The confiscation reportedly affected some ancestral lands owned by the Bagobos, who were accused as Japanese 'dummies.' To air their grievance, the Bagobos went to see lawyer Pedro Quitain, who asked Congressman Salipida Pendatun to arrange a Malacanang meeting with President Manuel Roxas. Thus, the 1947 picture of Bagobo Chieftain Datu Masaglang with President Roxas. Datu Magsalang had asked the President to stop the law’s implementation but it was too late for Roxas to intervene because most of the ancestral lands of the Bagobos were already taken.
Subalit ang mga rebelde ay hindi sumuko sa mga Espanyol bagkus ay ipinagpatulo nila ng Himagsikan. Makikita natin na si Emilio Aguinaldo ay walang tiwala sa sarili, ipinagpalit niya sa pera ang kahalagahan ng ipinundar na pagod ni Bonifacio upang mailunsad ang Katipunan at magbunsod ng rebolusyon.