50 and 1 weddings






Ka Bel and Ka Osang first walked the aisle when he was 23 and she was 15 and no one was under detention.		A love story: The Ballad of Bel and Osang ( reprinted from the Sunday Inquirer magazine, Feb. 10, 2002)

Rep. Liza Maza and Rep. Teddy Casiño, candle sponsors





Ka Bel receives warm congratulatory best wishes from Senate Pres. Manny Villar, Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay, Rep. Edcel Lagman, Sen. Joker Arroyo, QC Mayor Sonny Belmonte, Natitonal Artist Bien Lumbera, Ka Pidong of Southern Tagalog, Coni Regalado of Migrante and many others.



Posing for souvenir photos with family and relatives, ninongs and ninangs and members of various sectoral organizations		Ka Bel and Ka Osang with the youngest of 3 grand-grand children. They have 11 children and 27 grandchildren.



KMU Chair Elmer Labog and Piston Emeritus Chair Ka Roda with Peter Murphy of Australian labor group

Photo-ops before the ceremonies


Sectoral leaders with their offerings

Ka Bel with visitors from Australia (Peter Murphy) and Canada	St. Camillus de Lellis	Oragon Three from Bicol: Rep. Edcel Lagman, Ka Bel and Sen. Joker Arroyo


Ka Bel's letters and some memorabilia and recent statements and news


High school class photos	High school class souvenir programs		As Yellow Taxi driver and genuine labor leader	Benguet, Aug. 1986, with Ka Osang and daughter Ofel
July 13, 1970 Letter to his wife ► ...Nang bandang tanghali, sumakay na ako ng bus papuntang Daet at alas 4:00 ng hapon kami tumulak mula sa Daet papuntang Maynila. Dumating ako dito nang tuyong-tuyo ang bulsa at hapo sa pagod. Pumunta agad ako kay Conching na asawa ni Ciano at humiram ng P10.00 para gastos, samantalang wala pang kita. Ngayong umaga binayaran ko matapos makobra ang galing sa Mabuhay Taxi at ang natira ay itong P20.00 na padala ko sa iyo.Pagtiisan na muna ninyo ang kaunting halagang ito sapagka't ako'y magpapadala na lamang sa lalong madaling panahon. -- ► Ang mga bata, ha, baka makalimutan mo. Inuulit ko ang aking bilin - baka mas mahalaga pa ang ibang bagay kaysa sa pagiintindi sa mga anak natin, ha. -- ► Kumusta uli kayong lahat at maraming halik sa ating mga anak -- Odet, Ofel, Olive, Boyet at Nonoy. Ang sa inyo'y laging nagmamahal, D A D D Y n Inquirer: Ka Bel to renew wedding vows under hospital guard n Political detainee and militant lawmaker unbowed by nine months of incarceration; jokes he's 'healthier in body, mind and spirit' than PGMA and Mike n Petition of the delegates to the 2006 Congress of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) on the Killings and abductions of Activists in the Philippines and the Detention of Rep.Crispin Beltran.
		August 21, 1971 Letter to his wife: ► Kumusta ang biyahe ninyo? Bakit hindi ka sumulat sa akin? Baka nakakalimutan mo na ang aking mga pangaral sa iyo? Ang mga bata kumusta, natanggap na ba nila ang aking sulat. Bawat isa sa kanila ay tatanggap ng sulat. -- ► Aasikasuhin mo ang mga bata ng husto, at ikaw man alagaan mo ang iyong sarili -- ang mga bulung-bulongan, tsismisan at iba pang hindi mga importante sa buhay ng tao ay iwasan para malayo sa masama. -- ► Mula nang ikaw ay umalis hindi pa ako namamalansa kaya tambak na ang linabahan ko, solo na lang ang puti trobinize na mahaba ang manggas ang ginagamit ko ngayon. Si Tina hindi naman pumupunta rito para maglaba, kaya ako na lang ang naglalaba, pero ito na nga hindi pa napapalansa. Bukas na gabi, Sabado, papalansahin kong lahat. -- n Beltran calls AFP generals and officers not only heartless but brainless for statement demanding that Amnesty International be considered persona non-grata in RP n Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister expresses support for Ka Bel's case; says Canadian government involved in keeping Human Rights a priority in the Philippines n Ka Bel Profile

Nato and Beng starting on their own journey of love and struggle The doktora takes a groom, the Bayan SecGen takes a bride UP Catholic Chapel Nov. 22, 3006




Nato and Beng after the wedding ceremonies. The camera zooms on Beng's brand new tennis shoes. Their musician friends -- Jess Santiago, Asin's Lolita Carbon, Wokie and Haranang Bayan -- provided fine music to go with the words of wisdom from Fr. Joe Dizon. Leading the ninangs and ninongs were Atty. Josie Lichauco, Dr. Carol Araullo, Vice-President Teofisto Guingona, Rep. Satur Ocampo and Rep. Francis Escudero. The Arkibong Bayan Web Team extends its best wishes to the newlyweds, and following the example of Ka Bel and Ka Osang, don't forget to invite us to your golden wedding anniversary. Remember Ka Bel's math: 1+1=11.





About 10 guests, including the photographers, joined Nato and Beng in the bridal car, este vehicle, to transport themselves from the UP Catholic chapel to the reception party at the UP Bonsai Garden. Although the distance traveled was less than 3 km of breathtaking greenery, some of us suffered from jeep lag.





	Into his 10th month of detention, Anakpawis Rep. Crispin (Ka Bel) Beltran and his wife Ka Osang celebrate with family and friends their golden wedding anniversary with a renewal of vows in a mass co-celebrated by Fr. Joe Dizon and Fr. Ferdie Penullar at the Philippine Heart Center where he has been detained. Immediately after the mass and photo-ops with family and friends, Ka Bel was escorted back to his room while his bride had to entertain their guests without the groom at the reception party less than a kilometer away. Ka Bell was illegally arrested and is being illegally detained, yet the authorities did not have it in their hearts to allow him to leave the hospital on such a very special day even for just 3 hours. This contrasts with the treatment given to another well-known detainee who is able to attend his aging mother's birthday a hundred kilometers away.