EL

FILIBUSTERISMO
IZZY GAYLE M. SULLANO
JAY ROY DELA CRUZ
BACKGROUND INFORMATION

- El Filibusterismo is a
sequel to Noli Me
Tangere written by Jose
Rizal.
- Also known as “The
Reign of Greed”
- Published on September
18, 1891 2
- Rizal began writing El
Filibusterismo in October
1887 in Calamba, Laguna.
- Then he revised some
chapters while he was in
London and completed the
book on March 29, 1891.
- Its first Publication took
place in Ghent, Belgium.
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- F. MEYER-VAN LOO PRESS, No.
66 Viaanderen Street – the publisher
who was willing to print his book on
installment basis.
- After the publication, Rizal
immediately send 2 copies to
Hongkong – one for Basa and the
other for Sixto Lopez He gratefully
gave the original manuscript of El
Filibusterismo and a printed copy
with his autograph to Valentin
Ventura.
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- The original manuscript of
El Fili in Rizal’s own
handwriting is now
preserved in the Filipiniana
Division of the Bureau of
Public Libraries, Manila. -
Acquired from Valentin
Ventura for P10,000. -
Consisting of 279 pages of
long sheets of paper.
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Reasons why Rizal wrote the Sequel
- Rizal wrote El Filibusterismo in dedication to
the three martyred priests Mariano Gomez,
Jose Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora, expressing
conviction that their treatment and deaths at
the hands of the Spanish authorities was
unjust.
- To enlighten the society, and bring the
Filipinos closer to the truth.
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CHARACTERS OF THE NOVEL
- Simoun - Crisóstomo Ibarra reincarnated as a wealthy jeweler,
bent on starting a revolution.

- Basilio - Sisa's son, now an aspiring doctor.

- Isagani - poet and Basilio's best friend; portrayed as emotional

and reactive; Paulita Gómez' boyfriend before being dumped for
fellow student Juanito Peláez.
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CHARACTERS OF THE NOVEL

- Kabesang Tales - Telesforo Juan de Dios, a former barangay head who

returned as the dreaded Luzón bandit, Matanglawin (Tagalog for
Hawkeye); his father, Old Man Selo, dies after his own son Tano, a
guardia civil, mistakenly shoots his grandfather in an encounter.

- Don Custodio - Custodio de Salazar y Sánchez de Monteredondo, a

well-known journalist, was asked by the students about his choice to join
the Academia de Castellano. In actuality, he is quite an ordinary fellow
who married a rich woman to become a member of Manila's high 8
society.
CHARACTERS OF THE NOVEL
- Paulita Gómez - resides in Manila, where she was born and raised. She is well-known
as a wealthy heiress, Doña Victorina's niece, and Isagani's girlfriend. Her parents died
while she was a child, leaving her an orphan who was raised by her aunt instead. She
marries Juanito Peláez in the end, and she dumps Isagani because she believes she
would have no future if she marries him.

- Father Florentino - Isagani's godfather, a secular priest, was engaged to be married but
instead chose the priesthood, the narrative implying the ambiguity of his decision as he
selects an assignment to a remote location, living in solitary by the sea.

- Huli - Juliana de Dios, the girlfriend of Basilio, and the youngest daughter of Kabesang
Tales. 9

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CHARACTERS OF THE NOVEL
- Ben Zayb - Abraham Ibañez is his real name. He is a journalist
who thinks he is the only one thinking in the Philippines.
- Placido Penitente - a University of Santo Tomas student who is
constantly miserable and, as a result, he controls his temper.
- Quiroga - a Chinese businessman who desired to be a consul of
the Chinese Consulate in the Philippines. Simoun's weapons
were hidden inside his home.
- Old Man Selo - father of Kabesang Tales. He raised the sick and
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young Basilio after his mother Sisa had died.
CHARACTERS OF THE NOVEL
- Father Fernandez - the priest-friend of Isagani. He promised to Isagani
that he and the other priests will give in to the students' demands.

- Attorney Pasta - one of the great lawyers of mid-Hispanic Manila.

- Captain-General (no specific name) - the powerful highest official of

the Philippines.

- Padre Sibyla - Hernando de la Sibyla, a Filipino friar and now

vice-rector of the University of Santo Tomas (U.S.T.).
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SUMMARY OF THE NOVEL

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Sa katapusan ng nobelang Noli me Tangere ang alam ng taong
bayan ay nasawi ang binatang si Crisostomo Ibarra. Ngunit ang
katotohanan ay labi ng pilotong si Elias ang nakalibing sa puntod ni
Ibarra.

Pagkalipas ng labing-tatlong taon, bumalik sa bayang sinilangan si

Juan Crisostomo Ibarra. Nagbalik ang binata bilang si Simoun,
isang kapitapitagang mayamang negosyante ng mga alahas.

Ang unang nakabatid ng kanyang lihim na pagbabalatkayo ay ang

binatang anak ni Sisa, na nagngangalang Basilio. Malaki ang tiwala
ni Simoun kay Basilio kaya ipinagtapat niya dito ang kanyang
layunin na makapaghiganti sa pamahalaang umapi sa kanya. 13
Hinikayat ni Simoun ang binata na makiisa sa kanya upang
maisakatuparan ang kanyang layunin,ngunit siya ay tinanggihan
ng huli. Bagama’t tumanggi si Basilio sa alok ni Simoun, muli
niya itong pinakiusapan na tulungan siya upang mailigtas ang
babaing kanyang iniibig. Ito ay hindi nangyari dahil pumanaw si
Maria Clara sa mismong araw ng pag-uusap nila.

Mula sa hindi inaasahang pangyayari si Basilio at iba pang

kabataan ay pinagdadampot at ipinasok sa kulungan ng mga
guardiya sibil. Ang pagkakataong ito ay hindi pinalagpas ni
Simoun upang tulungang makalaya ang binata.
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Pagkalabas sa kulungan ay kusang- loob na sumama si Basilio kay
Simoun upang maisakatuparan ang kanyang paghihimagsik laban sa
pamahalaan. Inutusan ni Simoun si Basilio na pasabugin ang isang
piging na dadaluhan ng mga matatas na tao sa pamahalaan.

Ngunit si Basilio mismo ang gumawa ng paraan upang hindi matuloy

ang planong pagpapasabog. Umalis ng bayan at nagtago si Simoun sa
tahanan ni Pari Florentino.

Dahil sa kanyang kabiguan at tiyak na kahihinatnan kapag siya ay

nahuli, uminom ng lason si Simoun upang wakasan ang sariling buhay.
Bago siya malagutan ng hininga, nangumpisal siya sa pari at ipinagtapat
ang kanyang planong paghihimagsik. 15
THANKS!
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