A Katipunero’s Call to Action: Examining Lino Villanueva’s Para sa Babai, 1896

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The 19th-century Filipino woman has been canonized in literary and non-literary texts as passive and as an object of men manifested by the power and influence of a society ruled by the church. This paper examined Lino Villanueva’s Para sa Babai as a primary source to interpret his message that Filipino women known as submissive can be revolutionary in an attempt to contribute to women’s study and discourse. To make an in-depth analysis of the source as a historical document in the context of its time, the Revolution of 1896, the poem was supplemented with other primary sources using an intertextual approach to trace the writer’s references. Lastly, the researchers posed insights and recommendations to shed light on the progress of women’s representation in today’s literature.

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Moises Levi Orlino, University of the Philippines, Diliman

Moises Levi Orlino is currently taking his Bachelor of Arts in History at the Department of History, University of the Philippines, Diliman. Presently, he works as a part-time museum researcher at Artisté Musaeum. Inside the university, He is a consistent university scholar and a member of UP Lipunang Pangkasaysayan, a history organization at the university. His research focuses on archival research and social history. 

Danielle Iris Garcia, University of the Philippines, Diliman

Danielle Iris V. Garcia is currently an undergraduate student of Bachelor of Arts in History at the University of the Philippines Diliman. She is a member of various organizations such as UP Lipunang Pangkasaysayan, a history organization at the university, and the Caloocan Historical and Cultural Studies Association, a non-government organization in the Philippines. Her research interests include the History of the Catholic Church, diplomatic history, and Philippine history during the Spanish Colonial Period.

Katie Chelsy Perez, University of the Philippines, Diliman

Katie Chelsy Perez is currently taking up a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Philippine Studies, majoring in Philippine Literature and Broadcast Media Studies at the University of the Philippines Diliman. Her research interests include Philippine revolutionary movements, local history, and cultural studies.

Daryl Gay Gonzales, University of the Philippines, Diliman

Daryl Gay Gonzales finished her Linguistics degree at the University of the Philippines Diliman, Department of Linguistics. She is primarily focused on studying Japanese, Korean, and German languages. Her research interests include Philippine linguistics, specifically the Bisayan Complex, and socio-cultural studies.

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2022-12-31

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Orlino, M. L., D. I. Garcia, K. C. Perez, and D. G. Gonzales. “A Katipunero’s Call to Action: Examining Lino Villanueva’s Para Sa Babai, 1896”. TALA: An Online Journal of History, vol. 5, no. 2, Dec. 2022, http://talakasaysayan.org/index.php/talakasaysayan/article/view/120.

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Vol. 5 No. 2 (2022): Volume 5 Number 2 (December 2022)

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