The Guerilla is a Poet

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The Guerilla is a Poet

2013

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The tale of an activist’s journey during the turbulent years of Martial Law, until his capture in the mountains and the dark, nine years of imprisonment that followed, leading to his birth as a poet.

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17 members

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Jose Maria Sison

Himself

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Karl Medina

Young Joma Sison

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Angeli Bayani

Young Julieta de Lima

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Willie Nepomuceno

Ferdinand Marcos

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Chanel Latorre

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Bong Cabrera

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RK Bagatsing

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Lehner Mendoza

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Lui Manansala

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Marcus Madrigal

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Chrome Cosio

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Jao Mapa

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Raymond Bagatsing

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Jess Evardone

Gen. Favian Ver

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Bernard Laxa

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Willie Nepomuceno

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Anthony Falcon

Ka "Payat" Dante Buscayno

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