Two Lunas, Two Mabinis (Looking Back #10)

In Two Lunas, Two Mabinis, popular Philippine historian, teacher, and columnist Ambeth R. Ocampo recalls his conversation with Teodoro Agoncillo and his take on the two faces of both the short-tempered Gen. Antonio Luna and the “Brains of the Revolution,” Apolinario Mabini. Ocampo writes the merits and other historical tidbits connected to the recently shown Heneral Luna, a locally produced and written historical film that has proven to be a cinematic and commercial success. Ocampo also tells of little-known stories about Josephine Bracken, Jose Rizal’s lover, especially on what happened to her after Rizal’s death.