The Truth (part 2)
From the diary of Renato Ricablanca Baylon, great descendant by blood of Suyonon Hero of the Kingdom of Calamianes in Palawan, Antonio Surabao, and by blood compact of Pitonggatang, half-blood prince of the Kingdom of Tondo in Manila:
This is truth: yes, through a Japanese Christian translator, Dionisio Fernandez, Agustin de Legazpi and his fellow conspirators negotiated with a Japanese sea captain, Juan Gayo, to get arms and Japanese warriors top fight the Spaniards. In exchange, Gayo and his warriors would be given one-half of the tribute collected in the Philippines.
The truth as far as I, Renato Ricablanca Baylon, grand descendant of Antonio Surabao by blood and of Pitonggatang by matrimony, the truth as far as I care! The truth as far as I imagine! The truth is
