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Lagi na lang si Val

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Siya si Val Mante, dating secretary general ng Bagong Alyansang Makabayan.

Bakla. Lagi ko syang nakikita sa mga "theater tours" namin noon.

Noong mga huling taon ng 1990s, bigla syang naglaho sa city. Umakyat pala ng bundok. Sumapi sa New People's Army.

Minsan, nagte-text sya sa akin, naglalambing ng kung ano-ano. Humingi ng three-in-one coffee. Minsan naman, whitening lotion. Noong huli, humingi ng payong. Binalak kong magpadala ng payong na may "Hello Kitty" design. Di ko nagawa.

Isang kaibigan din ang nagdadala ng printouts ng old "Mandaya Moore" posts ko. Pinapasa-pasa ito ng mga bading sa kilusan (kaya nga sila lang ang pag-asa ko para makakuha ng kopya ng old posts ko).

Si Val ay tunay na rebolusyonaryo. Naghasik sya ng sariling rebolusyon sa loob ng rebolusyonaryong kilusan. Ipinangalandakan ang kanyang kabaklaan.

Si Val at ang kanyang partner ang mga salarin sa unang gay marriage sa Communist Party of the Philippines. Sila yung na-front page sa Inquirer. Eto.

Noong September 22, namatay si Val. Hindi sa bala. Hindi sa labanan. Tinamaan sya ng sakit na leptospirosis. Bumigay ang kanyang kidney.

Patay na si Val.

Mabuhay si Val.
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  1. KiksSeptember 28, 2008 at 4:17 AM

    ambengga. yet so sad.

    sya ang magsisilbing lpg sa aking kakarag-karag na dyipni.

    struggle continues. love you val.

    thanks mmo.

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  2. GeishaSeptember 28, 2008 at 4:56 AM

    hayyy.. ive read the whole article and felt happy about it. buti pa ang kilusan pinapayagan ang same sex marriage.. dito sa patag ang hirap...

    i felt sorry though for val...

    :(

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  3. mrs.jSeptember 28, 2008 at 5:55 AM

    wow!

    wala naman akong masabi dun!

    o well

    taray! sana ako din eventually makafind..

    wag nmn npa!

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  4. bananasSeptember 28, 2008 at 8:04 PM

    *cryness

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  5. empressmaruja.comSeptember 28, 2008 at 9:14 PM

    Naku, hopefully may makahalungkat ng Christmas 2006 posts mo. Those are classics talaga!

    Anyway, I tried searching for cached pages of your old blog. Sadly, wala akong mahanap.

    Kahit sabihin pa ng militar na walang diyos na sinasamba ang mga katulad ni Val, I believe na ang Diyos ay walang pinipiling nilalang para mahalin at tanggapin sa langit.

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  6. jerichoOctober 1, 2008 at 8:21 AM

    clap! clap! taas-kamao, saludo.

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  7. johnnypanicOctober 1, 2008 at 9:06 PM

    mabuhay si val!

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