“Former Secretary-General of Northern Negros Alliance of Human Rights Advocates”

In the memory of
MR. BERNARDINO PATIGAS

PRESENTED BY:
Gemaica Ferolino
Mae Joy Flores
Miguel Gevero
Nina Katrina Masicampo
Jade Nobleza
Mark Marvin Pana

SUBMITTED TO:
Ms. Christine Mae Sarito
Background

Bernardino Patigas is former secretary-general of Northern Negros Alliance of Human Rights

Advocates, and National Union of Peoples' Lawyers-Negros secretary-general Benjamin Ramos,
who had worked with peasant and human rights groups. But in this study, we will not be tackling
his legacy as political personality but as what he is outside his prevalent identity. Like most
people, He is a father and Husband to his late wife, a reliable brother to his siblings and a good
neighbor to his fellow Escalantihanon. And his life before his career in politics and movements
began and what he does when he is not thinking about the violation of human rights and
generally serving people.

Objective:

The target of this research is to be able to:

 To understand his life as a father; as head of the family

 To discover how is he as a friend and a neighbor
 To determine his other diversions, hobbies or favorite pastime outside his political life

Target Questions

1. What is he as a father?
2. What is he as a husband?
3. What is he as a neighbor?
4. What is he as father in law?
5. What are the things he enjoys doing other than his political affiliations? (Such as
hobbies and non-political activities)
 As a father according to his son, he is very loving to his grandchild and also he treated
them as equal. He has the attitude of being open and equal to his children because he knows that
they are many. It is normal to get envy sometimes but Mr. Patigas never showed an attitude of
“may napaboran”. He is not a perfectionist man but he can be a joker. He likes to joke.
As a husband he is a respectful man to his wife. Even though his son told us that he is
“babaero” at the time he’s a teenager like his grandfather but at the time that he has wife it was
change. He respect his wife and love her. He doesn’t want to show bad influence to his daughters
because they respect them all. His wife died first, but still he stands as a father in the family on his
own feet. He is a good husband.
As a neighbor he is very open and can lean on. He’s like a family member to them. He can
give or can defend them when at times that they needs help. They have no memory of bad doings
of Mr. Patigas in their barangay. Because he is kind to all.
As a father in-law he was a kind and caring man he would visit his daughter in-law to check
how they were doing or what they needed. He would watch over the kids if his daughter in-law
was not present and would give them food or necessities if they had trouble buying them. He was
a good father in-law and a good grandfather. Although he is a busy man then he have always time
to his grandchildren. At times that they have problems with the family he’s the one that will
“tambag” anytime. He wanted them to be problem free and at peace.
Aside from political activities Mr. Patigas has grown up with farming, he likes to plant
anything that can be used in our livelihood. He is “grabe sa farming”. Cleaning surroundings for
plants like camote and any vegetables. When he is younger he like to be in shooting range and
ended soon. He studied commerce but he stopped and shifted to education sooner he didn’t pursue
it. Because he got work from an organization. He also loves to read books about Code of the
Philippines. He really loves to read about rights of the people and implemented it in his carreer.
We have learned that aside of being in political views, Mr. Bernardino Patigos is a loving
man and takes all the responsibility as a good father, husband and as well as in his people. He is
equal and kind to all those who needs help. He is brave enough to face the fatherhood and a
respectful person to all. He is kind and hardworking. He protect people’s rights and defend them.
The group went to Escalante City last September 8, 2019 to conduct an interview with the family
members and neighbors of the late Former Secretary-General advocates of Human Rights, “Mr.
Bernardino Patigas”. The group doesn’t have any pictures of them because they said that it’s
confidential.

Sources:

(B. Pastigas Jr.; Neighbors; Daughter in Law; Personal Communication, September 08, 2019)

(2019, April 23) Escalante City councilor shot dead. Retrieved from https://newsinfo.inquirer.net

Q: What is he as a father?
Part 1 [13:52]

Marvin: First question is what, how was he as a father? What or how was he as a father?
Bernardo Patigas Jr.: Si papa bilang isa ka amahan, bilang is aka father kuan sya kaning grabe
sa pamilya ba. Syempre pito kami ka mag utod mag magsuon tapos syempre dili mana malikayan
ang paborito ba naa jud natural gyud na sa isa ka tawo. Na gyud ko gapaboran pero wala jud na
gapakita sa among amunan nga paborito ky kahibaw na sya nga daghan ang iyang kabataan, iyang
apo. During nga, nga before na sya mag halin sa City hall kay Chief Councilor sya. Mangayo gani
iya apo ma text sa iya or matawag mangayo sa mao na, bawa ice cream.. ina icecream. Instead nga
magbakal na sang isa, mabakal na sang apat
Marvin: ka gallon ( hahahha) pati ka na..
Bernardo Patigas Jr.: Oo
Miguel: kay para sa tanan (hahahah)
Marvin: kay para siya apo ( hahahaha)
Bernardo Patigas Jr.: para patas tanan ba.
Miguel: patas gid ya!
Bernardo Patigas Jr: Mao na lng among amahan sa ingon patas tanan tapos unsay problema sa
kabataan dal on nya na. Dili mana malikayan ang syempre sa pamilya. Daghan kamu.,
Marvin: damo man gd ano..
Bernardo Patigas Jr: Uu, may mga na selos natural
Miguel & Marvin: huo (both)
Bernardo Patigas Jr: kinaya sa tawo kinaiyahan o mao na. Tapos bilang asawa mao na si papa
sa una kay dili man nato ma sulit na ulahi pag bloom sauna pag uutawo pana sya daghan ug bayi,
babaedor man ako amahan liwat sa ako lolo ba.
Miguel & Marvin: hahahhaa (both laughing)
Bernardo Patigas Jr: Na liwat man sa iya lolo kay ang among lolo napulog duha na sila kabook
na magsuon ba. Wala Labot sa gawas may naa pa jud gawas mao na nag gasunod ni papa ba iyang
lolo. Pero sa panahon patong single pa sya.

Q: What is he as a husband?

Bernardo Patigas Jr: Sa panahon na may asawa na sya pamilya na sya. Tapos na kay napatay
una si mama ang uban may uban gani mapatay ang paris mangita ug lain si papa? Wala to bisan
tigulang na gapang babayi dyapon? Wa na kay ginarespeto ni mama.
Bernardo Patigas Jr: Tapos mao ni mga bata niya may naa man syay apo nga bayi, dili sya gusto
na dili maayo nga impluwensya o ihemplo sa tawo. Gusto niya mao na sya syempre kuan na sya
osasyon labi sa City Hall Sangguniang mao man sa trabaho man sa tanan Komunidad sa
sangguniang.

Bernardo Patigas Jr: Grabi ako ang nagpuli niya pakamatay ato niya ako na sang nagpuli
nakit an nako pag human sang nakit an nako pag human eleksyon tapos nakit an nako ang iyang
lamesa perti pag organisar bisag sa balay gani perti pag organisar ang mga dokumento kaning
dokumento iya sa Brgy. Malisibog tanan papelis sa brgy malisibog nao tanan dira. Naka pagnan
ay na sulti nya na kaning folder puro brgy kanang brgy naa na diha tanan pangitaon mo nalang
mao na ang akong amhan perti pag organisar.

Bernardo Patigas Jr: Dili man sya perpeksyonista ako amahan kulisaw kaayo to joker ba pero
dili mo to sya ma joke masuko man to mao to ang akon amahan sya lang na paunhanay lang mo.
Maunhan mo sya mag himuyong lang sya pero kung sya makauna ayawan jud ka, mao to kulisaw
ba sa palibot sa silingan mao man japon maayo jud nakitan man sa panahon sa eleksyon nag daog
man si papa diha namo nkita na respeto sa tawo naa ky papa. Mas doul sya sa tawo bisan kinsa pa
bisag dili niya kaila mo kaway/ managad gyud sya.

Bernardo Patigas Jr: Napatay to si papa suma sa saksi naay ning kaway sa iya nag hunong
mao na sya ang suspek gin kaway sya mao na si papa bisag dili niya kaila kausa mangaway dali
lang duolan ba. Dili na sa ingon nga isnabiro ba. Isnabiro lang na sya dili man na masulti nga
isnabiro sya. Isnabiro lang na sya kausa kung may gi daug daug ka na tawo ky kuan na sya
tawhanong katungod ug adbokasiya tapos kuan dili na siya gusto na may ga daug daug na mga
tawo ba. Mga pobre dili na sya gusto na harason muna siya gi nadupnan na niya daun gi tabangan
daun na niya halos halos nga adlaw mangayo tabang mao ni na adlawa dominggo mao mo ura
mangayo tabang mao na si papa pala tabang.

Part II

Q: What are the things he enjoys doing other than political affiliations? (Such as hobbies
and non-political activities)

Miguel: Unsaang mga bagay na kalingawan sa maging oras?

Bernardo Patigas Jr: Ang iyang kalingawan sa maging oras sauna gaya narksman intra shooting
saunapero nag usab sa panahon nga medyo aktibona sya sa organisasyon sa Human Rights.
Adbokasyon na sya nag usab na sya sa tapos sa edad gani sigurado sa edad kay kaning nausab ang
iya kalingawan ba.

Bernardo Patigas Jr.: Bali nagdako sya sa umahan. Agri maona sa pangidaron niya gapangita
ngita siguro nya ang lawas magtanom na grabe mag tanom na. Bisag diato gani sa gawas kausa
pananglitan mo uli na sya sa lunes hangod sa biyernes mga alas 10 wala labot sa huwebes
organisasyon mana kuyog sa organisasyon mga alas 10 tapos sa alas 10 ma adto na si papa kay
nanay naa me gapatukod na balay didto na sya mo pahuway magduyan pagka dugay-dugay
magdala na sya ug gun aba. Mang guna na sya didto tapos mag dala lubi, saging matanom bisay
unsa basta matanom tapos mao gani na makitan na sya diri may dala kausa mag dala guna piko
maka sulti bisag kinsa na tawo taga diri na mo agi mga tricycle driver, “grabe consehal oh”.
Bernardo Patigas Jr: Dala ra ug guna, dala ra ug piko magdala kay magtanom mana sya didto
sayo pana sa wala pa alas 4 mata nana sya. Sa baybay may payog man me didto ditto nana
kadlawon pana tapos may ginatanom bisag unsa na tanom kamote oh gapananom, gapang hawan
sa mga tanom, sagbot mao lang na wala man ko nakit an na kailangawan si papa. Mao lang na
sauna intra na sa ug shooting range. Mao lang to si papa edukasyon na sya pero ang iyang gikuha
sauna bali commerce kay wala mana sya nag padaun mao na nga nagbalhin sya edukasyon pero
kauna ring undang kay nina adto na sya ug davao ning ubra us aka kompanya sa minahan kay ang
amo nila diri sauna diri sa kaila na mga bigtime nga ining rekomenda na sya mao gapakuyog na
sya sa gutawo pa sya. Pag balik nagmenyo diri jud na sya nagdako sa tinuud lang first na mo na
balay sa may gawas sa gawasan dapit sa highway nag balhin me diri kay gin tauran kami salakyan
mingaw pa nag balhin me mga 2000, 19 years pa me diri pero dili pani ang itsura sa amat amat ug
patukod. Mao lang na kalingawan ni papa mag basa lang mahitungod sa tawo tapos code of
Philippines ba. Libro sa about sa mga layi ba mas grabe gyud sya sa ib-ib sa lost of values mga
kuna mga codes. Mao ra man na ang iya ginabasa mga katungod sa tawo mga libro bisag saung
mao gyud na kuan sya ba nga city councilor mo basa lang na sya kay chairman na sya sa
organisasyon, mao lang na sya.

Q: How is he as a Father In-Law?

Gemaica: Okay na? okay na? Unsa bilang ugangan (relasyon) ba?

Daughter in Law: Ang among relasyon ay wala man koy problema sa ako ang ugangan duha gud
na sila mga bot-an man gud na sila. Wala na sila problema.

Gemaica: Bale?

Daughter in Law: Approachable kaduol pud sila ba, kanang letsay naa me dara naglumon me for
2 years.

Gemaica: Hhhmm..

Daughter in Law: Wala gud ka problema kanang ug may time na sya mo kuha pud na sa iyahang
apo unya sa naglain na kami. Nag lain na me kanang mangutana na sya ug kanang unsay tapos kay
wala man diri ako bana gatinir, mangutana na syay kinanglanon namo unsa wa namo.
Gemaica: Aaaahh

Daughter in Law: Ning ana na sya tapos ma alang-alang padala ako bana mo makaingon nana
sya. Pag ingon namo unsa nya molakaw na sya magdala na sya ug isda, sakop gyud me ana niya.
Dili man ko mop alit ng isda kay dili man mo kaon akong mga bata, ginasakop nako ana niya.

Gemaica: Aaaahh

Daughter in Law: Bot an gyud na siya kayo, wa problema

Gemaica: Sa tinuod mao ra gyud na ang matambag niya?

Daughter in Law: Ning ana ra gyud na sya wala gyud na sya problema day.nya bot an pud na sa
pag kaapohan.

Gemaica: Wala pa ka kakita niya nasuko?

Daughter in Law: Kanang masuko sya ng kanang kasab an imong bata.

Gemaica: Oh?

Daughter in Law: Suko na sya mo laban mana sa iyang apo.

Daughter in Law: Suko na sya. Iya tawagon unsa mana ana na daun dili mana sya mangasaba dili
man kani na mamonal,

Gemaica: Aaahh

Daughter in Law: Dili na mamunal sila gyud nang mag asawa.

Daughter in Law: Oo, bag-o ra man. Mga iya namatay akong ugangan babayi. Wala na syay
problema nya loving pud na sya pagaapohan. Og unya tapos ana, tapos ana kanang online seller
ko, pagka hapon pag abot niya biyaan ko ang mga bata mo hatod ko sa mga order, mo tambay na
sya diri mo ingon na sya asa imong mama mo? ana akong magulang bata nilakan pa lo. Naghatod
pa sa iyang order, huwaton gyud ko ana niya antis biyaan ang mga bata. Tapos nya may tindahan
ko ugnaay nag inum, dili gyud na sya matug kung di mo nawa dira ang nag inum oh ana na sya.

Gemaica: Mau ba?

Daughter in Law: Oo
Gemaica: Sakua ba, ( hehehe ) Sakua nay sya sa kabuhi no?

Daughter in Law: Ana na sya

Daughter in Law: Wan a syay problema daun.

Q: How is he as a neighbor?

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Gemaica: okay na?

Neighbor: Aaahh gin record?

Gemaica: Aaaahh nay kanang

Marvin: (to Gemaica) palapitdi ho para..

Gemaica: Nay na unsa mn si (laughing)

Neighbor: Na unsa mn ni nga reporter (laughing)

Marvin: laban patawa hahahha

Everyone: (laughing)

Gemaica: Nay na unsa mn si tatay toto bilang tupad balay nay?

Neighbor: May kagud kaayo namu diri pagdumala sa among bundok may nagud siya kayo. Wa
me ika saway niya.

Gemaica: kinang kung mi kinihanglan mo..

Neighbor: Uu., Mo okay madaganan na namu kung naa mag way sya jud na magpatunga siya ang
mo husay istoryahon niya pikas ng pikas maminaw ra pud siya pikas ng maminaw sad siya sa pikas
kinsay may sala husayon niya storyahan raba.