REYES, Victor Dandan
Lagman and Reyes were set to meet with certain leaders for another consultation. The two never arrived at the agreed-upon meeting place.
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PURUGGANAN, Miguel Gatan
Bishop Mike showed other church people how they could act with honor to resist an unjust regime, serve one’s people, and remain fully in the grace of their faith.
PETALCORIN, Raymundo Ortega
Rhyme Petalcorin was a much-loved son who urged the people of Nabunturan to defend their rights and whose songs gave them hope amid their despair.
ORTIGAS, Virgil Montero
Virgil’s group sought to make sense of the Constitutional draft and began to campaign against provisions that were embedded in the draft charter in order to perpetuate Marcos in power.
MORALES, Rogelio Concepcion
Known for his fiery speeches, Capt. Morales delivered a scathing critique of the Marcos regime before the 5th International Christian Maritime Association (ICMS) conference in May 1985 in Baguio City.
ILAGAN, Laurente Calanog
People he worked with and those he served had never forgotten this special Filipino, who often told aspiring law students that a lawyer could do only either of two things in life: to work to become rich, or to serve the ends of justice. “There’s nothing in between,” he said. It was obvious by how he led his life what choice he made.
FRANCISCO, Oscar Diamaro
Oscar was Oca to most who knew him. His socio-political activism started in the late 1960s with the Student Catholic Action (SCA) in Mapua University, and later at the Manila Archdiocese.
MEDINA, Constantino Reyes
Constantino Medina was born on the eve of the feast day of St. Helena of Constantinople, thus his name. He was also called Tinoy and Ante.
MANIMBO, Renato Turla
Renato graduated top of his grade school batch. He was also a skilled basketball player, winning many basketball competitions for his school and barangay teams.
LLORENTE, Teresita Evangelista
Tessie Llorente was an attractive young lady, fair and smooth-skinned, with reddish lips, pretty as a teen idol. Her parents owned a small restaurant in Meycauyan, and Tessie grew up in the business.