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The Philippine National Heroes

1. Dr. Jose Rizal – Dimas-alang/Laong-Laan, the National Hero.


2. Andres Bonifacio – Agapito Bagumbayan/May Pag-asa, the great plebian and father of the Katipunan.
3. General Gregorio del Pilar – Goyo, hero of the Battle of Tirad Pass.
4. General Emilio Aguinaldo – Magdalo, Heneral Miong, 1st President of the First Philippine Republic.
5. Apolinario Mabini – Paralitico, sublime paralytic and brains of the revolution.
6. GOMBURZA - Martyred Priests of 1872.
7. Trece Martirez - 13 Martyrs from Cavite.
8. Emilio Jacinto – Dimas-ilaw/Pingkian, brains of the katipunan.
9. General Antonio Luna – Taga-ilog, co-founder of La Independencia.
10. Melchora Aquino - Tandang Sora, grandwoman of the Philippine revolution.
11. Graciano Lopez-Jaena – Diego Laura, greatest Filipino Orator of the Propaganda Movement.
12. Panday Pira - First Filipino Cannon-maker.
13. Mariano Ponce – Tikbalang,/Naning/Kalipulako, propagandist, historian, diplomat and mnaging editor of La Solidaridad.
14. Gregoria de Jesus – Aling Oriang, lakambini of Katipunan and wife of Andres Bonifacio.
15. Fernando Ma. Guerrero - Poet of the Revolution.
16. Felipe Agoncillo - Outstanding Diplomat of the First Philippine Republic.
17. Rafael Palma – Dapit-Hapon, co-founder of La Independencia and First UP President.
18. Juan Luna – Buan, greatest Filipino painter (Spolarium).
19. Marcelo H. Del Pilar – Plaridel/Dolores Manapat/Piping Dilat, greatest journalist and moving spirit of the Propaganda
Movement.
20. Leona Florentino - First Filipino Poetess(from Ilocos Sur).
21. Pedro Paterno – Justo Desiderio Magalang, peacemaker of the revolution.
22. Isabelo delos Reyes – Don Belong, founder of Philippine Socialism.
23. Artemio Ricarte –Vibora, revolutionary general, father of the Philippine Army@1st AFP chief of staff.
24. Jose Palma – Ana-haw, wrote the Spanish lyrics of the Philippine National Anthem.
25. Lakandola - Chief of Tondo, Friendly to the Spaniards.
26. Rajah Soliman - The Last Rajah of Manila.
27. Leonor Rivera – Taimis, cousin and fiancee of Jose Rizal.
28. Marcela Mariño Agoncillo – fondly called Roselang Bubog, maker/sewer of the First Filipino Flag.
29. Galicano Apacible – Kanoy, one of the katipunan founders, La Solidaridad and Nacionalista party.
30. Jose Ma. Panganiban – Jomapa, Bicolandia's greatest contributor to the Historic reform campaigns.
31. Diego Silang - Leader of the Ilocano Revolt.
32. Maria Josefa Gabriela Silang – La Generala, continued the fight after her husband's death.
33. Lapu-Lapu – Opon, chieftain of Mactan who killed Magellan, first Filipino fighter and hero.
34. Francisco Dagohoy – real name Francisco Sendrijas, leader of the longest revolt in Bohol.
35. Epifanio delos Santos – Don Panyong, a man of Many Talents; the former Highway 54 is Now Named After him (EDSA).
36. Francisco Baltazar – Kikong/Kiko, Prince of Tagalog Poets.
37. Teresa Magbanua – Nay Isa, First Woman Fighter in Panay. Visayan Joan of Arc.
38. Trinidad Tecson – Henerala Ningning, mother of Biak-na-Bato.
39. Agueda Esteban – Tungkod, Artemio Ricarte’s wife, worked for katipunero fighters, carried secret messages, materials,
gunpowders and bullets delivered to her husband for the katipunan in Cavite.
40. Marina Dizon – Maring, one of the Trece Martirez daughter and heroine of the Philippine revolution.
41. General Francisco Makabulos - Leader of the Revolt in Tarlac.
42. Julian Felipe - Composer of the Philippine National Anthem.

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