The Cebuano KKK revolutionary song
Philippine history was written to make it appear that the fight for Philippine Independence was a monopoly of the people from Luzon. The raising of the Philippine flag in Kawit, Cavite on June 12, 1898 omits the fact of a similar ceremony in Cebu.
KKK Cebu had a leader. He was Luis Perez Flores who originally was from Samar. He became the first president of KKK Cebu who executed the command of KKK National Headquarters. Upon receiving the letter from Manila on the design of the Philippine flag, Flores and his band of 300 KKK members raised the flag sewn by three Cebuanas, namely: Mauricia Gahuman, Buena Ricardo and Justina Pena.
It was in the mountains of Sudlon, the stronghold of the Cebu KKK that the Cebuano patriots saluted the Philippine flag and sang a revolutionary song. The book written by Dionisio Sy, the Cebuano chronicler prints the lyrics of the song in Spanish:
“Alera revolucionarios
Jos bolos prepararse
Gritando viva republica
Viva nuestras lealtades
Segunda parte:
Viva la suerte de los Filipinos
Viva los Indios combatimos
Contra lost Frayles Agustinos
Y a lost Espanoles son malvados
Coro:
Viva los Cebuanos
Via los Katipuneros
Valor revolucionarios
Los bolos en las manos
Agui estan los cazadores
Todos son cobardes
Corrieron a los vapors
Los finos Espanoles”
The song evinces the fact that it was not only in Kawit, Cavite that Filipino patriots sang for independence. The similar shout and chant for independence echoed in the mountains of Sudlon by Cebuano patriots, 120 years ago.
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