Ferdinand C. Llanes
In his foreword, columnist and anthropologist Michael L. Tan describes the word Tibak as emanating from the word â€œaktibista.â€ â€œTibak â€“the syllables of the word â€œaktibistaâ€ transposed in the style of slang popular among young people at that time â€“speaks of a rebellious timeâ€¦The Tibak stories remind us thereâ€™s more to transformation than slogans and the grim and determined politics of the streets (or of the hills). We find friendships and camaraderie built even in detention, not just among the prisoners but with the soldiers. History books tend to gloss over the details of everyday life; life histories capture the warmth and color of these encounters. On a sad note, the stories also highlight the irony of events that unfolded later, of former bosom friends becoming bitter enemies, of paranoia turning comrade against comrade.â€,The book contributors include congressman Romeo Candazo; theater and film director Behn Cervantes; consultant Sylvia de la Paz, M.D.; chair of La Liga Policy Institute Edicio de la Torre; writer Gilda Cordero-Fernando; ASEAN advisor Robert Francis Garcia; artistic director Paul Alexander Morales; head of National Anti-Poverty Commission Joel M. Rocamora; Professor Judy Taguiwalo of the University of the Philippines, Diliman; columnist Ma. Ceres P. Doyo; and, Tâ€™bak president Joel Saracho. Other contributors are Leila Yap-Aboga, Lualhati M. Abreu, Dante L. Ambrosio, Maria Christina Pargas Bawagan, Mamerto Calalang Canlas Jr., Nestor Castro, Derek â€œSiopaoâ€ Chua, Arnel F. de Guzman, Edgardo de Guzman, Emere Distor, Jean Enriquez, Mari Enriquez, Hazel Inessa G. Fernandez, Joey Flora, Bobby Garcia, Niva G. Gonzalez, Ted O. Lopez, Sonny Melencio, Lan Mercado, Dessa Quesada Palm, Nathan Gilbert Quimpo, Susan Ferrer Quimpo, Rolando E. PeÅˆa, Sibyl Jade PeÅˆa, Bong Ramilo, Sanya Rusiana, and Erlinda Timbreza Valerio.
History
Tibak Rising: Activism in the Days of Martial Law