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Full Name: Benigno Simeon Aquino, Jr..
Nickname: Ninoy
Pen Name/s: Ninoy Aquino
Date of Birth: November 27, 1932
Place of Birth: Conception Tarlac, Philippines
Name of Parents: Benigno Aquino, Sr. (father) Aurora Aquino (mother)
Childhood Life: At an early age, Ninoy exposed himself to current events by becoming a journalist. During the Korean War in the 1950s, Ninoy - at the age of 17 only - went to Korea to cover the war as a reporter for Manila Times.
Schools Attended: St. Joseph’s College, San Beda College, Ateneo de Manila
Career:
Because of journalistic feats, he received a Philippine Legion of Honors award from President Elpidio Quirino at the age of 18.
At 21, he became a close adviser to then defense secretary Ramon Magsaysay.
Ninoy took law at the University of the Philippines, where he became a member of the Upsilon Sigma Phi.
Married to Corazon Cojuanco Aquino
Childrens are Ma. Elena Aquino-Cruz
Aurora Corazon Aquino-Abellada
Benigno S. Aquino III
Victoria Elisa Aquino-Dee
Kristina Bernadette Aquino
Date Died: August 21, 1983 (Gun Shot)
Place of Internment: Manila Memorial Park

Full Name: Claro Mayo Recto, Jr.
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Date of Birth: February 8, 1890
Place of Birth: Tiaong, Tayabas
Name of Parents: Claro Recto, Sr (father) Micaela Mayo (mother)
Childhood Life: Recto was born in Tiáong, Tayabas (now known as Quezon province), Philippines, of educated, upper middle class parents, Claro Recto, Sr. of Rosario, Batangas, and Micaela Mayo ofLipa, Batangas. He studied Latin at Instituto de Rizal in Lipa,Batangas, from 1900 to 1901. He continued his education at Colegio del Sagrado Corazón of Don Sebastián Virrey. He moved to Manila to study at Ateneo de Manila where he consistently obtained outstanding scholastic grades, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree maxima cum laude. He received a Masters of Laws degree from University of Santo Tomás.
Schools Attended: Instituto de Rizal, Colegio del Sagrado Corazón of Don Sebastián Virrey, Ateneo de Manila, University of Santo Tomas
Career:
Claro M. Recto, Jr. launched his political career as a legal adviser to the first Philippine Senate in 1916.
Recto traveled to the United States as a member of the Independence Mission and was admitted to the American Bar in 1924.
Recto presided over the assembly that drafted the Philippine Constitution in 1934-35 in accordance with the provisions of theTydings–McDuffie Act and a preliminary step to independence and self-governance after a 10-year transitional period.
Recto personally presented the Commonwealth Constitution to U.S. President Roosevelt.
Recto was married to Aurora Reyes, with whom he had two sons. He had four children in his first marriage with Angeles Silos.
Date Died: October 2, 1960 (Heart Attack)
Place of Internment: Manila North Cemetery

Full Name: Teodoro Manguiat Kalaw
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Date of Birth: March 31, 1881
Place of Birth: Lipa, Batangas
Name of Parents: Valerio Kalaw (father)
Childhood Life: During his teens, he collected revolutionary leaflets and newspapers and built a small collection of papers centered on the revolution. Among those papers were those of Apolinario Mabini and the record of the Andres Bonifacio trial.
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He worked as the secretary of Manuel L. Quezon, later the President of the Philippines. At age 25 he became a member of the National Assembly. He was later appointed secretary of the Assembly.
In 1916 he was appointed director of the National Library, then later Interior Secretary.
He became a Mason in 1907, then later became grand master at age 31. one of the most outstanding trilingual writers and historians of the Philippines.
Date Died: December 4, 1940.
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Full Name: Manuel Luis Quezón y Molina
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Date of Birth: August 19, 1878
Place of Birth: Baler, Tayabas
Name of Parents: María Dolores Molina (Mother) Lucio Quezón (Father)
Childhood Life: Quezón, was born in Baler in the district of El Príncipe[1] (which later became Baler, Tayabas, now Baler, Aurora). His Spanish parents were Lucio Quezón and María Dolores Molina. His father was a primary grade school teacher from Paco, Manilaand a retired Sergeant of the Spanish colonial army, while his mother was a primary grade school teacher in their hometown.
Although both his parents must have contributed to his education, he received most of his primary education from the public school established by the Spanish government in his village, as part of the establishment of the free public education system in the Philippines.
Schools Attended: University of Santo Tomas, Colegio de San Juan de Letran
Career:
In 1907, he was elected to the first Philippine Assembly – later became the House of Representatives – where he served as majority floor leader and chairman of the committee on appropriations.
From 1909–1916, he served as one of the Philippines' two resident commissioners to the U.S. House of Representatives, lobbying for the passage of the Philippine Autonomy Act or Jones Law.
In 1935, Quezón won the Philippines' first national presidential election under the banner of the Nacionalista Party.

Date Died: August 1, 1944
Place of Internment: Quezon Memorial Circle

Full Name: Apolinario Mabini y MarananNickname:
Pen Name/s: Bini and Paralitico
Date of Birth: 22 or 23 July, 1864
Place of Birth: Barangay Talaga Tanauan, Batangas
Name of Parents: Dionisia Maranan (mother) Inocencio Mabini (father)
Childhood Life: He was the second of eight children of Dionisia Maranan, a vendor in the Tanauan market, and Inocencio Mabini, an unlettered peasant.[5]
Mabini began informal studies under the guidance of Maestro Agustin Santiesteban III, who was his Mentor from Davao and his mother . Because he demonstrated uncommon intelligence, he was transferred to a regular school owned by Simplicio Avelino, where he worked as a houseboy, and also took odd jobs from a local tailor - all in exchange for free board and lodging. He later transferred to a school conducted by the Fray Valerio Malabanan, whose fame as an educator merited a mention in José Rizal's novel El Filibusterismo.
Schools Attended: Colegio de San Juan de Letran, University of Santo Tomas
Career:
He became part of the La Liga Filipina wherein they would write instead of revolt and chose that they would rather be a colony of Spain rather than having a big revolution for their freedom.
Mabini was most active during the Spanish–American War as he assisted General Aguinaldo.
Apolinario Mabini was appointed prime minister and was also foreign minister of the newly independent dictatorial government of Aguinaldo on January 2, 1899.
He resigned from government on May 7, 1899.
Date Died: May 13, 1903 (cholera)
Place of Internment: Before being transferred to Batangas, the remains of Apolinario Mabini were buried in the Chinese Cemetery

Full Name: Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos, Sr.
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Pen Name/s: Bini and Paralitico
Date of Birth: September 11, 1917
Place of Birth: Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, Philippines
Name of Parents: Josefa Edralin (mother) Mariano Marcos (father)
Childhood Life: Ferdinand Edralin Marcos was born 11 September 1917, in the town of Sarrat, Ilocos Norte to Mariano Marcos and Josefa Edralin. He was baptized into the Philippine Independent Church.
Schools Attended: University of the Philippines
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He was the topnotcher in the senatorial elections in 1959.
He was Senate minority floor leader, 1960; executive vice president, LP 1954–1961; president, Liberal Party, 1961–1964; Senate President, 1963–1965.
Marcos was famous for his anti-Japanese guerrilla activity during World War II—something that set him apart from his political opponents, many of whom had collaborated with the Japanese. Marcos won the presidency in 1965
Date Died: September 28, 1989 (kidney and liver complications)
Place of Internment: Marcos Museum and Mausoleum

Full Name: Juan Luna y Novicio
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Pen Name/s: J.B. and Buan (a translation of his surname Luna which means moon)
Date of Birth: October 23, 1857
Place of Birth: Badoc, Ilocos Norte,
Name of Parents: Don Joaquin Luna de San Pedro y Posadas (father) Doña Laureana Novicio y Ancheta (mother)
Childhood Life: Born in the town of Badoc, Ilocos Norte in the northern Philippines, Juan Luna was the third among the seven children of Don Joaquin Luna de San Pedro y Posadas and Doña Laureana Novicio y Ancheta. In 1861, the Luna family moved to Manila and he went to Ateneo Municipal de Manila where he obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree. He excelled in painting and drawing, and was influenced by his brother, Manuel Luna, who, according to Filipino patriot José Rizal, was a better painter than Juan himself.
Schools Attended: Escuela Nautica de Manila, Academy of Fine Arts
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In May 1884, he shipped the large canvas of theSpoliarium to Madrid for the year's Exposición Nacional de Bellas Artes. He was the first recipient of the three gold medals awarded in the exhibition and Luna gained recognition among theconnoisseurs and art critics present.
Luna developed a friendly relationship with the King of Spain and was later commissioned by the Spanish Senate to paint a large canvas which was called the La Batalla de Lepanto (The Battle of Lepanto).[3] He moved to Paris in 1885 where he opened his own studio and befriended Hidalgo.
DateDied: December 7, 1899
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Full Name: Carlos García y Polístico
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Date of Birth: November 4, 1896
Place of Birth: Talibon, Bohol, Philippines
Name of Parents: Policronio Garcías (father) Ambrosia Polistico (mother)
Childhood Life: García was born in Talibon, Bohol, to Policronio García and Ambrosia Polístico, who were both natives of Bangued, Abra.
García grew up with politics, with his father serving as a municipal mayor for four terms. He acquired his primary education in his native Talibon, then took his secondary education in Cebu Provincial High School. Initially, he pursued his college education at Silliman University in Dumaguete City,Negros Oriental, and later studied at the Philippine Law School where he earned his law degree in 1923. He was among the top ten in the bar examination.
Schools Attended: Silliman University, Cebu Provincial High School
Career:
García entered politics in 1925, scoring an impressive victory to become Representative of the Third District of Bohol. He was elected for another term in 1928 and served until 1931. He was elected Governor of Bohol in 1933, but served only until 1941 when he successfully ran for Senate, but he was unable to serve due to the Japanese occupation of the Philippines during the Second World War. He assumed the office when Congress re-convened in 1945 after Allied liberation and the end of the War..
At the time of President Magsaysay's sudden death on 17 March 1957, García was heading the Philippine delegation to the SEATO conference then being held at Canberra,Australia.[3] Having been immediately notified of the tragedy, Vice President García enplaned back for Manila. Upon his arrival he directly repaired to Malacañang Palace to assume the duties of President. Chief Justice Ricardo Paras, of the Supreme Court, was at hand to administer the oath of office. President García's first actions dealt with the declaration of a period of mourning for the whole nation and the burial ceremonies for the late Chief-Executive Magsaysay.[3]
Date Died: June 14, 1971
Place of Internment: Libingan ng mga bayani