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REACTI
ONPAPERONJOSERI
ZAL'
S“SAAKI
NGMGAKABABATA”

Dr
.JoseRi
zal
'
slov
eforhi
snat
ivel
anguagel
edhi
mtowr
it
e"SaAki
ngmgaKababat
a"

encour
agi
ngt
hem t
olov
ethei
rownl
anguage.Thepoem saaki
ngmgakababat
aisal
l

aboutbei
ngonel
anguaget
hatweusei
nourcount
ryt
hatweneedt
olov
eourl
anguage

andl
ear
nhowt
ospeakabouti
taswegr
owol
d,andal
sopoem i
ncl
udef
ait
hint
hey
out
h

andhowt
heyar
eempower
edaswel
lasencour
agedt
ochanget
hei
rcount
ryf
orabet
ter

f
utur
e.

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eadt
hepoem Ihadnot
icet
hatathi
syoungagehewasal
readyawakewi
tht
he

r
eal
i
tyt
hatourcount
ryi
sensl
avel
ongt
imeago.
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beheseent
ort
uresdoneby

Spani
ardsorheaskedhi
sdearmot
herwhenwasPhi
l
ippi
nesensl
avedbySpani
ards.

Abov
eal
lIdosal
utehi
m wi
tht
heknowl
edgehehasev
ent
houghhest
il
li
sal
ad.Second

heemphasi
zet
hati
fa 
manr
eal
l
ylov
ehi
scount
ryhemustst
ri
vef
orf
reedom,i
tis

st
atedi
nthef
ir
stpar
agr
aphoft
hepoem.
 I
tisacl
eart
houghtofbei
nganat
ional
i
stwho

want
sto 
bef
reef
rom Spani
ards.Thi
rdheal
so 
emphasi
zest
hatweshoul
dlov
eourown

l
anguagewhi
chi
sFi
l
ipi
no,
fori
tisl
i
ket
heLat
inand 
Cast
il
ianwhi
char
eal
soi
mpor
tant
.

Four
th,
 
becausewegi
vei
mpor
tancet
oourl
anguage,weshoul
dal
sogi
vei
mpor
tance

t
oour
 l
ett
ers.whi
chagai
nav
ery
 i
mpor
tantsi
gnof
 bei
ngaf
reecount
ry.Abov
eal
lthe

ment
ionedel
ement
soft
hepoem .I
tiscl
eart
hathewant
sust
olov
eour
 count
ry,
f
rom 
dial
ect
s,t
olet
ter
sofi
tsown,sot
hatwecanhav
ethecour
aget
ofi
ghtf
or 
our

f
reedom.AndIt
hinki
tis 
ent
it
led“Tomyf
ell
ow Chi
l
dren”sot
hatwhoev
err
eadi
t

speci
all
ythey
out
h wi
l
lbei
nspi
redt
ofi
ght
 f
orourf
reedom.
 Heal
sobel
i
evet
hat“
Ang

kabat
aanangpagasangbay
an”t
hati
swhyheent
it
ledt
hispoem t
ohi
sfel
l
owchi
l
dren

t
ohav
ethatcour
aget
ofi
ght
 f
orourcount
ryat
 youngage 
atanyway
.Andaty
oungage

t
olov
ethecount
rymor
ethatev
ery
thi
ngel
se.Ri
zalwantust
olov
eourownl
anguage

andi
tisagi
ftf
rom abov
ethatwasgi
venont
oust
obegr
atef
ulof
.Iti
sabl
essi
ngt
hat

l
i
keanyot
hernat
ional
i
tieswewer
egi
ft
edof
.Al
so,
impl
i
est
hatanat
iont
hatl
ovesaGod

gi
venl
anguageal
sol
ovesf
reedom.AFi
l
ipi
nowhol
oveshi
snat
ivet
onguewi
l
ldef
ini
tel
y

f
ightf
orhi
sfr
eedom .
Seemi
ngl
yli
keabi
rd,l
oveanduseofone'
snat
ivet
ongueswas

oneoft
hebadgesofat
ruepat
ri
ot.

Ri
zaladdr
essedt
oust
hatourownl
anguagemustbecher
ishedandshoul
dnotbe

f
orgot
tenbecausei
t'
sav
eryv
aluabl
epossessi
onofourowncount
ry.I
tiswi
del
y

at
tri
but
edt
otheFi
l
ipi
nonat
ionalher
oJoseRi
zal
,
whisupposedl
ywr
otei
tin1869,
att
he

ageofei
ght
.Ifhe/
sheknowsnott
olov
ehi
sownl
anguage,i
swor
set
hanbeast
sand

andput
ri
dfi
sh.