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class="mw-redirectedfrom">(Redirected from <a href="/w/index.php?title=National_hero_of_the_Philippines&redirect=no" class="mw-redirect" title="National hero of the Philippines">National hero of the Philippines</a>)</span></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Award</div> <p> A <b>national hero of the Philippines</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Filipino_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Filipino people">Filipino</a> who has been recognized as a national hero for their role in the <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Philippines" title="History of the Philippines">history of the Philippines</a>. Loosely, the term may refer to all historical figures recognized as heroes, but the term more strictly refers to those officially designated as such. In 1995 the Philippine National Heroes Committee officially recommended several people for the designation,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but this was not acted upon. As of 2023<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National_Hero_of_the_Philippines&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, no one had ever been officially recognized as a Philippine national hero.<sup id="cite_ref-official_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-official-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The reformist writer <a href="/wiki/Jose_Rizal" class="mw-redirect" title="Jose Rizal">Jose Rizal</a>, today considered as the quintessential national hero, has never been explicitly proclaimed as such by the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_Philippines" title="Government of the Philippines">Philippine government</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-official_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-official-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Besides Jose Rizal, the only other Filipino currently given implied recognition as a national hero is <a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Bonifacio" title="Andrés Bonifacio">Andrés Bonifacio</a>, 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 <a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Bonifacio" title="Andrés Bonifacio">Andrés Bonifacio</a> to date are commemorated in full or "regular" national holidays- the only ones, based on this metric.<sup id="cite_ref-official_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-official-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The National Heroes Committee recommended <a href="/wiki/Jose_Rizal" class="mw-redirect" title="Jose Rizal">Jose Rizal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Andres_Bonifacio" class="mw-redirect" title="Andres Bonifacio">Andres Bonifacio</a>, <a href="/wiki/Emilio_Aguinaldo" title="Emilio Aguinaldo">Emilio Aguinaldo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Apolinario_Mabini" title="Apolinario Mabini">Apolinario Mabini</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marcelo_H._del_Pilar" title="Marcelo H. del Pilar">Marcelo H. del Pilar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sultan_Dipatuan_Kudarat" class="mw-redirect" title="Sultan Dipatuan Kudarat">Sultan Dipatuan Kudarat</a>, <a href="/wiki/Juan_Luna" title="Juan Luna">Juan Luna</a>, <a href="/wiki/Melchora_Aquino" title="Melchora Aquino">Melchora Aquino</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Gabriela_Silang" title="Gabriela Silang">Gabriela Silang</a> to be recognized as national heroes on November 15, 1995.<sup id="cite_ref-official_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-official-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> No action was taken on the recommendation. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Qualifications">Qualifications</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Hero_of_the_Philippines&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Qualifications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to the 1995 technical committee the National Hero shall be: </p> <ul><li>Those who have a concept of nation and thereafter aspire and struggle for the nation's freedom.<sup id="cite_ref-ncca_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ncca-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Those who define and contribute to a system or life of freedom and order for a nation. Heroes are those who make the nation's constitution and laws.</li> <li>Heroes are those who contribute to the quality of life and destiny of a nation.</li></ul> <p>Three more criteria were added in 1995:<sup id="cite_ref-ncca_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ncca-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>A hero is part of the people's expression. But the process of a people's internalization of a hero's life and works takes time, with the youth forming a part of the internalization.</li> <li>A hero thinks of the future, especially the future generations.</li> <li>The choice of a hero involves not only the recounting of an episode or events in history, but of the entire process that made this particular person a hero.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Hero_of_the_Philippines&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1890s">1890s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Hero_of_the_Philippines&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1890s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Already admired in his lifetime for his nationalistic writings and activities, Jose Rizal was executed for treason on December 30, 1896, by the <a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spanish</a> colonial government. His writings had helped inspire the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Revolution" title="Philippine Revolution">Philippine Revolution</a> against colonial rule. On December 20, 1898, <a href="/wiki/Emilio_Aguinaldo" title="Emilio Aguinaldo">Emilio Aguinaldo</a>, President of the Philippine government, decreed December 30 of every year a day of national mourning in honor of Rizal and other victims of the revolution. Henceforth, December 30 has been celebrated as <i><a href="/wiki/Rizal_Day" title="Rizal Day">Rizal Day</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-official_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-official-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1900s">1900s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Hero_of_the_Philippines&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 1900s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>By the start of the 20th century, the Philippines had become a <a href="/wiki/Protectorate" title="Protectorate">Protectorate of the United States</a>. Rizal was given special attention as a hero by the American Occupational administration because, unlike more radical figures whose ideas could inspire resistance against American rule, he was interpreted to represent peaceful political advocacy.<sup id="cite_ref-constantino_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-constantino-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-friend_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-friend-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rizal was selected over the revolutionaries Andres Bonifacio, who was viewed as too radical, and <a href="/wiki/Apolinario_Mabini" title="Apolinario Mabini">Apolinario Mabini</a>, who was considered unregenerate.<sup id="cite_ref-friend_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-friend-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June 1901, Act No. 137 of the <a href="/wiki/Taft_Commission" title="Taft Commission">Taft Commission</a> reorganized the <a href="/wiki/Distrito_de_Morong" class="mw-redirect" title="Distrito de Morong">district of Morong</a> into the <a href="/wiki/Rizal_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Rizal Province">Province of Rizal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-official_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-official-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1910s">1910s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Hero_of_the_Philippines&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 1910s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On February 23, 1918, the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Legislature" title="Philippine Legislature">Philippine Legislature</a> issued Act No. 2760 which promoted the creation, maintenance, and improvement of national monuments, particularly the creation of a monument in memory of Andres Bonifacio, leader of the <i><a href="/wiki/Katipunan" title="Katipunan">Katipunan</a></i> secret society which spearheaded the Philippine Revolution.<sup id="cite_ref-official_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-official-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1920s">1920s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Hero_of_the_Philippines&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 1920s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On February 16, 1921, the Philippine Legislature enacted Act No. 2946, which made November 30 of each year a legal holiday to commemorate the birth of Andres Bonifacio, henceforth called <i><a href="/wiki/Bonifacio_Day" title="Bonifacio Day">Bonifacio Day</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-official_2-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-official-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1930s">1930s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Hero_of_the_Philippines&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 1930s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On October 28, 1931, the Philippine Legislature enacted Act No. 3827, declaring the last Sunday of August of every year as <i><a href="/wiki/National_Heroes_Day_(Philippines)" title="National Heroes Day (Philippines)">National Heroes Day</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-official_2-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-official-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1960s">1960s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Hero_of_the_Philippines&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 1960s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>By 1960, Rizal was already held in such esteem that he was referred to as <i>the</i> Philippine national hero, even though no legislation had been passed making it official. That year, historian <a href="/wiki/Teodoro_Agoncillo" title="Teodoro Agoncillo">Teodoro Agoncillo</a> wrote in his <i>History of the Filipino People</i> that the Philippine national hero, unlike those of other countries, was not "the leader of its liberation forces".<sup id="cite_ref-Agoncillop160_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Agoncillop160-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Agoncillo noted the sentiments of certain quarters calling for Rizal's replacement as the national hero by Andres Bonifacio, since Rizal was interpreted as ultimately a reformist content to be under Spain, not a revolutionary wishing for independence like Emilio Aguinaldo who was elected President of the Revolutionary Government and Generalissimo of the National Liberation Forces. Agoncillo opined that Bonifacio should not replace Rizal as the national hero but be honored alongside him.<sup id="cite_ref-Agoncillop160_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Agoncillop160-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1970s">1970s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Hero_of_the_Philippines&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 1970s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Historian <a href="/wiki/Renato_Constantino" title="Renato Constantino">Renato Constantino</a>, building upon sentiments noted by Agoncillo, wrote in his 1970 essay <i>Veneration Without Understanding</i> that Rizal was unworthy of his high status since he was a "United States-sponsored hero".<sup id="cite_ref-constantino_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-constantino-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1990s">1990s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Hero_of_the_Philippines&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 1990s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1990, historian <a href="/wiki/Ambeth_Ocampo" title="Ambeth Ocampo">Ambeth Ocampo</a> stated that Rizal was a "conscious hero", i.e., he had projected himself as a national figure prior to his execution and he was deemed as the national hero by Bonifacio, who even named Rizal as the honorary president of the <a href="/wiki/Katipunan" title="Katipunan">Katipunan</a>, long before Rizal was given reverence by the American Occupational administrators.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>President <a href="/wiki/Fidel_V._Ramos" title="Fidel V. Ramos">Fidel V. Ramos</a> formed the <i>National Heroes Committee</i> on March 28, 1993, under Executive Order No. 75, titled "Creating the National Heroes Committee Under the Office of the President". The National Heroes Committee was tasked to study, evaluate and recommend Filipino national heroes to recognize their heroic character and remarkable achievements for the country.<sup id="cite_ref-official_2-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-official-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On November 30, 1994 (Bonifacio Day), President Ramos issued Proclamation No. 510 which declared the year 1996 (the centennial of the Philippine Revolution) as the <i>Year of Filipino Heroes</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-official_2-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-official-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The National Heroes Committee recommended the following nine individuals to be recognized as national heroes on November 15, 1995:<sup id="cite_ref-official_2-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-official-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jose_Rizal" class="mw-redirect" title="Jose Rizal">Jose Rizal</a><sup id="cite_ref-official_2-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-official-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andres_Bonifacio" class="mw-redirect" title="Andres Bonifacio">Andres Bonifacio</a><sup id="cite_ref-official_2-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-official-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emilio_Aguinaldo" title="Emilio Aguinaldo">Emilio Aguinaldo</a><sup id="cite_ref-official_2-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-official-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apolinario_Mabini" title="Apolinario Mabini">Apolinario Mabini</a><sup id="cite_ref-official_2-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-official-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marcelo_H._del_Pilar" title="Marcelo H. del Pilar">Marcelo H. del Pilar</a><sup id="cite_ref-official_2-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-official-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Kudarat" title="Muhammad Kudarat">Muhammad Dipatuan Kudarat</a><sup id="cite_ref-official_2-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-official-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juan_Luna" title="Juan Luna">Juan Luna</a><sup id="cite_ref-official_2-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-official-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melchora_Aquino" title="Melchora Aquino">Melchora Aquino</a><sup id="cite_ref-official_2-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-official-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gabriela_Silang" title="Gabriela Silang">Gabriela Silang</a><sup id="cite_ref-official_2-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-official-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>Their report was submitted to the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Education_(Philippines)" title="Department of Education (Philippines)">Department of Education, Culture and Sports</a> on November 22 of that year. However, no action was taken afterwards. It was speculated that any action might cause a number of requests for proclamation or trigger debates that revolve around the controversies about the concerned historical figures.<sup id="cite_ref-official_2-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-official-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000s">2000s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Hero_of_the_Philippines&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 2000s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On July 24, 2007, President <a href="/wiki/Gloria_Macapagal_Arroyo" title="Gloria Macapagal Arroyo">Gloria Macapagal Arroyo</a> approved Republic Act No. 9256, which declared the Monday nearest August 21 a nationwide special holiday in honor of Senator <a href="/wiki/Benigno_Aquino_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Benigno Aquino Jr.">Benigno Aquino Jr.</a>, called <i><a href="/wiki/Ninoy_Aquino_Day" title="Ninoy Aquino Day">Ninoy Aquino Day</a></i>. August 21 is Aquino's death anniversary.<sup id="cite_ref-ra9256_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ra9256-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the same date President Macapagal-Arroyo also approved Republic Act No. 9492, which decreed that <a href="/wiki/National_Heroes_Day_(Philippines)" title="National Heroes Day (Philippines)">National Heroes Day</a> be celebrated on the last Monday of August, Bonifacio Day on the Monday nearest November 30, and Rizal Day on the Monday nearest December 30.<sup id="cite_ref-ra9492_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ra9492-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following the death of President <a href="/wiki/Corazon_Aquino" title="Corazon Aquino">Corazon "Cory" Aquino</a> on August 1, 2009, two resolutions, House Joint Resolution Nos. 41 and 42, have been filed proposing her official recognition as a national hero with her birthdate January 25 as <i>Cory Aquino Day</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-inq1_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-inq1-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-inq2_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-inq2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Hero_of_the_Philippines&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Some of the persons selected for recommendation as national heroes:<sup id="cite_ref-official_2-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-official-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional center"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jose_Rizal_full.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Jose Rizal"><img alt="Jose Rizal" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Jose_Rizal_full.jpg/84px-Jose_Rizal_full.jpg" decoding="async" width="84" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Jose_Rizal_full.jpg/126px-Jose_Rizal_full.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Jose_Rizal_full.jpg/169px-Jose_Rizal_full.jpg 2x" data-file-width="955" data-file-height="1358" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Jose_Rizal" class="mw-redirect" title="Jose Rizal">Jose Rizal</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Andr%C3%A9s_Bonifacio_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Andrés Bonifacio"><img alt="Andrés Bonifacio" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Andr%C3%A9s_Bonifacio_%28cropped%29.jpg/85px-Andr%C3%A9s_Bonifacio_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="85" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Andr%C3%A9s_Bonifacio_%28cropped%29.jpg/127px-Andr%C3%A9s_Bonifacio_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Andr%C3%A9s_Bonifacio_%28cropped%29.jpg/170px-Andr%C3%A9s_Bonifacio_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="903" data-file-height="1275" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Bonifacio" title="Andrés Bonifacio">Andrés Bonifacio</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emilio_Aguinaldo_(ca._1898).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Emilio Aguinaldo"><img alt="Emilio Aguinaldo" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Emilio_Aguinaldo_%28ca._1898%29.jpg/84px-Emilio_Aguinaldo_%28ca._1898%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="84" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Emilio_Aguinaldo_%28ca._1898%29.jpg/126px-Emilio_Aguinaldo_%28ca._1898%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Emilio_Aguinaldo_%28ca._1898%29.jpg/168px-Emilio_Aguinaldo_%28ca._1898%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="209" data-file-height="299" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Emilio_Aguinaldo" title="Emilio Aguinaldo">Emilio Aguinaldo</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:M.H.delPilaryGatmaitan.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Marcelo H. del Pilar"><img alt="Marcelo H. del Pilar" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/M.H.delPilaryGatmaitan.jpg/78px-M.H.delPilaryGatmaitan.jpg" decoding="async" width="78" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/M.H.delPilaryGatmaitan.jpg/118px-M.H.delPilaryGatmaitan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/M.H.delPilaryGatmaitan.jpg/157px-M.H.delPilaryGatmaitan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="971" data-file-height="1484" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Marcelo_H._del_Pilar" title="Marcelo H. del Pilar">Marcelo H. del Pilar</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Luna_1899.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Juan Luna"><img alt="Juan Luna" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Luna_1899.png/120px-Luna_1899.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Luna_1899.png/180px-Luna_1899.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Luna_1899.png/240px-Luna_1899.png 2x" data-file-width="320" data-file-height="270" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Juan_Luna" title="Juan Luna">Juan Luna</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:A_mabini.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Apolinario Mabini"><img alt="Apolinario Mabini" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/A_mabini.jpg/81px-A_mabini.jpg" decoding="async" width="81" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/A_mabini.jpg/122px-A_mabini.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/A_mabini.jpg/163px-A_mabini.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1088" data-file-height="1600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Apolinario_Mabini" title="Apolinario Mabini">Apolinario Mabini</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:PH_nhi_melchora_aquino.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Melchora Aquino"><img alt="Melchora Aquino" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/PH_nhi_melchora_aquino.jpg/96px-PH_nhi_melchora_aquino.jpg" decoding="async" width="96" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/PH_nhi_melchora_aquino.jpg/145px-PH_nhi_melchora_aquino.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/PH_nhi_melchora_aquino.jpg/193px-PH_nhi_melchora_aquino.jpg 2x" data-file-width="482" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Melchora_Aquino" title="Melchora Aquino">Melchora Aquino</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gabriela_Silang_1974_stamp_of_the_Philippines.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Gabriela Silang"><img alt="Gabriela Silang" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Gabriela_Silang_1974_stamp_of_the_Philippines.jpg/83px-Gabriela_Silang_1974_stamp_of_the_Philippines.jpg" decoding="async" width="83" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Gabriela_Silang_1974_stamp_of_the_Philippines.jpg/124px-Gabriela_Silang_1974_stamp_of_the_Philippines.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Gabriela_Silang_1974_stamp_of_the_Philippines.jpg/166px-Gabriela_Silang_1974_stamp_of_the_Philippines.jpg 2x" data-file-width="295" data-file-height="426" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Gabriela_Silang" title="Gabriela Silang">Gabriela Silang</a></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Hero_of_the_Philippines&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Public_holidays_in_the_Philippines" title="Public holidays in the Philippines">Public holidays in the Philippines</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Hero_of_the_Philippines&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output 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