YORAC, Haydee B.
Very few public officials were like Haydee Yorac who could be held in such high regard by her countrymen for her integrity and intelligence in government service.
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VYTIACO, Antonia Teresa V.
Nanette Vytiaco was a vivacious young woman from Bikol, studying in Manila and thoroughly energized by the hectic pace of student activism. And plunging heart and soul into that life was not enough for her – she wanted to share it with her friends and family. In those days before everyone had a cellphone and Read more about VYTIACO, Antonia Teresa V.[…]
VILLANUEVA, Marcelino M.
“When I grow up, Inay, I will build you a beautiful house, with ten maids to help you. We’ll fill it with nice furniture too!” His mother remembers her boy’s childhood promise, a dream that didn’t seem too strange at the time. Marcelino was bright and hardworking. After school, he helped her sell fruits Read more about VILLANUEVA, Marcelino M.[…]
SILVA, Lazaro P.
He was fun-loving and lighthearted – kalog. Having gained admission to a high school with strict academic standards, he refused to be known as a nerd, claiming that all he wanted was to “pass, and have a good time”[1] with his barkada, the guys he hung out with. Lazzie Silva went on to enter Read more about SILVA, Lazaro P.[…]
PALABAY, Armando D.
Armando Palabay, the eighth of nine brothers and sisters, was reared in the typical Ilocano fashion of frugality and simple living. His parents stressed the value of education, love for country, and the obligation to help others and serve the community. Armando, or Mandrake to friends, was a gregarious person. He loved to mix Read more about PALABAY, Armando D.[…]
MUÑOZ-PALMA, Cecilia
“We shall be judged by history…not by what we want to do and can’t, but by what we ought to do and don’t.” Cecilia Muñoz-Palma was associate justice of the Supreme Court when she spoke these words in a speech on International Law Day. It was the third year of President Marcos’ martial law regime, Read more about MUÑOZ-PALMA, Cecilia[…]
MALAY, Paula Carolina S.
Affectionately known as “Ayi” to a generation of antidictatorship fighters old and young, Paula Carolina S. Malay found the full expression of her life in the struggle to defend and promote human rights in the Philippines. She was already in her 50s when she threw herself into the rushing stream of activities that propelled the people’s Read more about MALAY, Paula Carolina S.[…]
MALAY, Armando J.
It was not easy for Armando J. Malay to openly take the side of the resistance to martial law. In April 1970 he had agreed to be dean of students at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, at a time when it had already become a hotbed of open defiance against the authorities. Read more about MALAY, Armando J.[…]
HIZON JR., Manuel L.
Manuel Hizon Jr. had a well‑to‑do family. His father occupied an important position as chief actuary and senior vice‑president of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS). His mother, who hailed from the prominent Llanes family of Ilocos Norte, was an entrepreneur who handled businesses engaged in trading and real estate. Manuel, or Sonny as he Read more about HIZON JR., Manuel L.[…]
DIMARANAN, Mariani C.
One of the most well-known personalities of the antidictatorship struggle was a small, dark-skinned Catholic nun who worked tirelessly to seek out and defend victims of human-rights violations, presenting factual data that the regime could not deny. For 21 years, Sister Mariani Dimaranan headed Task Force Detainees of the Philippines, (TFDP, popularly known as Read more about DIMARANAN, Mariani C.[…]