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A national hero of the Philippines is a Filipino who has been recognized as a national hero for their role in the history of the Philippines.Loosely, the term may refer to all historical figures recognized as heroes, but the term more strictly refers to those officially designated as such.
Abellana, Godofredo "Dodong" Abiog, Napoleon Torralba; Aboli, Tayab "Arthur" Ayyungo; Acebedo, Norberto "Boyet" Hermoso Jr. Acebedo, Roy Lorenzo Hermoso
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 ...
Jane Censoria Cajes, Sangguniang Kabataan National Federation President, 2007-2010; Edwin Lacierda of Loon, Bohol, the Presidential Spokesperson of President Benigno Aquino III. Conrado D. Marapao, governor of the "free" government in World War II. Romulo Neri of Loon - executive director of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)
He was on the staff of La Independencia at the time he wrote "Filipinas", a patriotic poem in Spanish that is since been the basis for every translation of the lyrics of Philippine National Anthem. Jacinto Zamora and Mariano Gomes – Filipino Catholic priests , part of the Gomburza , a trio of priests who were falsely accused of mutiny by the ...
Even Jose Rizal, who is widely considered a national hero, has not been declared officially as a national hero in any existing Philippine law according to historical experts. [3] [4] Although in 2003, Benigno Aquino Jr. was officially declared by the President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as a national hero by an executive order. [5]
Gen. Romeo Maganto – retired and decorated police general of the Philippine National Police having awarded with 45 medals in service; former chief of Western Police District; former traffic czar during the administration of President Fidel V. Ramos and is known as the first to implement the color coding traffic scheme in 1995; featured in the ...
On June 16, 1948, Philippine President Elpidio Quirino signed into law the Republic Act 289, also known as An Act Providing for the Construction of a National Pantheon for Presidents of the Philippines, National Heroes, and Patriots of the Country. [5] Section 1 of the Act cites the purpose of creating such pantheon: