Evelio B. Javier (October 14, 1942 - February 11, 1986) was a Filipino lawyer, civil servant, politician, and an oppositionist during the authoritarian regime of President Ferdinand Marcos. Due to these activities, he was assassinated by the regime on February 11, 1986. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralín Marcos (September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was President of the Philippines from 1966 to 1986. ...

Early life and marriage

Evelio Javier was born on October 14, 1942, in Barangay Lanag (now Evelio Javier), Hamtic, Antique, to Everardo Autajay Javier and Feliza Bellaflor. He finished his grade school in San Jose Elementary School in San Jose, Antique and graduated high school and college in Ateneo de Manila University. There, he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Government and his Bachelor of Laws, and passed the bar examination before he became a successful lawyer and entered into politics. Hamtic is a 4th class municipality in the province of Antique, Philippines. ... San Jose is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Antique, Philippines. ... The Ateneo de Manila University (also called Ateneo de Manila or simply the Ateneo) is a private university run by the Society of Jesus in the Philippines. ... A B.A. issued from the University of Tennessee. ... The degree of Bachelor of Laws is the principal academic degree in law in the majority of common law countries other than the United States, where it has been replaced by the Juris Doctor degree. ... A bar examination is an examination to determine whether a candidate is qualified to practice law in a given jurisdiction. ...

He married Precious Bello Lotilla of Sibalom, Antique; they had two sons, Francis Gideon and David. Sibalom is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Antique, Philippines. ...

His term as civil servant

He ran for governor of Antique and won in 1971 making him, at the age of 28, the Phlippines' youngest governor during that decade. He did not run again for election in 1980, instead, he ran for Assemblyman at the Batasang Pambansa, but he lost. Batasang Pambansa (National Assembly) is where members of the Philippines House of Representatives hold their sessions. ...

Death and martyrdom

At 10:00 on the morning of February 11, 1986, three armed soldiers of Ferdinand Marcos went to the New Capitol building in San Jose, Antique. While Evelio Javier was talking to his friends at the park in front of the capitol, Marcos' soldiers immediately opened fire at him. is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ...

Another soldier of Marcos saw the prostrated corpse of Javier on the grounds in front of the capitol and said, "Can you recognize me? Stand up and fight!"

On the day of the funeral and burial to his final resting place at his hometown of San Jose, Antique, millions of mourning people in Antique followed his funeral procession to the cemetery wearing yellow shirts and tying yellow bands to their wrists. They played his favourite song, "The Impossible Dream," during the procession to the cemetery. Many people there showed their anger and sorrow by crying "Justice for Evelio! We love you!" on the day of his death. The Impossible Dream is the debut album from The X Factor UK series 2 runner-up Andy Abraham. ...

Legacy

Javier was one of many politicians murdered during the period of martial law in the Philippines. His funeral surpassed that of Benigno Aquino, Jr.'s, assassinated three years earlier in 1983. For other uses, see Martial law (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ...

An airport, Evelio Javier Airport, in San Jose, Antique, was named in honour of him. Evelio Javier Airport (IATA: EUQ, ICAO: RPVS), also known as Antique Airport and San Jose Airport, is the only airport serving the province of Antique in the Philippines. ...

References

• Gangland Politics Time magazine Monday, Feb. 24, 1986