Filipino Warriors

And Their Battles

That Made
Philippine History

Prepared by: Group 1

Donna Dorado Flordemay Godoy
Mafe Caranza Shiela Mae
Redondo
Dem Garcia
GABRIELA SILANG
March 19, 1731 – September 20,
1763 She was a Filipina
revolutionary leader best
Political views: Feminism 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
 Teresa Magbanua
(October 13, 1868 – August 1947)
Political views: Feminism Teresa Magbanua and dubbed
as the "Visayan Joan of Arc",
was a Filipino schoolteacher and
military leader. Born in Pototan
, Iloilo, Philippines, she retired
from education and became a 
housewife shortly after her
marriage to Alejandro Balderas,
a wealthy landowner from 
Sara, Iloilo. When the 1896 
Philippine Revolution against 
Spain broke out, she became
one of only a few women to join
the Panay-based Visayan arm of
the Katipunan.
MELCHORA AQUINO
January 6, 1812 – March 2, 1919
Political views: She
Feminism
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.
 TRINIDAD TECSON
(November 18, 1848 – January 28, 1928)

Political views: Feminism known as the "Mother of Biak-na-

Bato" and "Mother of Mercy", fought
to gain Philippines independence.
She was given the title "Mother of 
Biak-na-Bato" by Gen. 
Emilio Aguinaldo. She was also cited
as the "Mother of the 
Philippine National Red Cross" for
her service to her fellow Katipuneros.
 Josefa Llanes Escoda
September 20, 1898 – January 6, 1945
 She was a prominent civic leader
Political views: Feminism and a social worker. She is well
known as a Filipino advocate of 
women's suffrage and was founder
of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines
.
Together with José Abad Santos
 and Vicente Lim, she is
memorialized on the 
Philippines' 1,000-Peso banknote
 depicting Filipinos who fought and
died resisting the 
Japanese occupation of the Philippi
nes
 during the Second World War at
the Far Eastern University in
 MAGDALENA LEONES
August 19, 1920 – June 16, 2016
Political views: Feminism
Filipina intelligence
officer during World War
II. She is the first and
only Asian to receive a 
Silver Star Medal for her
wartime contributions.
“The Filipina Super
Spy”.
 MACARIO SAKAY
March 1, 1878 – September 13, 1907
Political views: Create New
Republic Macario Sakay y de León was
a Filipino general who took
part in the 1896 Philippine
Revolution against the
Spanish Empire and in the
Philippine–American War.
After the war was declared
over by the United States in
1902, Sakay continued
resistance by leading guerrilla
raids.
 ISABELO DELOS REYES
July 7, 1964 – October 10, 1938
Political views: Socialism
Also known as Don Belong,  was
a prominent Filipino politician,
writer and labor activist in the
19th and 20th centuries. He was
the original founder of the 
Iglesia Filipina Independiente,
an independent Philippine
national church. He is now
known as the "Father of
Philippine Folklore", the "Father
of the Philippine Labor
Movement",[1] and the "Father
of Filipino Socialism". Karl Marx
of the Philippines.
 MIGUEL MALVAR
September 27, 1865 – October 13,1911
Political views: Create New
Republic Filipino general who served during
the Philippine Revolution and,
subsequently, during the 
Philippine–American War. He
assumed command of the Philippine
revolutionary forces during the latter,
following the capture of 
Emilio Aguinaldo by the Americans in
1901. According to some historians,
he could have been listed as one of
the presidents of the Philippines but
is currently not recognized as such by
the Philippine government.
 JOSE ABAD SANTOS
Political views: February 19, 1886 – May 7, 1942
Patriotism
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.