‘Mga Lihim ng Pamilya ni Rizal,’ dokumentaryo ni Howie Severino (Stream Together) | I-Witness

0:01 Now, and even before Rizal's time, Binyan is one of the richest towns in the province of Laguna. And the mansion of the Alberto family is still standing in the middle of the town. The Rizal's mother's relatives, Theodora Alonso. But no one lives here anymore and it seems that the situation is slowly getting worse. This is the story of the secrets of the family of Lizard. Three nights in a

0:47 row that I always dream of you. And sometimes I dream of you in one night. I want to believe that I am always the one you are smiling at and that is what makes you smile in my mind. because whatever part of your brain you have, it should not be lost. Because while I sleep here, John is awake. In the family of 11 children, Jose Rizal is the beautiful son. A smart kid who is close to his mother, his first teacher. So it is surprising that in the family tree

1:37 that Rizal made in 1896, his last year in the world, Francisco Mercado's father's family is almost complete. But his mother, Teodora, has no offspring. Is this a coincidence? And is there a reason why Rizal didn't want to share the family with the next generations? We went to Binyan, where Teodora's rich family lives. I met Dr. Bimbo Santamaria here, who has been exploring the life of Lizal for a long time. The Uchenco group are building these trellises around the house when the house is already being torn down. He took me to the old mansion of the Alonzo de Alberto family. Doc is one of

2:28 the people who work to stop the destruction of a historical house from the land where it was built. Rizal's, you know, the way he became a hero, his mother played a big role. And then you hear people, "Alberto's house is not Rizal's, it's his mother's." How can you say "only"? "Only his mother." That hurts, you know, for a woman who has sacrificed a lot for her son, for her family, and for the whole country. If Rizal wasn't here, our countrymen wouldn't have the right to have a fair treatment. The

3:13 bricks and stones are falling. It looks like they're being thrown away. The stones are falling. The house was strictly prohibited from entering. Here, the five sons of Lorenzo Alonso de Alberto grew up. They are the richest residents of Binan. We are very sad, brethren. What we did to our mother was wrong. The accusation was immediately dismissed. According to what Rizal wrote, there was a scandal and a fight in the family.

3:59 And his mother was arrested. A fight where the house was seen as a murder. Teodora was a victim for 100 years. But until now, the house is divided. And there is a warning that their house will be demolished. and build it in a distant place. José Rizal was only 10 years old when a story began to give rise to their history. He had an uncle, José Alonso, brother of his mother who was often in Spain. The name of José Alonso's wife was also Teodora Formoso. The story of Gregorio Saide, who often traveled to

4:45 other countries, His wife Theodora and their children just stay at home. Sometime in 1872, Jose Maria Alonso came home from his trips to Europe and found the house to be deserted, empty. Señorito! Señorito! The wife was not there, the children were there, nobody was there. She was there last night, señorito. What's the problem? Because... The wife went with another man from Gregorio Saidez's book. She wrote it. So sad that Jose Maria

5:33 Alonso was abandoned by her husband. It is also said that Teodora Alonso's favorite is Rizal, the brother of Jose Alonso. That's why this situation is like this. The sister even tried to get her husband to confess. Actually, in Mrs. Bantug's book, I read that her grandfather Kikoy, Francisco, and grandmother Lola, Lola is what they call Kikoy, told her not to interfere, to fight with the husband. But then, she wanted to separate. It's natural. She went with another man. But she still didn't stop. Doc believes that because Jose was

6:20 so angry at the fact that Teodora was married, he helped her in one part of the house. He also included this story with Barbara Gonzalez. and the sister of Rizal, Lola Maria. Jose Alberto has a wife who is a peninsular woman. And her husband is a traveler. I think he's in Madrid. Sometimes, Teodora's food was delivered to the house of her step-daughter,

7:07 Saturnina. Now, Teodora Alonso and Saturnina went to their house to make food. I brought a piece of food to my house. Then the snack, when he was given, he took the snack and put it on the floor. He called his dog. Ronquillo, Ronquillo, Ronquillo Mipero. Ven aquí, ven aquí. His dog ate it. The dog died. Because of what happened to the dog, Teodora Alonso, who was adopted by Teodora Formoso, was accused. She was supposed to be the one who ate it. If you kill me, you'll have a taste of food.

7:53 So, because of her anger, she called the head of the Civil Guard. She said she was her lover. That's what arrested Dona Theodora because she was being accused of her rape. The alleged rape of Theodora Formoso was the reason for Theodora Alonso's imprisonment for more than two years. The mayor convinced my mother to confess so that she could be released and see her children. Who would refuse in this condition? Although

8:40 Teodora confessed, she was not released as promised by the mayor. My question is, why would I feed my dog? If I don't know that the dog will die. Maybe he cleaned his dog before he fed him. So, frame up. Why? After more than a hundred years, the house that was once the home of the Alonzo family, now belongs to the Alberto family. They are the

9:26 next generation of the Jose Maria Teodora Formoso family. From the outside, you can see the rough structure of the house. You wouldn't think that it has been built for almost two hundred years. Even though it is in the law that any structure that is 50 years old is recognized as a national landmark, this is not a sign of recognition. Not recognizing this house as a landmark is a sign of the

10:11 chismes that Bastardo Umano, the Alonso family, the house of Alonso de Alberto, the right hand of Jose Rizal. When the child was sent to Binyan to study, it is said that Rizal stayed in a house and not in the big house of his grandfather. I think they had a fight and it got worse. And after 100 years, it seems that the house still cannot be closed. Last June, the news spread that the house in Binyan was being demolished.

11:00 The group of Dr. Santamaria joined together. They are the United Artists for Cultural Conservation and Development of Binyan. We mounted a cultural protest to express their opinions on this issue, to be one of the advocacy to save the Alberto House. In front of the Alberto House, they brought music and drama. For BJ Borja, the protest was deeper. because he was able to visit the famous house before it started to be destroyed. Did the Tino's appreciate this part of their history? I feel that the people who

11:46 appreciate this piece of history are very picky. Most people don't know the history of the house. They just know that it's Rizal Connected. But they don't know who Theodora Alonso is. Teodora Alonso, mother of a country boy, is believed to have been buried here in this house. GMA News reported that Jerry Alberto was the one who caused the demolition. He is the current owner of the house. He is the son of Jose Alonso, Teodora Alonso's brother. This is not the house of Teodora Alonso. Teodora

12:31 Alonso was not born here. Although she is my grandmother. But this is not every house in the Philippines is heritage house. Teodora Alonso was never born here. She was born in Santa Cruz and the worst part, her birth certificate in Santa Cruz was turned down because of some family reason. That will come out when this house is finished. I will show it every... This is the house of the brother, half-brother of Teodora Alonso. Half-brother, says Jose. In Gregorio Saide's book that we use in our studies,

13:16 the father and mother of Narcisa, Teodora, Gregorio, Manuel, and Jose Alonso are Lorenzo Alonso and Brigida Quintos. But in several books of wise men, such as Asuncion Lopez Bantug and Austin Craig, Jose Maria Alonso is mentioned as half-brother. In the life of Rizal, there are so many versions. But in the book of Gregorio Saide, he said Jose Maria Alonso de Alberto He searched for the research paper that was about a case of rape

14:01 by Lorenzo Alonso and a young woman named Vigan. After finishing his studies, I guess, he was 24, he got married to a 12-year-old Paula Florentino. Fixed marriage, and then they didn't have children. Now, surprisingly, according to some books, in 1824, 10 years after Lorenzo Alonso de Alberto married Paula Florentino, he was found living with Brida Quintos. This version you're talking about, that it's not legitimate, the marriage of Dorenzo and Brigida, which would make their children illegitimate. Illegitimate,

14:47 or children outside. Is this the reason why Jose Rizal's family tree was cut? But according to many, Jose Alonso was the only legitimate and the other siblings were the children outside. One of the theories of Dr. Santa Maria on why Jose Alonso's half-brother was released is due to two events in his life. Their father, Lorenzo, has contributed so much, Javi, to the missions of the Dominicans in Indochina. Because of this, Javi, he was conferred the title of the Knight of

15:32 the Order of Queen Isabel the Catholic. And later on, I would presume that Jose Maria Alberto married a certain Chidora Formoso. Well-known family. Now, you are going to get married. and you are a knife. So you will be asked papers. But because Lorenzo was already a man at that time, the title could be transferred to his child. How can you be conferred a knife if you're an illegitimate child? And because this is a very important and very important conferment for a family, I think Jose Maria declared himself

16:22 to be the legitimate son of Lorenzo Alonso and Paola. He cleaned his own mother, Brida Quintos. Dr. Santamaria also added that this issue also had a big impact on the history of the house. Why did Rizal, a very precious child of Francisco and Chidora, did not stay in the big house when he studied in Vinaig. Instead, he lived with Tumasa Mercado. Most likely because of discrimination from the wife of Jose Maria. And to the belief of Albertos that Teodora has no connection with their house, this is

17:13 the reason why the 200-year-old structure became easy to sell. Good afternoon, sir. We'll go back to the vineyard a few times before the authorities let us in to Alberto's mansion. The house was filled with pieces of the house. It's true that the news is that the historical mansion in Binyan is slowly being destroyed. Even though we heard that the inside of the house was being destroyed, we were still surprised at

17:58 what we saw. The stairs and walls were destroyed. And there are no more bricks and stones that witnessed the history. and the foundation is being demolished. But the old ruins still remain. These are the original tiles from the roof. They made it very well. It's very strong. So the tiles they put on the roof are not common. So now they are removing them one by one. And this

18:46 is probably the place where they put it. Nice to see you again. Same to you. So this is the only one that's been looking from that age? Yes, this is their first star. In the gradual destruction of the

19:35 house, the hope of Dr. Santamaria that it will be saved is also being destroyed. But for Mr. Alberto, they also have the right to own the house. I don't know what they're talking about but I don't see what is the disaster. It is a private property. I have been paying my taxes religiously and I can do it whatever I want with it. The deal is closed so it is finished. There's nothing they can do about it and there's nothing I can do about

20:26 it. And the deal is? Moving all the materials to Bataan. Jose Alberto, he was accused of having an affair with Saturnina the daughter of The sister of Jose Rizal's eldest sister. Then, the gossip is that Soledad, Jose Rizal's youngest sister, is Saturnina's daughter. The gossip is that

21:16 Soledad is also Saturnina's daughter. But when they found out that Saturnina was pregnant, they took her on vacation. somewhere. Then, Dona Theodora's daughter died a long time ago. When they came home, they brought the baby. Dona Theodora said, "That's her. That's Soledad's head." We don't know. But Soledad, that was the prettiest. The youngest. Austin Coates, he still has... Austin Coates is the biographer. He also thinks that Soledad was the daughter of Saturnina. She's the prettiest. Because the father was mestizo. Was Jose Alberto. If true,

22:01 this story about Jose Alonso's relationship and his mistress, Saturnina, is considered a blow to Teodora Formoso, Jose Alonso's wife. This is why the conflict between Alberto and Alonso is more serious. Actually, I met them only once, the Albertos. And I felt like... I never knew them. We were cousins who went there. A certain difference. I don't know if I would say na galit sila sa amin. Hindi naman eh. Pero parang a certain, yung ilag, a certain ilag. I thought

22:46 it was because nga, illegitimate yung Theodora Alonso. So I thought baka yun. And when I asked if that room was where it happened, sabi ko lang, ito ba yung kwarto kung saan nagsilbi ng... What will the truth accomplish in this case? What's wrong? Just tell the truth. The truth is the best thing. It will show Filipinos that anybody can be a hero. In the

23:32 Rizal Library of Ateneo de Manila University, we saw a picture of Rizal showing his connections to his uncle. He did not hide the family of his mother, Theodora. According to this, the father and mother of Theodora and Jose Alonso are one. I am Javi Severin and this

24:22 is "EYEWITNESS." Dear children, I will sing a song of hope. Now I know that new hearts and souls are rising, fought and revived by the lives of my children. Death, you have betrayed my son. Life, you have betrayed me tonight. Mipeden versus. My children, come. I want you to see my light.