Dante Simbulan Sr.
Dante C. Simbulan Sr. (born 3 May 1930)[1] is a Filipino educator, author, and former military officer best known for his influential role as a voice of social conscience for the generation of cadets who studied at the Philippine Military Academy in the days just prior to the beginning of the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos—an influence and reputation which led to his being held by the Marcos regime as a political prisoner at Camp Bonifacio and Camp Crame for more than two years without charges.[2][3]
A World War II veteran who had resigned his commission and his Military Academy teaching post in the leadup to Martial Law, he went into exile for the rest of the Marcos administration. During his time as Military Academy instructor he became a strong influence on a number of cadets who would later play significant roles in Philippine history, including Victor Corpus and Crispin Tagamolila, who would later defect to the New People's Army; Rodolfo Biazon who would become Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff and later a two-term Philippine Senator.[4][5]
Simbulan Sr. has authored several books on Philippine political history, including his memoir "Whose Side are We On?," which detailed the events leading up to the declaration of Martial Law from the perspective of a Philippine Military Academy insider;[6] and his 2005 book "The modern principalia: the historical evolution of the Philippine ruling oligarchy."[7][8]
See also[edit]
- Martial law under Ferdinand Marcos
- Philippine Military Academy
- Boni Gillego
- Danilo Vizmanos
- Victor Corpus
- Rodolfo Biazon
- Political detainees under the Marcos dictatorship
References[edit]
- ^ Tadem, Eduardo C. (June 2019). "A Military Officer Explores the Roots of Social Unrest" (PDF). Philippine Journal of Public Policy. Diliman, Quezon City: University of the Philippines Center for Integrative and Development Studies.
- ^ "Report of an Amnesty International Mission to The Republicof the Philippines 22 November 5 December 1975" (PDF). Amnesty International.
- ^ Orejas, Tonette (2016-11-05). "Ex-soldier to military, police: Serve the people, not the elite". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ Simbulan, Dante C. (2015). Whose side are we on? memoirs of a PMAer. Quezon City: Center for People Empowerment in Governance. ISBN 978-971-95488-5-0.
- ^ "Dr. Dante Simbulan here to speak on Military Coups". The Philippine Reporter. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ "Former PMA professor and Marcos political prisoner launches book of memoirs". www.cenpeg.org. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ Simbulan, Dante C. (2005). The modern principalia: the historical evolution of the Philippine ruling oligarchy. Quezon City: Univ. of the Philippines Press. ISBN 978-971-542-496-7.
- ^ Villegas, Edberto M.; Simbulan, Roland G.; Amul, Gianna Gayle H. "Book Reviews". Philippine Political Science Journal. 30 (53): 123–134. doi:10.1080/01154451.2009.9723519. ISSN 0115-4451.
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