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Lauro Mumar, FIBA World Championship medalist, Philippine National Basketball Hall of Famer; Bernie Fabiosa, PBA legend, 25 Greatest Players of the PBA, played from 1975-1991; Lawrence Mumar, basketball player and coach; Nonito Donaire of Talibon- four-division world boxing champion; Simeon Toribio of Carmen - Olympian, athletics; Reynaldo ...
The reformist writer José Rizal, today considered as the quintessential national hero, has never been explicitly proclaimed as such by the Philippine government. [1] Besides Rizal, the only other Filipino currently given implied recognition as a national hero is Andrés Bonifacio, based on the Philippine government's policy on national holidays.
The movement and its distinct political ideology (Filipino Social Democracy) sought to create a nonviolent path towards social change, drawing from diverse sources such as Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Liberation Theology, including indigenous philosophies. [4] [2] The tambuli (carabao horn) was used as a symbol of the group. [2]
The observance of National Heroes Day was already present during the American colonial period. Act No. 3827 by the Philippine Legislature enacted on October 28, 1931, designated every last Sunday of August as National Heroes Day. [6] However, Bonifacio Day established by virtue of Act No. 2946 of 1921 was also dedicated to anonymous Filipino ...
Napoleon "Billy" Veloso Abueva (January 26, 1930 – February 16, 2018) was known as the "Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture" Through Proclamation No. 1539. He was proclaimed National Artist for Sculpture in 1976 when he was 46, making him the youngest recipient of the award to date.
On November 22, he was named CNN Hero of the Year for 2009. [6] The award includes $100,000 cash to continue his work with Dynamic Teen Company. [6] Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo conferred on Efren Peñaflorida the Order of Lakandula in a ceremony at Malacañang Palace upon his return to the Philippines. [7]
The most prominent ilustrados were Graciano López Jaena, Marcelo H. del Pilar, Mariano Ponce, Antonio Luna and José Rizal, the Philippine national hero. Rizal's novels Noli Me Tangere ("Touch Me Not") and El Filibusterismo ("The Subversive") "exposed to the world the injustices imposed on Filipinos under the Spanish colonial regime".
Anitun [12] from Triumph Division and the Diwatas [6] (Philippine goddess of wind, lightning, and rain; Marvel Comics' Thor & Hercules: Encyclopædia Mythologica [7]) Anti-Bobo Man; Apache; Apo Laki [13] of the Diwatas [6] (Philippine god of day and war; Marvel Comics' Thor & Hercules: Encyclopædia Mythologica [7]) Arya; Aster; Aquano from ...