Philippine National Heroes
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[edit] 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.
[edit] 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
- 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
