Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition Series 2):
September 17, 1871
Francisco Makabulos y Soliman (September 17, 1871 – April 20, 1922), was a patriot and revolutionary general. He was born in La Paz, Tarlac to Alejandro Makabulos of Lubao, Pampanga and Gregoria Soliman.
Ladislao Diwa inducted him into the Katipunan secret society and is considered as the first patriot of Tarlac. He formed a Katipunan chapter there and led the Cry of Tarlac on January 4, 1897.
He was appointed by General Emilio Aguinaldo as one of the brigadier generals of the Central Luzon area, and liberated Tarlac and established town councils in areas he passed by.
Makabulos did not honor the Pact of Biac-na-Bato which called for a truce between the Spanish government and the revolutionaries. He continued military operations against Spanish troops in Central Luzon.
On January 14, 1898, he decided to accept the amnesty offered by the Spanish authorities. He disbanded his troops and received 14,000 pesos as reparations. A fair officer that he was, he distributed the money to his men. Not long after, he resumed operations against the Spaniards.
On April 17, 1898, General Makabulos and other revolutionary leaders signed a constitution with the purpose of creating the Central Executive Committee that acted as provisional government until a general government shall be re-established. The committee was composed of a president, vice-president, a secretary of the Interior, secretary of War, and secretary of the Treasury.
Makabulos dissolved his government after the Malolos Constitution was signed which gave birth to the First Philippine Republic headed by General Aguinaldo. During the Filipino-American War, Gen. Makabulos fought in Pampanga and Tarlac against the Americans.
He later became mayor of La Paz, Tarlac and went into farming after his term ended. He died on April 20, 1922 at the age of 51.
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