National Movement for Righteousness and Transformation (N-MRT)

God has a purpose for

our nation.

We can understand
Gods purpose
for our nation
By reviewing prophetic words given to
our nation in the past
By studying our history
Gods purpose for our nation has been
preset
God has been preparing us for this purpose
Our past will show how God has invested in
our country

Framework in studying our history

Jesus parable of the wheat
and the weeds (Matt 13:24-30)
When God is at work, the enemy is also at
work.
As we study our history, we should see Gods
work in preparing the Philippines for its
destiny.
But we should also discern what the enemy
has planted to hinder the fulfillment of Gods

Overview of our nations history

Pre-colonial period
Spanish period 1521-1898
American period 1898-1946
Philippine Republic 1946-1972
1972 (Martial Law) to present

The Pre-Colonial Period

Pre-Colonial Period
From one man he made every nation of men,
that they should inhabit the whole earth; and
he determined the time set for them and the
exact places where they should live (Acts 17:26)
God created the LAND
God caused the land to be inhabited by
PEOPLE
God provided natural RESOURCES in order
for the people to live in the land

Pre-Colonial Period:
The Land
An archipelago made up of 7,107 islands
Total area of 300,780 square kilometers
as large as Italy
larger than New Zealand
very much larger than Britain

Rivers and seas all around

A crossroad in the migration and trade
route

The World in Actual Size

Google Image of Asia

Google Image of the Philippines

Pre-Colonial Period:
The Resources
extremely fertile agricultural land with
potential of 18 million hectares, only
1/3 of which is currently cultivated
teeming biodiversity in flora and
fauna on land and marine life on sea
inexhaustible sources of energy oil,
natural gas, deuterium
minerals for the technological age gold, silver, copper, silicon, uranium

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The fusion fuels are

deuterium and tritium: These
nuclei are isotopes of
hydrogen: they have the
same number of protons,
different number of
neutrons.

Deuterium: One
gallon of water
contains 1/8 gram of
deuterium.

If fully burned in
fusion reactions, the
energy output would
be equivalent to 300
gallons of gasoline.

In other words, the available

energy supply of fusion fuel
is equivalent to filling the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans
300 times with gasoline.

If fusion can be successfully

harnessed, it could satisfy the
entire world's electrical
energy needs for millions of
years.Fusion can also produce
hydrogen which may be useful
for transportation.

http://other.nrl.navy.
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Pre-Colonial Period:
The People
The land was peopled by a mixture of
races; these were not homogeneous in
terms of local culture and development
Early Filipinos were greatly influenced
(but never conquered) by Asian
countries
Early Filipino culture was deeply-rooted

Early Filipino political economy and

culture were deeply-rooted
Early Filipinos believed in a
Supreme Being.
Each tribe had a deep sense of
consensual democracy.
Women were the equals of men,
and played a pivotal role in tribal
society.
Tribes had no intent of expanding

Early Filipinos believed in a

Supreme Being.
He came by various names
Magbabaya, Bathala, Manama, Kabunian
But he lived in the seventh realm of
heaven, too awesome for early Filipinos
to know
The early Filipino was so humble s/he did
not dare to describe the Supreme Being.
S/he needed someone else to describe it
for him/her.

Democracy permeated early

Filipino life
Property was communal; no one
person owned the land.
Therefore, no one ruled; a triad
consisting of datu, babaylan and
panday LED the tribe.
All issues were settled by
consensus.

Women were mens equals

They provided the pickings and
horticulture to feed the clan out of Gods
bounty.
Men needed to hunt wild boar and deer
only occasionally, because vegetation was
already bounteous enough for nutrition.
This made the babaylan, often a woman,
not only a healer, but a counselor,
historian, epic chanter, and vice datu.

Early Filipinos never subjugated

others.
God gave them such bounty that they
did not go to war to expand their
territories or subjugate others.
Their wars were caused by petty
disputes between adjoining tribes.
Visayas and Luzon communities,
however, were helpless against Muslim
pirates who raided and kidnapped one
or two of theirs for the slave trade.

Precolonial societies were ripe for

the Spanish conquest by 1521.
They needed a better understanding of
their Supreme Being
They had to be united into one nation
They had to be brought into a more
modern world
And suffer the consequences for these

Spanish Period (1521-1898)

Spanish Period:
Archipelago Named
Magellan reached our shores on March 17,
1521
And gave the islands its first name, The
Archipelago of St. Lazarus.

21 years later, Villalobos reached the islands

And renamed the land Islas Filipinas in honor of

Crown Prince Philip, who later became King.

Our lands name tells our lands purpose.

Spanish Period (1521-1898)

Spanish colonization laid
the groundwork for our
nation.
The Spaniards stayed 333
years. The development of
the Philippines as a nation
was therefore greatly
influenced by the Spanish
colonizers.

Spains effects on us
It stopped Islamization of
the islands
It brought Catholicism to
our shores
It developed our economy,
politics and culture into a
feudal one
It unified our tribal societies

What Spanish colonization

did to our indigenous democracy
Colonizers instituted a centralized form
of government
Uniting all barangays
Excluding Muslim communities

Datu families were gathered around town

centers or pueblos
Peasant families lived in the old
barangays, in the peripheries
This gave rise to classes and corruption
of datu families

The weeds of Spanish colonization

Imposing a system of classes on
Philippine society, Spanish colonizers
destroyed the indigenous Filipinos sense
of consensual democracy and equality
between men and women.
Spanish colonial structures of inequality
produced a sense of inferiority and low
self-worth among Filipinos, encouraging
datu families to plow into public bin.

Birth of a nation through revolution

The destruction of democracy incited
revolts throughout Spanish rule.
More than a hundred major revolts
took place from 1565 to 1872
Execution of GomBurZa in 1872
served as a catalyst for a nationalist
movement
Filipino nationalism reached its peak
during the Philippine Revolution of
1896 to 1898.

Birth of a nation through revolution

Independence from Spain
was declared on June 12,
1898 at Kawit, Cavite
where for the first time,
the Philippine national
flag was hoisted and the
Philippine national march
was played in public.

Nevertheless,
the Spanish Period established
the Filipino Nation
The nation was defined geographically
The nation was given a name
The nation was born independence, flag,
anthem, constitution
A national consciousness was formed

American Period (18981946)

Arrival of the Americans

Industrialization led America to wage
war against Spain
Americas victory brought out the
issue: colonize the Philippines or not?
US decision to colonize the Philippines
was legitimized by:
the decision of Pres. McKinley to colonize
the Philippines after seeking the Lord
through prayer.
the ratification by the US Senate of the
Treaty of Paris

The Filipino-American War

Pres. McKinley, issuing his benevolent
assimilation policy towards Philippines,
declared it under Military Control
Filipinos rose up and fought hard in spite
of their scanty arms
Before the war ended 200,000 Filipino
lives taken.
4,000 American soldiers, 20,000 Filipino
soldiers, 200,000 Filipino civilians dead

The Anti-Sedition Law prohibiting display

of Philippine flag, among others, was
passed .

Campaign for Independence

Filipinos were defeated but never
gave up.
Some resisted American rule through
arms, others through legal means

In May of 1934, the TydingsMcDuffie or Philippine

Independence Law was passed.
This resulted in the granting of

Americas contribution
to the Filipino nation
The Americans trained the Filipinos in the
democratic form of political governance.
Public education became a right of all
people.
The English language was extensively
propagated in the country.
Public health was promoted.
Major improvements were made in
transportation and communication facilities.
Biblical Christianity was introduced.

Another American contribution:

One nation,
one national government
Establishment of one national
government throughout the whole
archipelago
Approval of the 1935 Philippine
Constitution
Establishment of the Philippine
presidency

The American tares

American military conquest & suppressive
laws subverted growth of nationalism
Filipino consensual democracy was further
subverted with introduction of a large middle
class in the cities
Corruption in top rung of government was
covered up by existence of this middle class
The public school system induced Filipinos to
regard American culture as superior
Filipinos, in becoming avid consumers of
American products, learned to despise their
own

Japanese times (1942-45)

Independence delayed
The War was a horrifying time for
Filipinos, esp women and children
But despite their atrocities the Japanese
encouraged rediscovery of our culture
We had already won the war when the
Americans arrived
But we treated them as heroes anyway

Philippine Republic (1946-1972)

The Philippine Republic:

An independent nation?
The Tydings-McDuffie Law of 1934 granted us
independence.
The question is: were we truly independent
during the Philippine Republic?

Philippine Republic:
An independent nation?
Economically
After the war, we were Asias most wardevastated country
Economically bankrupt, we begged for
financial assistance.
The conditions imposed for the
rehabilitation and reconstruction fund tied
our agricultural economy to the American
economy .

Philippine Republic:
An independent nation?
Conditions
for US rehabilitation and reconstruction
fund :
Amendment of Philippine Constitution to give way
to American access to our natural resources
Agreement to the Bell Trade Relations Act: free
trade relations for 8 years
Institutionalization of foreign exploitation of our
country

Philippine Republic:
An independent nation?
Militarily

Military Bases Agreement was signed,

giving U.S. the right to an unlimited
number of bases in the Philippines for 99
years
final agreement reduced number of years
to 25, renewable, during Marcos time
However, since the count started in
1966, the U.S. had already gained 44
years

Philippine Republic:
An Independent nation?
Politically & Culturally
Government remained under US
dictates
People remained poor
Diaspora started
National resources were depleted
Colonial mentality was fostered

American tares
in the Philippine Republic
We developed a love for US products
We had only one target market: the US
American companies were our largest
investors
Our elite supported American interests
We aped US foreign policy
We adopted the American dream as
our own
We supplanted our bayahihan spirit
with individualism

But Filipino nationalism

never really went away
1930s: Crisanto Evangelista established the
Partido Komunista with help from UP
students
1950s: Claro M. Recto campaigned for
nationalism
1960s: anti-US demonstrations increased
Youth took up struggle against one-sided
economic relationship with US

Simultaneously,
Revival in Philippine church
1948-60: 20+ new evangelical missions
arrived
1960s: spiritual revival among students
accompanied demos
Nationalism affected the Philippine
Churches
Protestant churches moved for autonomy
from US mother churches
Catholic clergy revived Filipinization
movement

Martial Law
to Restoration of Democracy
(1972-present)

Martial Law Years (1972-1986)

Conjugal dictatorship of the Marcoses was

established
Crony capitalism spread corruption and
politicized military
Foreign debt reached $25 billion in 1983,
70% of the population lived below the
poverty line
CPP-NPA and MNLF forces grew
Human rights violations became rampant

Democracy Restored,
Corruption Democratized
(1986-1992)
Reconciliation
and the Cory Aquino Administration

1987 Freedom Constitution

Coups, Crises and Calamities
Corruption spread to the middle and
lower classes

Democrary Restored
(Corruption Privatized)
(1992-present)
The quest for nationhood continues

EDSA People Power became source of

national pride
Complete territorial sovereignty was
attained; political & economic
sovereignty lags behind
But corruption remains unabated,
spreading to all sectors and classes

1991 the Year of Breakthrough

Philippine Senate rejects the renewal of
bases treaty
U.S. bases finally dismantled after the
Mt. Pinatubo eruption
Split in Communist Party of the
Philippines (CPP) occurs
Unity among born-again Churches seen
Catholic charismatic communities arise

Corruption and lawlessness

on the rise
This is how we can describe our
situation today.
Arent these tares planted by the
enemy
To thwart Gods plan for the nation?
Isnt it our duty to bind these tares
and burn them?

Our Journey Towards

National Transformation
(PART II)

Love of Country: The main quality

of a Filipino Christian
Without a deep love for our country, we
cannot serve Gods purpose for our
nation.
Love of country will cause us to
overcome every obstacle, every
hindrance and every opposing force to
the fulfillment of Gods purpose for our
nation.

Love of Country: The main quality

of a Filipino Christian
This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ
laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay
down our lives for our brothers. (1 John 3:16).
Looking after the interests of others, not only our
own:
sharing our resources, skills, abilities and talents for the
good of the Filipino people,

Willingly giving ourselvesour very livesfor this

generation and for the next generation.

Partnership between God

and the Filipino people
Jesus and the Raising up of Lazarus
(John 11:38-44)

Jesus, though supernaturally capable of

moving the stone, asked the people to move it
Jesus, though supernaturally capable of
removing the burial clothes, asked the people
to remove it themselves
In the same way, God is asking us to actively
participate in the miracle He will do for our
country
that of raising up the Archipelago de San
Lazaro

The Urgency of the Situation:

The nation today is facing a
critical crossroad towards its
destiny. Will it be destruction or
deliverance? Will it be judgement
or mercy? The nation hangs in a
precarious balance.
IFP Philippine Prayer Alert
October-November 2003

Generating a National Movement for

Righteousness and Transformation
(N-MRT)
The movement that we want to generate
is a National Movement
for Righteousness and Transformation
(N-MRT)

Character of the N-MRT

It has to be nationwide.
It has to be a force meant to goad the
population towards righteousness in
the eyes of God.
It will impel Philippine society towards
social transformation for the
fulfillment of Gods purposes for the
nation.

Character of the N-MRT

It is the National MRT,
traversing the nation,
providing spiritual transport for Gods
plan
for the Filipino nation,
cutting through the moral and spiritual
congestion that besets the land.

Our Clarion Call

Righteousness exalts a nation,
but sin is a DISGRACE to any
people.
Prov 14:34

Our Vision
To fulfill Gods purposes for
the nation
A nation, united as one in
righteousness, that is the
worlds paradigm
for God-centered and pro-

Our Mission
I. To birth the purposes of God for
this nation
II.To build the nation in
righteousness
III. To send the nation as a Light
to the world

Our Two-Fold Strategy:

Prayer in Action, Action in Prayer

Our Movement
The force at the core
moving our cause forward
is

Jesus Christ.

Our Movement
The embodiment of
Jesus Christs purposes on earth
is the Body of Christ.
We rely on the Body of Christ,
to be the core of
The National Movement
for Righteousness and
Transformation (N-MRT).

Our Movement
The Coalition of Christian Forces
will represent

the force at the core moving our

cause forward.
It will, however, aim to draw into its locus

all righteous forces in the land,

thereby pooling the resources of
the best in the population towards the
spiritual battle

against evils stalking the land.

Coalition of Christian Forces

Other Righteous Groups

The Entire Filipino Nation

Thank you and God bless us all!