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Introduction 2025

The document outlines the historical context and efforts surrounding the recognition of national heroes in the Philippines, particularly focusing on Jose Rizal. It details the establishment of the National Heroes Committee and the criteria for selecting national heroes, as well as notable figures recommended for this honor. Additionally, it highlights Rizal's significance as a symbol of Philippine nationalism and the legislative efforts to promote his legacy.

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Introduction 2025

The document outlines the historical context and efforts surrounding the recognition of national heroes in the Philippines, particularly focusing on Jose Rizal. It details the establishment of the National Heroes Committee and the criteria for selecting national heroes, as well as notable figures recommended for this honor. Additionally, it highlights Rizal's significance as a symbol of Philippine nationalism and the legislative efforts to promote his legacy.

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LESSON 1:

INTRODUCTION
HOW DID RIZAL BECOME A
HERO?

Early Efforts
 Pres. Emilio Aguinaldo on Dec 20, 1898
decreed to observe December 30 as day of
mourning to pay respect to the death of
Rizal
 Pres. Ferdinand Marcos created the
National Heroes Committee in 1965
 In 1993 President
Fidel V. Ramos issued
EO No. 75

1 and 2
Prescribed the passage of
50 years before a person
is confirmed as a hero.

National Historical Institute


presently called the
National Historical
Commission of the
Philippines
Q: WHO CONSTITUTE
THE MEMBERS OF THE
HEROES COMMITTEE?

3-11
NATIONAL HEREOS COMMITTEE
[Link]. Onofre D.
Corpuz
 Academician
 Economist
 Historian
 DEP-ED Sec 1968-
1971
 13th President of UP
System 1975-1979
NATIONAL HEREOS COMMITTEE
2. Dr. Samuel K Tan
 Academician
 Historian
 Chair, Dept of
History,UP 1977-1982
 Chair, National
Historical
Commission 1997-
1998
NATIONAL HEREOS COMMITTEE
3. Dr. Marcelino
Foronda
 Academician
 Historian, Writer
 Chair, History-Political Science
Dept of De La Salle
 Pioneered Oral History
 President of the Phil National
Historical Society
NATIONAL HEREOS COMMITTEE
4. Dr. Alfredo
Lagmay
 Academician
 Psychologist, Clinician
 Chair, Dept of psychology
UP
 Founding father of
Psychological Association
of the Philippines
 President Social Science
Council
NATIONAL HEREOS COMMITTEE
5. Dr. Bernardita R.
Churchill
 History Educator
 Chair, Dept of History UP 1984-
1987
 President, National Historical
Society
 Active National Commission
History Research
 National Commission Culture
NATIONAL HEREOS COMMITTEE
6. Dr. Serafin D.
Quiason
 Historian
 Director, National Library of the
Philippines
 Chair, National Historical
Institute/
 Chair, National Historical
Commission of the Philippines
1986-1996
NATIONAL HEREOS COMMITTEE
7. Dr. Ambeth
Ocampo
 Historian
 Chair, National Historical
Institute/National Historical
Commission of the Philippines
2002
 Chair, National Commission for
Culture and the Arts 2005
 Chair, Dept of history, School of
Social Sciences in Ateneo de Mla
NATIONAL HEREOS COMMITTEE

8. Prof. Minerva Gonzales


 Ph.D. in History
 Academician
 Researches and
publications on Philippine
History and Culture
NATIONAL HEREOS
COMMITTEE
9. Mrs. Carmen Guerrero-
Nakpil
 Philippine Writer, Historian
 Chair, National Historical
Commission 1990
 Elected as Executive Board –
UNESCO, Paris 1983
 Brother to Leon Ma. Guerrero
III –translator of Rizal’s Noli &
Fili
July 19, 1922-July 30, 2018
Q: WHAT WERE THE CRITERIA CREATED BY
THE COMMITTEE IN CHOOSING OUR
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL HERO?

12
Q: WHO AND WHY THEY WERE
RECOMMENDED AS NATIONAL
HERO?

13-21
Jose Rizal Andres Bonifacio Emilio Aguinaldo Apolinario Mabini Marcelo H. del Pilar

Firing Squad, Treason & Heart attack Cholera Tuberculosis


December 30, Sedition, May 10,
1896 1897 at
Bagumbayan Maragondon,
Cavite

Sultan Dipatuan Juan Luna Melchora Aquino Gabriela Silang


Kudarat
Old age (91 Cardiac Arrest Old age (107 Hanged at Town
years old) years old) plaza of Vigan,
Ilocos Sur on
Sept 20, 1763
HISTORICAL FIGURES RECOMMENDED AS NATIONAL HEROES
Q: WHAT MAKES RIZAL A SYMBOLIC
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL HERO?

22 &
23
Erected by voluntary
contributions of the people
of Camarines Norte, led by
Lt. Col. Ildefonso Alegre and
Lt. Col. Antonio Sanz of the
revolutionary army., the
monument was unveiled on
December 30, 1898.
Governor William Howard Taft
recommended to the Philippine
Commission, to declare Jose Rizal as
A National Hero for the Filipinos.

Jose Rizal’s peaceful way to achieve


liberty

In 1901, Rizal was declared as the


greatest Filipino hero during the
American colonization after the
Aguinaldo led armed forces were
subdued during the Philippine-
American War.
Trinidad H. Pardo de Tavera,
member of the Taft Commission
renamed the district of Morong into
province of Rizal thru act # 137 on
June 11, 1901.
February 1, 1902
 Sen. Claro M. Recto
authored Senate Bill
438 commonly called
Rizal Bill

 Sen. Jose P. Laurel,


sponsored the Bill, as
the chair on Committee
on Education

 Cong. Jacobo
Gonzales introduced
House Bill No. 5561
which was identical to
Senate Bill No. 438. RECTO
“BONIFACIO PUSHED AS NATIONAL
HERO”

House Bill 3431 in 2013 by Cong.


Neri Colmenares and Carlos
Isagani Zarate
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FOR NEXT MEETING…..

READ: Continuation…
Lesson 1 of Module 1

Thank You……

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