ Flag

• Sunburst of Eight Rays at the Center The
  mythical sun was abolished and the number of rays
  standardized. first eight provinces that took up
  arms against Spain.
• Stars The angle of the stars was codified. The
  three stars symbolized Luzon, Visayas and
  Mindanao.
• Color
• the blue stripe for peace, truth and justice
• the red stripe for patriotism and valor.
• The white triangle stands for equality An
  equilateral triangle was codified.
• Dimensions The ratio was made 12.

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Controversy with blue

• The shade of blue This is the main controversy
  surrounding the Philippine flag.
• Earlier, all flags had been using navy blue.
  However, the late Domingo Abella, the Director of
  the National Archives and a member of the NHI
  National Historical Institute believed that the
  shade of blue should be light blue, because at
  the turn of the century when the Philippine flag
  was finally allowed to fly and be displayed after
  years of suppression, flag makers didn't have a
  supply of light blue cloth. Thus, they used
  dark-blue cloth instead, perpetuating the
  mistake.
• The navy-blue camp is supported by all extant
  flags having this color, plus the testimony of
  Marcela Agoncillo, the only surviving daughter of
  Marcela Agoncillo, who made the original flag
  which Aguinaldo waved to the crowd outside his
  mansion in Cavite when he declared Philippine
  Independence.
• However, both sides may be wrong, because in a
  letter to Ferdinand Blumentritt in 1898 Mariano
  Ponce sent a drawing of the Philippine flag which
  showed that the blue is "azul oscuro" which is in
  between "azul celeste" (sky blue or light blue)
  and "azul marino" (navy or dark blue). This
  caused confusion among the people. Someone
  mistook "lighter than the present blue" to mean
  sky blue, which is wrong.
• Noted historian Carmen Guerrero Nakpil asserts
  that the original color was "Cuban blue",
  although this assertion is itself subject to
  different interpretations since there isn't an
  official shade for the color blue in the Cuban
  flag.

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And About the Red

• The Philippine flag is unique in that it can
  indicate a state of war. When the red field is
  displayed on top (or the left hand side of the
  observer when the flag is displayed vertically),
  it means that the Philippines is at war.
• This was first flown on February 4, 1899, at the
  start of the hostilities of the 1899-1913
  Philippine-American War. It was last officially
  ordered flown with the red stripe up, in
  December, 1941, following the Japanese attack on
  the Philippines on December 8, 1941.
• It remained flown with the red stripe up by the
  government of the Commonwealth of the
  Philippines, both during the Japanese invasion
  and subsequently in front of the temporary
  capital of the Commonwealth government-in-exile,
  which was located in the Philippine Resident
  Commissioner's building in Washington, D.C.
• The Japanese-sponsored Second Republic of the
  Philippines flew the flag with the blue stripe up
  from its proclamation in 1943 until President
  Jose P. Laurel proclaimed the existence of a
  state of war with the Allied powers in 1944.
  There was also a brief attempt to restore the
  pre-1937 proportions but this wasn't successful.
• Today the provinces of Basilan and Zamboanga
  Sigbuhay flow their flags upside down since 2001.

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The Controversy of Our Logo
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Our Statement

• There has been some controversy about the
  Kamalayan Alliance banner that is hanging up in
  front of the Starbucks by the Library. The
  Philippine flag is very symbolic according to
  which way the flag is presented. We are clearly
  aware that then the red side of the flag is on
  top, the Philippines' is at crisis and when it is
  blue side up, the Philippines are is at
  peace.Kamalayan Alliance has consciously
  decided to have our logo with the red side up.
  The reason why we chose to do this is because
  even though there is not an official war going on
  in the Philippines, there are issues in our
  Pilipin_at_ communities and even on our campus that
  has not been addressed. First of all, there is no
  representation or voice of the Pilpin_at_s on this
  campus. Issues and concerns about our Pilpin_at_
  students are not being taken into account and we,
  as Kamalayan Alliance, are taking those voices
  who want to be heard and working together as a
  collaborative to have these concerns
  answered.Our banner is more of a
  self-expression of the Pilipin_at_-American
  experience and what we are fighting for. Its a
  symbol of our political statement to awaken the
  Kamalayan (consciousness) of those who are
  underrepresented, ignored and excluded.

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Our Statement

• Our logo also represents our affair about the
  human rights violations and the State of
  Emergency that President Gloria Magapagal Arroyo
  has enforced in the Philippines. Thousands of
  citizens have been killed or missing since this
  State of Emergency and this has silenced the
  population from having the freedom of speech,
  assembly, and press who disagree with the
  government.
• We also express our concern and oppose the human
  sex trafficking of Pilipin_at_ women and children.
  The Philippines is the world's top exporter of
  women. In 2005, 750,000 women were exported to
  over 203 countries. 30 of the women being
  exported from the Philippines end up in the sex
  trade. Over 25,000 Filipinas have been brought
  into the US to work at brothels houses, bars,
  nightclubs and illegal sex farms in various
  states and in the vicinity of US military bases
  and camps. Because of this oppression towards
  women, 6 US servicemen gang raped a 22-year old
  Filipina last November 1, 2005, at the former US
  naval base in Subic, Olongapo, Philippines.
  Justice Secretary Gonzales used his power and
  influence in favor of the US marines. Other
  issues that have not been addressed are the
  exceeding numbers of the Pilipina suicide rates
  in the United States and just over this weekend,
  our fight for Filipino American Veterans to
  equity.

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Our Statement

• These are few of the many reasons why our logo
  is represented with the red side up. We believe
  if we were to have the blue side up, we would be
  ignoring and defeating the issues and progress we
  have made in our communities and lives. We do not
  mean to offend any one with our logo, but we have
  our reasons why we have decided to make it the
  way it is. There is other Pilipin_at_-American
  organizations that are politically progressive
  and have to used the flag with the red side up
  such as Bayan USA (http//www.bayanusa.org/resourc
  es/rs_photos.php) and the campaign protest to
  oust GMA. (http//www.habi-arts.org/)

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Our Statement

• We are enlightened to hear that people are
  talking about Kamalayan Alliance, even it maybe
  in disagreement. This is an opportunity for your
  concerns and voices to be heard representing as
  the Pilipino students. We are now in process in
  creating separate forums for our students, FCC
  and the community to attend to dialogue about
  this issue and learn from each other.