Jabidah Massacre

• The Jabidah Massacre Patch

  
• North Borneo also known as Sabah
• Sabah is nearby Brunei, Singapore, and Malaysia
• North Borneo was in the sovereign possession of the Sulu Sultan who had been recognized as a Sovereign Ruler by Spain and Great Britain
• From 1521 to 1898, Spain ruled the Philippines but never ruled over North Borneo
• North Borneo was administered by the British North Borneo Company from 1881 to 1945
• When American took over the Philippine by virtue of Treaty of Paris of 1898, the American did not govern North Borneo
• The Philippines claim over Sabah hinges on purported transfer of sovereignty rights by the Sultan`s heirs to the Philippine Government in April 1962
• The Acting Secretary of Foreign Affairs Salvador P. Lopez accepted the transfer on behalf of the Republic
• The Transfer of Sovereignty is uncertain due to Sulu Sultanate does not exist as Sovereign Entity in 1962
• Sovereignty - attribute of statehood, (only states may transfer sovereignty)
• During the term of President Diosdado Macapagal in 1960 `s is the same time that Malaysia took over the Sabah
• The Philippines asserted a sovereign claim over the property however the claim remined dormant
• The Sultan of Sulu claims ownership, not sovereignty, over Sabah
• Sultan of Sulu alleges that his forebears leased the property to the British North Burneo Company
• The British North Borneo Company ceded its leasehold rights to Malaysia
• Up until now, rentals for the property are paid to Sultan
• Filipino Sultan who staged deadly 2013 invasion of Malaysian State of Sabah dies of kidney failure at age 76
• Malaysia governed the Sabah, a region of timberlands and palm oil plantations as its second-largest federal state
• Malaysian authorities have dismissed the claim by an aide of Sulu Sultan Jamalul Kiram III about fresh clashes between Royal Security Force and Malaysian Security Forces in Lahad Datu
• Moros or Muslims have had a long history of resistance against Spanish, American and Philippines
• The Moro`s Political Awakening came in 1968 during Marcos Presidency
• Operation Merdeka - led by Gen. Eduardo Martelino of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
• Oplan Merdeka is a clandestine plan under President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. to annex some parts of the Sabah
• Merdeka - Independent or Free
• In Operation Merdeka, young men from Sulu and Tawi-Tawi were recruited for "special mission"
• 11 to 68 people joined for becoming a part of prestigious military and having a stable income
• In 1967, they flew to Corregidor to be trained and named as "Jabidah" unit
• Jabidah - Beautiful woman in Muslim lore
• Jibin Arula - lone survivor of the Jabidah Massacre
• Jibin Arula`s testimony is, they will attack the Sabah of Malaysia and if the Malaysia file a complaint to United States the Philippine Government will deny them and will claim that they are members of private army of Sultan Kiram
• Jibin Arula`s testimony, they are promised with 50pesos allowance per month but received nothing
• Jibin Arula`s testimony, they are fed with dried fish, and for coffee they will use rice leftover while their commander is living in luxury
• Jibin Arula told his companion in "Tausug" . The Ilocanos are Armed, The Officials are Armed, but they are not.
• Jibin Arula`s Testimony, when they reached Malinta Tunnel and the massacre started
• Many argued that the Jabidah Massacre was ploy by Muslims to incite separatism and topple Marcos
• Juan Ponce Enrile claimed that the Jabidah Massacre was invented by Ninoy Aquino
• May 1968, Datu Udtog Matalam of Cotabato establish the first muslim separatist group, the Muslim Independence Movement that led to the establishment of Moro National Liberation Front in 1972
• Nur Misuari - Founder of Moro National Liberation Front
• The Moro National Liberation Front`s Flag

  A) Crescent Moon

  B) Kris

  C) Start

  D) Bangsamoro Characteristics