The document provides a list of notable Philippine heroes, detailing their significant contributions to the country's history and independence, particularly during the Spanish colonial period. Key figures include José Rizal, Andrés Bonifacio, and Emilio Aguinaldo, among others, each recognized for their roles in the revolution and reform movements. The document emphasizes their enduring legacy in Philippine society and culture.

1. PHILIPPINE
HEROES
(based on the list attached
as Annex A of
Memorandum Circular No. 25
from the Office of the President of the Philippines
dated September 15, 2017)
Prepared by:
JOEY F. VALDRIZ

2. Memorandum Circular No. 25

3. JOSE P. RIZAL
June 16, 1861 – December 30, 1896
He was a Filipino nationalist and
polymath during the tail end of
the Spanish colonial period of the
Philippines.An ophthalmologist by
profession, Rizal became a writer
and a key member of the Filipino
Propaganda Movement which
advocated political reforms for
the colony under Spain.

4. ANDRES BONIFACIO
November 30, 1863 – May 10, 1897
He was a Filipino revolutionary leader
and the president of the “Tagalog
Republic”. He is often called “The
Father of the Philippine Revolution”.
He was one of the founders and later
Supremo (Supreme Leader) of the
Kataas-taasan, Kagalanggalangang
Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan or
more commonly known as Katipunan,
a movement which sought the
independence of the Philippines from
Spanish colonial rule and started the
Philippine revolution.

5. EMILIO AGUINALDO
March 22, 1869 – February 6, 1964
He was a Filipino revolutionary,
politician, and military leader who is
officially recognized as the first and
the youngest President of the
Philippines and first president of a
constitutional republic in Asia.

6. APOLINARIO MABINI
July 23, 1864 – May 13, 1903
He was a Filipino revolutionary
leader, educator, lawyer, and
statesman who served as a legal
and constitutional adviser to the
Revolutionary Government, and
then as the first Prime Minister of
the Philippines upon the
establishment of the First
Philippine Republic. He is regarded
as the Utak ng Himagsikan (Brains
of the Revolution).

7. MARCELO H. DEL PILAR
August 30, 1850 – July 4, 1896
Better known by his pen name
Plaridel, he was a Filipino writer,
lawyer, journalist, and freemason.
He, along with Jose Rizal and
Graciano Lopez Jaena, became
known as the leaders of the
Reform Movement in Spain.

8. JUAN LUNA
October 23, 1857 – December 7, 1899
He was a Filipino painter, sculptor
and a political activist of the
Philippine Revolution during the
late 19th century. He became one
of the first recognized Philippine
artists.

9. MELCHORA AQUINO
January 6, 1812 – March 2, 1919
She was a Filipina revolutionary
who became known as Tandang
Sora because of her age during the
Philippine Revolution. She was
known as the “Grand Woman of
the Revolution” and the “Mother
of Balintawak” for her
contributions.

10. GABRIELA SILANG
March 19, 1731 – September 20, 1763
She was a Filipina revolutionary
leader best known as the first
female leader of a Filipino
movement for independence from
Spain. She took over the reins of
her husband Diego Silang’s
revolutionary movement after his
assassination in 1763, leading the
Ilocano rebel movement for four
months before she was captured
and executed by the colonial
government of the Spanish East
Indies.

11. LAPU-LAPU
1491 – 1542
He was a ruler of Mactan in the
Visayas. Modern Philippine society
regards him as the first Filipino
hero because he was the first
native to resist Imperial Spanish
colonization.

12. JOSE BURGOS
February 9, 1837 – February 17, 1872
He was a Filipino Catholic priest,
accused of mutiny by the Spanish
colonial authorities in the
Philippines in the 19th century. He
was placed in a mock trial and
summarily executed in Manila
along with two other clergymen.

13. MARIANO GOMEZ
August 2, 1799 – February 17, 1872
He was a Filipino Catholic priest,
part of the Gomburza trio who
were falsely accused of mutiny by
the Spanish colonial authorities in
the Philippines in the 19th century.
He was placed in a mock trial and
summarily executed in Manila along
with two other clergymen.

14. JACINTO ZAMORA
August 14, 1835 – February 17, 1872
He was a Filipino secular priest,
part of the Gomburza trio who
were falsely accused of mutiny
by the Spanish colonial
authorities in the Philippines in
the 19th century. He was placed
in a mock trial and summarily
executed in Manila along with
two other clergymen.

15. GOMBURZA
(Mariano Gomez, Jose Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora)
Gomburza or GOMBURZA refers
to the three Filipino Catholic priests
who were executed on February 17,
1872 at Bagumbayan, Philippines by
Spanish colonial authorities on
charges of subversion arising from the
1872 Cavite mutiny.The name is a
portmanteau of the priests’ surnames.
Their execution had a profound effect
on many late 19th-century Filipinos;
Jose Rizal, later to become the
country’s national hero, would
dedicate his novel El Filibusterismo to
their memory.

16. EMILIO JACINTO
December 15, 1875 – April 16, 1899
He was a Filipino General during
the Philippine Revolution. He was
one of the highest-ranking officers
of Katipunan, being a member of
its Supreme Council. He was
elected Secretary of State for the
Haring Bayang Katagalugan
(SovereignTagalog Nation), a
revolutionary government
established during the outbreak of
hostilities. He is popularly known
in Philippine history textbooks as
Utak ng Katipunan (Brains of the
Katipunan).

17. JOSE ABAD SANTOS
February 19, 1886 – May 7, 1942
He was the fifth Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court of the Philippines. He
briefly served as the Acting President
of the Commonwealth of the
Philippines and Acting Commander-in-
Chief of the Armed Forces of the
Philippines during World War II, on
behalf of President Manuel L. Quezon
after the government went in exile to
the United States.After about two
months, he was executed by the
Japanese forces for refusing to
cooperate during their occupation of
the country.

18. ONLINE SOURCES:
The profile of the heroes were taken from www.wikipedia.org.
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