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28-OCT-2007 Carinoza

Commemorative Plaque

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If you've never been this close to the monument before, you'd be suprised to learn that what this commemorative plaque has to say
is actually 'kalokohan' (literally: a big joke), because it's all gibberish! Perhaps whoever was commissioned to do it didn't actually
expect people to come this close enough to read it, or was someone remiss in their duties by not actually drafting a summary of
the historical significance of this important - and in my opinion the best and most meaningful one I've seen locally - monument?
Unless, of course, it may actually be written in some secret Katipunan code or something ... :-p Quite a revelation, indeed!

Well, the monument IS situated in Kalokohan - er, Kalookan - City after all! :-D

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derrick macutay 05-Nov-2013 06:42
MGA MAGINOONG NAMIMINUNO
KASAPI AT MGA KAPATID

SA INYONG LAHAT IPINATUTUNGKOL ANG PAHAYAG NA ITO. TOTOONG KINAKAILANGAN NA SA LALONG MADALING PANAHON AY PUTLIN NATIN ANG WALANG PANGALANG PANG-LULUPIG NA GINAGAWA SA MGA ANAK NG BAYAN NA NGAYO’Y NAGTITIIS NG MABIBIGAT NA PARUSA AT PAHIRAP SA MGA BILANGGUAN NA SA DAHILANG ITO’Y MANGYARING IPA-TANTO NINYO SA LAHAT NG MGA KAPATID NA SA ARAW NG SABADO, IKA 29 NG KASALUKUYAN, AY PUPUTOK ANG PANG HIHIMAGSIK NA PINAGKASUNDUAN NATIN, KAYA’T KINAKAILANGANG SABAYSABAY NA KUMILOS ANG MGA BAYANBAYAN AT SABAYSABAY NA SALAKAYIN ANG MAYNILA. ANG SINO PA MANG HUMADLANG SA BANAL NA ADHIKANG ITO NG BAYAN AY IPALALAGAY NA TAKSIL AT KALABAN MALIBAN NA NGA LAMANG KUNG MAY SAKIT NA DINARAMDAM O ANG KATAWA’Y MAY SAMA AT SILA’Y PAGUUSIGIN ALINSUNOD SA PALATUNTUNANG ATING PINAIIRAL.

BUNDOK NG KALAAYAN, IKA 28 NG AGOSTO NG 1896.
MAYPAGASA
Nikka 02-Feb-2010 01:36
can i please use this for my project please???! thanks :)
Carinoza15-Oct-2009 05:34
Hi Jo An May - very helpful, indeed. Can you describe how you got about and/or state your source for this translation? Tnx
Jo An May 14-Jul-2009 13:53
It says:

MGA MAGINOONG NAMIMINUNO KASAPI AT MGA KAPATID

Sa inyong lahat ipinatutunhgkol ang pahayag na ito. Tutoong kinakailangan na sa lalong madaling panahon ay putlin natin ang walang pangalang panglulupig na ginagawa sa mga anak ng bayan na ngayo'y nagtititis ng mabibigat na parusa at pahirap sa mga bilangguan. Na sa dahilang ito'y mangyaring ipatanto ninyo sa lahat ng mga kapatid na sa araw ng Sabado ika 29 ng kasalukuyan ay puputok ang pang hihimagsik na pinagkasunduan natin. Kaya't kinakailangang sabaysabay na kumilos ang mga bayanbayan at sabaysabay na salakayin ang Maynila. Ang sino pa mang humadlang sa banal na adhikang ito ng bayan ay ipalalagay na taksil at kalaban. Maliban na nga lamang kung may sakit na dinaramdam o ang katawa'y may sala. At sila'y paguusigin alinsunod sa palatuntunang ating pinaiiral.

Bundok ng Kalayaan ika 28 ng agosto 1896.
-MAYPAGASA
lonski 02-Apr-2009 04:51
WAT DA FUN! ano to? whats the meaning of this? bakit ganito nakasulat?
Carinoza10-Nov-2007 06:44
Oooh - a coded mystery! Feeling a bit Robert Langdonish here ... Lemmesee, what do we codebreakers have going for us? :-)

1st, most Philippine monuments are inscribed in English, so let's assume that THAT rule aslo applies to this one ...;
2nd, the most common letter in the English language is the letter "E", so let's find the most common ones and replace it with an "E";
3rd, this place marks the 1st encounter of the Katipunan & the Spanish army on August 3, 1896 - so the last line may be
translated to as Z = a, S = u, C = g, T = s, C = t ... oh crap - it doesn't seem to work out even if it's in Tagalog, either! :-(

Mathematicians, numeriologists, computer experts and other codebreaker enthusiasts & experts to the rescue, please!!! Groaaan ...
Ron S. Bernardo07-Nov-2007 20:04
This could be a secret "KKK" encryptions? Whoever can decypher it may find a treasure to its meaning.
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