HEROES

Melencio de los Santos was a revolutionary leader and one of the signatories of the Malolos Constitution.

Trinidad Tecson, called the “Mother of Biak-na-Bato,” joined battles and tended to the wounded during the revolution.

Macario Sakay continued the revolution after Aguinaldo’s capture, leading the Tagalog Republic.

Jose Abad Santos, Chief Justice during World War II, showed true patriotism when captured by the Japanese.

Francisco Dagohoy led the longest rebellion in Philippine history, 85 years in Bohol.

Sultan Kudarat was a powerful Muslim leader who resisted Spanish colonization in Mindanao.

Diego Silang was a revolutionary leader in Ilocos who sought to free his people from Spanish oppression.