In the second featurette of the Basi Revolt series, Director-General of the National Museum of the Philippines Jeremy Barns, Deputy Director Ana Labrador and Deputy Head of the NMP Ilocos Regional Museum Maria Lourdes Ingel present various perspectives and insights on how to decode and interpret the Basi Revolt paintings. The Basi Revolt Paintings - Interpretations In 1807, Ilocano folk from Piddig, Badoc and other northern Ilocos towns, marched southward towards the provincial capital of Vigan

The Basi Revolt Paintings - National Cultural Treasures In 1807, Ilocano folk from Piddig, Badoc and other northern Ilocos towns, marched southward towards the provincial capital of Vigan to protest against a Spanish-imposed ban on the private manufacture of basi, the traditional sugarcane wine. The group, led by Pedro Mateo and Saralogo Ambaristo, were met at Bantaoay river in San Ildefonso by a Spanish-led army, consisting of the military, natives and mestizos, ready to quell the uprising. Thu