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Besides Jose Rizal, the only other Filipino currently given implied recognition as a national hero is Andrés Bonifacio, based on the Philippine government's policy on national holidays. While other historical figures are commemorated in public municipal or provincial holidays. Only Rizal and Andrés Bonifacio to date are commemorated in full ...
Melchora Aquino. The historical marker installed by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines at the Melchora Aquino Shrine in Quezon City in 2012. Melchora Aquino (January 6, 1812 – February 19, 1919) was a Filipino revolutionary. She became known as " Tandang Sora " ("tandang" meaning "old") because of her age during the ...
Marcela Agoncillo. Doña Marcela Mariño de Agoncillo (née Mariño y Coronel; June 24, 1859 – May 30, 1946) [1] [2] [3] was a Filipina who was the principal seamstress of the first and official flag of the Philippines, [4] gaining her the title of "The Mother of the Philippine Flag." Marcela Coronel Mariño was the daughter of Don Francisco ...
José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda [7] (Spanish: [xoˈse riˈsal,-ˈθal], Tagalog: [hoˈse ɾiˈsal]; June 19, 1861 – December 30, 1896) was a Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath active at the end of the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. He is considered a national hero (pambansang bayani) of the Philippines.
Anselmo Cariño (father) María Josefa Gabriela Cariño de Silang ( Tagalog: [siˈlaŋ]; March 19, 1731 – September 20, 1763) was a Filipino military leader best known for her role as the female leader of the Ilocano independence movement from Spain. She took over from her second husband Diego Silang after his assassination in 1763, leading ...
7 (including Juan Nakpil) Occupation. Housewife, politician. Gregoria de Jesús y Álvarez (May 9, 1875 – March 15, 1943), also known by her nickname Oriang, [ 1] was the founder and vice-president of the women 's chapter of the Katipunan of the Philippines. [ 2] She was also the custodian of the documents and seal of the Katipunan. [ 1]
The Philippines' Sarina Bolden celebrates after scoring her team's first goal during the Women's World Cup Group A soccer match between New Zealand and the Philippines in Wellington, New Zealand ...
Mar Roxas (San Miguel) – his grandmother was a member of De Leon clan, a rich clan in San Miguel. Imelda Marcos (Baliwag) – Ferdinand Marcos ' First Lady. Daniel Fernando (Guiguinto) – Actor and currently the Bulacan Governor. Alex Castro (Marilao) – actor, singer, model, currently the Bulacan Vice-Governor.