The Philippine National Heroes

• Dr. Jose Rizal - The Greatest Filipino National Hero.
• Andres Bonifacio - The Great Plebeian and Father of the Katipunan.
• General Gregorio del Pilar - Hero of the Battle of Tirad Pass.
• General Emilio Aguinaldo - President of the First Philippine Republic.
• General Candido Tria Tirona -First revolutionary Capitan Municipal in the Philippines and the Hero of the Battle of Binakayan.
• Apolinario Mabini - Sublime Paralytic and Brains of the Revolution.
• GOMBURZA - Martyred Priests of 1872.
• Emilio Jacinto - Brains of the Katipunan.
• General Antonio Luna - Cofounder of La Independencia .
• Melchora Aquino (Tandang Sora) - Mother of the Katipunan.
• Graciano Lopez-Jaena - Greatest Filipino Orator of the Propaganda Movement.
• Felipe Agoncillo - Outstanding Diplomat of the First Philippine Republic.
• Juan Luna - Greatest Filipino Painter.
• Marcelo H. Del Pilar - Greatest Journalist and Moving Spirit of the Propaganda Movement.
• Rajah Sulayman - The Last Rajah of Manila.
• Diego Silang - Leader of the Ilocano Revolt.
• Maria Josefa Gabriela Silang - Continued the Fight After her Husband's Death.
• Lapu-Lapu - Chieftain of Mactan who killed Ferdinand Magellan. First Filipino Hero.
• Francisco Dagohoy - Leader of the Longest Revolt in Bohol.
• Francisco Baltazar - Prince of Tagalog Poets.

José Rizal José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonzo Realonda (June 19, 1861 - December 30, 1896) is the national hero of the Philippines. ... Andrés Bonifacio y de Castro (November 30, 1863 – May 10, 1897) was one of the chief leaders of the revolution of the Philippines against Spanish colonial rule, the first revolution in Asia against European colonial rule. ... The Katipunan was a secret society founded in the Philippines by Andrés Bonifacio aimed towards liberating the country from the Spanish colonizers. ... Gregorio del Pilar c. ... Combatants United States Philippines Commanders Major P.C. March Gregorio del Pilar Strength 500 60 Casualties 2 dead and 9 wounded 52 dead and wounded The Battle of Tirad Pass, sometimes referred to as the Philippine Thermopylae was a battle in the Philippine-American War fought on December 2, 1899... Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy (March 22, 1869 – February 6, 1964) was a Filipino general, politician, and independence leader. ... Apolinario Mabini Apolinario Mabini (July 23, 1864—May 13, 1903) was a Filipino theoretician who wrote the constitution for the first Philippine republic of 1899-1901, and served as its first premier in 1899. ... The storming of the Bastille, 14 July 1789 during the French Revolution. ... Gomburza stood for Fathers Mariano Gomez, Jose Apolonio Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora, three Filipino priests who were executed on February 17, 1873 by Spanish colonial authorities on charges of subversion coming from the 1872 Cavite mutiny. ... Emilio Jacinto(December 15,1875-April 16,1899)The Brains of the Katipunan He was born in Trozo, Manila. ... Gen. ... Melchora Aquino (January 6, 1812 - March 2, 1919) was a Filipino revolutionary who became known as Tandang Sora (Tandang is derived from the Tagalog word matanda, which means old) in Philippines history because of her age when the Philippine Revolution broke out in 1896. ... Graciano Lopez-Jaena (born December 29, 1856 in Jaro,Iloilo - died January 22, 1896 in Barcelona, Spain) was one of the leading propagandists in Spain, for reforms in the Philippines. ... Felipe Agoncillo was the Filipino representative to the negotiations in Paris that led to the Treaty of Paris (1898), ending the Spanish-American War. ... Juan Luna y Novicio was a 19th century Filipino painter. ... Marcelo Hilario Del Pilar Biography Biography Marcelo H. Del Pilar (1850-1896) was a Philippine revolutionary propagandist and satirist. ... Rajah Sulayman (Muslim : Suliman) was a native muslim king, who ruled with Rajah Matanda a large population of Tagalogs on the southern part of the Pasig River and the city of Manila, during the 16th century. ... The City of Manila (Filipino: Lungsod ng Maynila), or simply Manila, is the capital of the Philippines and one of the municipalities that comprise Metro Manila. ... Diego Silang y Andaya (December 16, 1730 - May 28, 1763) was a native Ilocano revolutionary leader who conspired with British forces to overthrow the Spanish in the northern Philippines and establish an independent Ilocano nation. ... The Ilocano or Ilokano people are the third largest Filipino ethnic group. ... María Josefa Gabriela Cariño Silang (March 19, 1731- September 29, 1763) was the first Filipino woman to lead a revolt during the Spanish colonization of the Philippines. ... Statue of Lapu-Lapu on Mactan Island, Cebu. ... Mactan can refer to: Mactan Island Battle of Mactan Mactan-Cebu International Airport This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... // mold textold text For the Presidential railcar named Ferdinand Magellan, see Ferdinand Magellan Railcar. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Bohol Region: Central Visayas (Region VII) Capital: Tagbilaran City Founded: March 25, 1565 Population: 2000 census—1,137,268 (18th largest) Density—276 per km² (25th highest) Area: 4,117. ... Francisco Balagtas (April 2, 1788—February 20, 1862), Francisco Baltazar being his real name, is considered to be one of the great Filipino poets. ...

Modern National Heroes

• Jose Abad Santos - a hero in World War II
• Josefa Llanes Escoda - a heroine in World War II
• Ninoy Aquino - Martyr
• Conrado Yap - Filipino hero of the Korean War's Battle of Yultong
• Corazon Aquino - hero of the Philippine People Power Revolution of 1986 and of 2001
• Jaime Sin - Filipino Catholic Cardinal, hero of the Philippine People Power Revolution of 1986 and of 2001
• Carlos P. Romulo - the greatest Filipino diplomat in the history
• Tomas Claudio - the first Filipino hero to die in the First World War
• Alipio Secilliano - the first Filipino hero to die in the Korean War
• Fidel Valdez Ramos - Filipino hero of the Korean War's Battle of Hill Eerie, commander of the Philippine contingent in Vietnam War and hero of the Philippine People Power Revolution of 1986 and of 2001