Libingan ng mga Bayani (Cemetery of the Heroes) is a cemetery in Taguig, Metro Manila in the Philippines. It was established as a fitting resting place for Filipino heroes and martyrs. Among those buried in the cemetery are the remains of the most of the defenders of Bataan and Corregidor during World War II. It also contains the national Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Graves at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York A cemetery or graveyard is a place (usually an enclosed area of land) in which dead bodies are buried. ... Taguig (Filipino: Tagig) is the newest city in Metro Manila in the Philippines. ... Manila, Philippines Metro Manila (Kalakhang Maynila in Filipino), also simply called Manila outside the metropolis, is the metropolitan area that contains the City of Manila, the capital of the Philippines. ... Sir Galahad, a hero of Arthurian legend In many myths and folk tales, a hero is a man or woman (the latter often called a heroine), traditionally the protagonist of a story, legend or saga, commonly possessed of abilities or character far greater than that of a typical person, which... Historically, a martyr is a person who dies for his or her religious faith. ... Bataan is a province of the Philippines occupying the whole of Bataan Peninsula on Luzon. ... Corregidor is an island in the entrance of the Philippines Manila Bay. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Tomb of the Unknown Soldier beneath the Arc de Triomphe, Paris In World War I, huge numbers of soldiers died without their remains being identified. ...

Former Philippine presidents Carlos P. Garcia and Diosdado Macapagal are also buried at the cemetery. Carlos P. Garcia Carlos Polestico Garcia (November 4, 1896–June 14, 1971) was the 8th president of the Philippines (1957-1961). ... Diosdado Macapagal Diosdado Pangan Macapagal (September 28, 1910–April 21, 1997) was the 9th President of the Philippines. ...