Antonio Tagamolila

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In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Sandoval and the surname or paternal family name is Tagamolila.
Antonio Tagamolila
Samahan ng Demokratikong Kabataan
New People's Army
SpouseVictoria Segui
Children1
Parents
  • Manuel Tagamolila (father)
  • Casiana Sandoval (mother)
FamilyCrispin Tagamolila (brother)
three more siblings

Antonio Sandoval Tagamolila (January 17, 1950 - February 18, 1974) was a

Martial law in 1972, Tagamolila joined the New People's Army. He was killed on February 18, 1975, in an encounter.[2]

Early life and education

Tagamolila was born on January 17, 1950, in

University of the Philippines High School
.

In college, he initially took up in engineering at the University of the Philippines Diliman before shifting to economics, thinking that the course would be more relevant to the nation's needs. He graduated in 1971.[2]

Tagamolila's older brother, Crispin, was also a UP Diliman graduate. Crispin graduated in 1966 and joined the

Echague, Isabela.[3]

Journalism and activism

In 1966, Antonio Tagamolila joined

The Philippine Collegian, eventually becoming its editor-in-chief in 1971. He was also elected the national president of the College Editors' Guild of the Philippines, a nationwide alliance of student publications. During his time as CEGP president, Tagamolila pushed for the publication of more political and revolutionary articles in campus presses.[4] He also published documents of the recently reestablished Communist Party of the Philippines, as well as articles by its chair Amado Guerrero, and other progressives in the Philippine Collegian. Creative works which reflected social reality and the discontent and revolutionary aspirations of the people also began to appear in the Collegian.[1]
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Tagamolila and the CEGP also cooperated with the Amado V. Hernandez foundation, headed by Antonio Zumel, in publishing the second edition of Guerrero's work, Struggle for National Democracy, in 1971.[1]: 57 

Martial law and death

After graduation, he married Victoria Segui in 1972. The two of them had a child together. He also worked a time at as a staff member at Romeo T. Capulong's office.

Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law on September 21, 1972. In November 1972, Tagamolila decided to go underground and join the New People's Army, making his way to Panay.[2]

Tagamolila was killed in an encounter with military forces on February 18, 1974, in Libacao, Aklan province. Government troops attacked a hut where Tagamolila and his comrades, including Antonio Hilario and Rolando Luarca, were staying.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Serve the People: Ang Kasaysayan ng Radikal na Kilusan sa Unibersidad ng Pilipinas. Quezon City, Philippines: IBON Books. 2008.
  2. ^ a b c d "TAGAMOLILA, Antonio S." Bantayog ng mga Bayani. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  3. ^ "CRISPIN S. TAGAMOLILA: The AFP Is Not the Place to Serve the People". liberation.ndfp.org. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  4. ^ Sison, Jose Maria. "MESSAGE TO THE COLLEGE EDITORS GUILD OF THE PHILIPPINES (CEGP) ON ITS 70th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION". josemariasison.org. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
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