The document provides biographical information about important Philippine heroes such as Jose Rizal, Andres Bonifacio, Emilio Aguinaldo, Apolinario Mabini, Marcelo H. del Pilar, Emilio Jacinto, Gregorio del Pilar, Juan Luna, Melchora Aquino, Diego Silang, Gabriela Silang, and Francisco Dagohoy. It also discusses the Rizal Laws which mandate the teaching of Jose Rizal's life and works in Philippine schools and universities.

1. PHILIPPINE HEROES

2. Who is a Hero?
 man of distinguished courage or ability,
admired for his brave deeds
and noble qualities.
 A national hero of the Philippines is
a Filipino who has been recognized as a
hero for his or her role in the history of
the country. Loosely, the term may refer
to all Filipino historical figures recognized
as heroes, but the term more strictly
refers to those officially designated as
such.

3. JOSE RIZAL
 Full Name: José Protasio Mercado
Rizal y Alonzo Realonda (June 19,
1861 – December 30, 1896)
 Famous Works:
◦ 1. Noli Me Tangere
◦ 2. El Filibusterismo
◦ 3. Mi Ultimo Adios

4.  Pen Names:
 Laong Laan, Dimasalang
 Here are the three species named
after Rizal:
 Draco rizali - known as a flying
dragon, this is a small lizard.
 Apogania rizali - this is a very a rare
kind of beetle with five horns
 Rhacophorus rizali - a peculiar frog
species. Rhacophorus rizali

5. RIZAL LAWS

6.  REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1425
AN ACT TO INCLUDE IN THE CURRICULA
OF ALL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS,
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES COURSES ON
THE LIFE, WORKS AND WRITINGS OF JOSE
RIZAL, PARTICULARLY HIS NOVELS NOLI ME
TANGERE AND EL FILIBUSTERISMO,
AUTHORIZING THE PRINTING AND
DISTRIBUTION THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES

7.  Salient Features of the Law
 Section 1. Courses on the life, works and writings of Jose
Rizal, particularly his novel Noli Me Tangere and El
Filibusterismo, shall be included in the curricula of all schools,
colleges and universities, public or private: Provided, That in
the collegiate courses, the original or unexpurgated editions
of the Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo of their English
translation shall be used as basic texts.
 Sec. 2. It shall be obligatory on all schools, colleges and
universities to keep in their libraries an adequate number of
copies of the original and unexpurgated editions of the Noli
Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, as well as of Rizal's other
works and biography. The said unexpurgated editions of the
Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo or their translations in
English as well as other writings of Rizal shall be included in
the list of approved books for required reading in all public or
private schools, colleges and universities.cralaw

8. Republic Act No. 229
 AN ACT TO PROHIBIT COCKFIGHTING, HORSE RACING AND JAI-ALAI ON
THE THIRTIETH DAY OF DECEMBER OF EACH YEAR AND TO CREATE A
COMMITTEE TO TAKE CHARGE OF THE PROPER CELEBRATION OF RIZAL
DAY IN EVERY MUNICIPALITY AND CHARTERED CITY, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
SECTION 1. The existing laws and regulations to the contrary notwithstanding,
cockfighting, horse racing and jai-alai are hereby prohibited on the thirtieth day of
December each year, the date of the martyrdom of our great hero, Jose Rizal.
SECTION 3. Any person who shall violate the provisions of this Act or permit or
allow the violation thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not exceeding two
hundred pesos or by imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both, at the
discretion of the court. In case he is the mayor of a municipality or a chartered city
he shall suffer an additional punishment of suspension from his office for a period
of one month. In case of partnerships, corporations or associations, the criminal
liability shall devolve upon the president, director, or any other official responsible
for the violation thereof.

9. MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 247
 DIRECTING THE SECRETARY OF
EDUCATION, CULTURE AND SPORTS AND
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMISSION ON
HIGHER EDUCATION TO FULLY IMPLEMENT
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1425 ENTITLED "AN ACT
TO INCLUDE IN THE CURRICULA OF ALL
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS, COLLEGES
AND UNIVERSITIES, COURSES ON THE LIFE,
WORKS AND WRITINGS OF JOSE RIZAL,
PARTICULARLY HIS NOVELS, NOLI ME
TANGERE AND EL FILIBUSTERISMO,
AUTHORIZING THE PRINTING AND
DISTRIBUTION THEREOF AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES"

10. CHED Memorandum No. 3, s.
1995
 Re: Implementation of Republic Act
No. 1425

11. NATIONAL HEROES
 Andres Bonifacio
Andrés Bonifacio y de Castro (November 30,
1863 – May 10, 1897) was a Filipino
nationalist and revolutionaryleader. He is often
called "the Father of the Philippine Revolution".
He was a founder and later Supremo ("supreme
leader") of the Kataas-taasan, Kagalang-
galangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan or
simply and more popularly called Katipunan, a
movement which sought the independence of
the Philippines from Spanish colonial rule and
started the Philippine Revolution.[1][2] He is
considered a de facto national hero of the
Philippines, and is also considered by some
Filipino historians to be the first President of the
Philippines but officially he is not recognized as
such.

12. Emilio Aguinaldo
 Emilio Famy Aguinaldo (March 22,
1869[d] – February 6, 1964) is officially
recognized as the FirstPresident of the
Philippines (1899–1901) and
led Philippine forces first against Spain in the
latter part of the Philippine Revolution (1896–
1897), and then in the Spanish–American
War (1898), and finally against the United
States during the Philippine–American
War (1899–1901). He was captured by
American forces in 1901, which brought an
end to his presidency.

13.  Apolinario Mabini y Maranan (July 23,
1864 — May 13, 1903) was
a Filipino revolutionary
leader, educator, lawyer,
and statesman who served as the
first Prime Minister of the Philippines,
serving first under the Revolutionary
Government, and then under the First
Philippine Republic. Referred as the
“Great Paralytic”
 Mabini performed all his revolutionary
and governmental activities despite
having lost the use of both his legs to
Polio shortly before the Philippine
Revolution of 1896.

14. Marcelo H. del Pilar
 Marcelo Hilario del Pilar y
Gatmaitán (August 30, 1850 – July 4,
1896), better known by his pen
name Plaridel,[1]was a Filipino writer,
lawyer, journalist, and freemason. Del
Pilar, along with José Rizal and Graciano
López Jaena, became known as the
leading lights of the Reform Movement in
Spain.[2]
 Del Pilar was born and brought up
in Bulacán, Bulacan.
 Co-Founder of Diariong Tagalog
 First Editor of La Solidaridad

15. Emilio Jacinto
 Emilio Jacinto y Dizon (December 15, 1875 — April
16, 1899), was a Filipino General during the Philippine
Revolution. He was one of the highest-ranking officers
in the Philippine Revolution and was one of the highest-
ranking officers of the revolutionary society Kataas-
taasan, Kagalang-galangang Katipunan ng mga Anak
ng Bayan or simply and more popularly
called Katipunan, being a member of its Supreme
Council.
 He is popularly known in Philippine history textbooks as
the Brains of the Katipunan while some contend he
should be rightfully recognized as the "Brains of the
Revolution". Jacinto was present in the so-called Cry of
Pugad Lawin withAndres Bonifacio, the Supreme
President of the Katipunan, and others of its members
which signaled the start of the Revolution against the
Spanish colonial government in the islands.

16. Gregorio del Pilar
 Gregorio del Pilar y
Sempio (November 14, 1875 –
December 2, 1899) was one of the
youngest generals in the Philippine
Revolutionary Forces during
the Philippine Revolution and
the Philippine–American War. He is most
known for his successful assault on the
Spanish barracks of Cazadores in the
municipality of Paombongand his last
stand at the Battle of Tirad Pass.
 Because of his youth, he was called the
"Boy General.

17. Juan Luna
 Juan Luna y Novicio (October 23, 1857 –
December 7, 1899) 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.
 His winning the gold medal in the 1884 Madrid
Exposition of Fine Arts, along with the silver win
of fellow Filipino painterFélix Resurrección
Hidalgo, prompted a celebration which was a
major highlight in the memoirs of members of
thePropaganda Movement, with the
fellow Ilustrados toasting to the two painters'
good health and to the brotherhood between
Spain and the Philippines.

18. Melchora Aquino
 Melchora Aquino de
Ramos (January 6, 1812 – March 2,
1919) was a Filipina revolutionary who
became known as "Tandang Sora"
("Elder Sora") because of her age.
 She is also known as the "Grand
Woman of the Revolution" and the
"Mother of Balintawak" for her
contributions.

19. Diego Silang
 Diego Silang y Andaya (December 16, 1730 –
May 28, 1763) was a revolutionary leader who
conspired with Britishforces to
overthrow Spanish rule in the
northern Philippines and establish an
independent Ilocano nation.
 His revolt was fueled by grievances stemming
from Spanish taxation and abuses, and by his
belief in self-government, that the administration
and leadership of the Roman Catholic Church
and government in the Ilocos be invested in
trained Ilocano officials.She met an Itneg woman
with a name of Gabriela Carino. He married
Gabriela and raised a family in the Ilocos
Province.

20. Gabriela Silang
 María Josefa Gabriela Cariño
Silang (19 March 1731 – 20
September 1763) was a Filipino
revolutionary leader and the wife of
the Ilocano insurgent leader, Diego
Silang. Following Diego's
assassination in 1763, she led the
insurgency for four months before she
was captured and executed by the
colonial government of the Spanish
East Indies.

21. Francisco Dagohoy
 Francisco Dagohoy, (born Francisco
Sendrijas in 1724) was a Boholano who
holds the distinction of having initiated the
longest revolt in Philippine history,
the Dagohoy Rebellion. This rebellion against
the Spanish colonial government took place
on the island of Bohol from 1744 to
1828,[1] roughly 85 years.
 The Dagohoy Rebellion was one of two
significant revolts that occurred in Bohol
during the Spanish Era. The other was
the Tamblot Uprising in 1621 led byTamblot,
a babaylan or native priest from Bohol which
was basically a religious conflict.

22. Titles
 Dr. Jose Rizal - The National Hero.
 Andres Bonifacio - The Great Plebian 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.
 Apolinario Mabini - Sublime Paralytic and Brains of the Revolution.
 GOMBURZA - Martyred Priests of 1872.
 Trece Martirez - 13 Martyrs from Cavite.
 Emilio Jacinto - Brains of the Katipunan.
 General Antonio Luna - Cofounder of La Independencia .
 Melchora Aquino (Tandang Sora) - Mother of Balintawak.
 Graciano Lopez-Jaena - Greatest Filipino Orator of the
Propaganda Movement.
 Panday Pira - First Filipino Cannon-maker.
 Mariano Ponce - Propagandist, Historian, Diplomat And Managing
Editor of La Solidaridad.
 Gregoria de Jesus - Lakambini of Katipunan and Wife o

23.  Felipe Agoncillo - Outstanding Diplomat of the First Philippine
Republic.
 Rafael Palma - Cofounder of La Independencia and First UP
president .
 Juan Luna - Greatest Filipino Painter.
 Marcelo H. Del Pilar - Greatest Journalist and Moving Spirit of the
Propaganda Movement.
 Leona Florentino - First Filipino Poetess(from Ilocos Sur).
 Pedro Paterno - Peacemaker of the Revolution.
 Isabelo delos Reyes - Founder of Philippine Socialism.
 Artemio Ricarte - Revolutionary General, known as Viborra.
 Jose Palma - Wrote the Spanish Lyrics of the Philippine National
Anthem.
 Lakandola - Chief of Tondo, Friendly to the Spaniards.
 Rajah Soliman - The Last Rajah of Manila.
 Leonor Rivera - Cousin and Fiancee of Jose Rizal.
 Marcela Mariño Agoncillo - Maker of the First Filipino Flag.
 Galicano Apacible - One of the Founders of Katipunan.
 Jose Ma. Panganiban - Bicolandia's Greatest Contribution to the
Historic Campaign for Reforms.

24.  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 Magellan. First
Filipino Hero.
 Francisco Dagohoy - Leader of the Longest Revolt in Bohol.
 Epifanio delos Santos - A Man of Many Talents; the Former
Highway 54 is Now Named After him (EDSA).
 Francisco Baltazar - Prince of Tagalog Poets.
 Teresa Magbanua - First Woman Fighter in Panay. Visayan
Joan of Arc.
 Trinidad Tecson - Mother of Biak-na-Bato.
 Agueda Esteban - Wife of Artemio Ricarte Who Carried
Secret Messages About Spanish Troops.
 Marina Dizon - Daughter of One of the Trece Martirez.
 General Francisco Makabulos - Leader of the Revolt in
Tarlac.
 Julian Felipe - Composer of the Philippine National Anthem.