On October 27, 1936, more than 200 alleged Sakdalistas, an anti-American, left-leaning group of discontented peasants and urban workers, were arrested and locked up in the municipal jail then faced sedition charges in connection with their frustrated attempt to attack several municipalities in the province, with Bayambang as their “center of operation” in the entire province. Pablo Penullar of Bayambang was revealed to be the head of all Sakdals in Pangasinan. An attempt to bomb the Bayambang Municipal Hall and burn the entire town was discovered and thus foiled. 24 of them were eventually acquitted due to “insufficient evidence.”
(Thanks for the materials you pointed to, Daniel Anciano!)
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