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DEL PILAR
ASSIMILATION TOWARDS REFORM
Personal Family
Married to Marciana H del Pilar (February 1878 while
still working as a government clerk), his second cousin;
had seven children, five of whom died in infancy; only
Sofia and Anita grew into adulthood and witnessed their
fathers patriotic endeavors.
As a Writer and Organizer
In 1888, he founded Diariong Tagalog on the basis of
shares and with the help of Spanish Deputy Calvo y
Mooz; he became the head of the political section of
Asociacion Hispano-Filipino; organized another
organization La Solidaridad on December 31, 1888;
became the editor of the said propaganda on November
15, 1889.
Political obligation:
Legitimate government
Sovereignty
through their duly elected representatives,
the people impose their wills in the process
of lawmaking.
Misgovernment
A symptomatic of societys inability to
provide conditions in which government
was to exercise its authority effectively.
Needs for effective governance: on the part of the
people militant and enlightened public opinion is
needed; on the part of the rulers competence,
knowledge of the needs of the people,
responsible for the powers given by the people.
Liberal institutions
Organs that distributed authority of government
equitable and organs furnished the government
with information so necessary for ruling.
Securing municipal autonomy, parliamentary
representation and institutions of free speech,
press and assembly.
Decentralization of power through municipal
autonomy does not diminish central
authority but enhance it by means of local
participation and responsibility