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Ribomapil Holganza, Sr. (April 26, 1935[citation needed] – January 25, 2015), commonly known as Dodong Holganza was a Filipino activist and politician who served as one of the primary opposition leaders against the 10th President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos. As one of the founding members of PDP–Laban,[1] Holganza was a pioneering leader of several opposition groups in the Visayas and Mindanao which helped overthrow the Marcos dictatorship in the bloodless EDSA People Power Revolution in 1986.[2][3][4]

Political career

Holganza was born in Cebu, Philippines and studied law at the University of San Carlos. After law school, Holganza entered politics, where he served as City Administrator of Cebu City and as secretary to Sergio Osmeña Jr.[5] By the early 1970's, Holganza organized a then-unpopular opposition coalition against the ruling administration of President Ferdinand Marcos in his hometown.[5] In 1982, Holganza, together with activists from the Visayas and Mindanao, including future Senator Aquilino Pimentel Jr. and Antonio Cuenco, founded the primary opposition party PDP–Laban (then known merely as Partido Demokratiko Pilipino before its eventual merger with LABAN) and served as its first Secretary-General.[6] PDP-Laban would go on to elect the next President of the Philippines after the 1986 Philippine presidential election with its standard bearer Corazon Aquino.[7]

Christmas Day Detainees

On December 25, 1982, while serving as Secretary-General of PDP-Laban, Holganza was arrested by pro-Marcos forces together with his son during a raid in Cebu City and was incarcerated without bail or trial on charges of rebellion until his release in 1985.[8] During the period of their incarceration, Holganza and his son earned the nickname "Christmas Day Detainees."[9] The arrest of Holganza, as well as the assassination of Ninoy Aquino in 1983, helped galvanize the opposition groups in Cebu, which eventually led to the broader People Power Revolution in 1986.[10]

Later life and death

After the People Power Revolution, Holganza left politics and retired in Bantayan Island, Cebu with his family. Holganza died on January 29, 2015 at the age of 79.[11]

He has six children with his wife Rosie, including Ribomapil Holganza, Jr. who was a member of the Provincial Board of the Province of Cebu and a former president of the Federation of the Association of Barangay Councils, Rico Rey Holganza, a lawyer and former District Collector for the Bureau of Customs in Cebu, Rosemarie Holganza-Borromeo, a journalist and former news chief of ABS-CBN, Dr. Rori, Dr. Rhona, and Ruby, a Barangay captain in Bantayan, Cebu.

Legacy

In 2010, Holganza was honored by the Weslaco, Texas city council, which declared September 30 as Ribomapil Holganza Day in recognition of his role in restoring freedom and democracy in the Philippines.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Aquilino 'Nene' Pimentel Jr. and PDP-Laban: A Mindanao story | The Ma…". archive.vn. 2021-10-02. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  2. ^ Wenceslao, Bong O. (2016-04-27). "Wenceslao: Joeyboy Holganza's bid". Sunstar. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  3. ^ PNA. "Freedom Fighter Jose Ribomapil 'Dodong' Holganza Sr., Dies at 79". Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  4. ^ Miasco/FPL, May B. "Dodong Holganza passes away". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  5. ^ a b Holganza-Borromeo, Rosemarie (2015-09-26). "Daddy led Cebu's anti-Marcos forces". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  6. ^ Cruz, Elfren S. "How PDP-Laban began". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  7. ^ "Speech of President Corazon Aquino at the PDP Laban Convention | GOVPH". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  8. ^ Reuters (1982-12-26). "3 in the Philippine Opposition Arrested in Raid on a House". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-10-15. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  9. ^ "Cebuano martial law opponent passes away at 79". INQUIRER.net. 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  10. ^ "Holganza: Resilient man of action". INQUIRER.net. 2015-02-01. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  11. ^ "Holganza – prominent leader of Cebu's anti-Marcos forces – passes away". INQUIRER.net. 2015-01-26. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  12. ^ "Cebuano martial law opponent passes away at 79". INQUIRER.net. 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
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