Top 10 National Heroes of the Philippines

Heroes or heroines are those who bravely fought and died for the sake of his or her country. Some heroes fought using force while others used pen and paper. Examples of those who fought using force is Andres Bonifacio while Jose Rizal fought against the Spaniards using his mind by writing how evil the Spaniards using pen and paper. The latest National Hero of the Philippines is the father of our current president Noynoy or Benigno Aquino, III, he is Benigno Aquino, Jr. Now here are the complete list of the top 10 national heroes of the Philippines. They are all declared as National Heroes from November 15, 1995 up to present.

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TOP : 1

Hero's Name : Jose Rizal
Complete Name : José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda
Profession : nationalist, novelist, poet, ophthalmologist, journalist, and revolutionary

Place of Birth : Calamba, Laguna

Born : June 19, 1861

Died : December 30, 1896

Age : 35 years old

Image source www.loc.gov

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TOP : 2

Hero's Name : Andres Bonifacio
Complete Name : Andrés Bonifacio y de Castro
Profession : nationalist and revolutionary

Place of Birth : Tondo, Manila

Born : November 30, 1863

Died : May 10, 1897

Age : 33

Image source xiaochua.net

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TOP : 3

Hero's Name : Emilio Aguinaldo
Complete Name : Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy
Profession : general, politician, President of the Philippines (1st)

Place of Birth : Kawit, Cavite

Born : March 22, 1869

Died : February 6, 1964

Age : 94

Image source en.wikipedia.org

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TOP : 4

Hero's Name : Apolinario Mabini
Complete Name : Apolinario Mabini y Maranan
Profession : revolutionary, lawyer

Place of Birth : Tanauan, Batangas

Born : July 22, 1864

Died : May 13, 1903

Age : 38

Image source beta.philippine-trivia.com

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TOP : 5

Hero's Name : Marcelo del Pilar
Complete Name : Marcelo Hilario del Pilar y Gatmaitán
Profession : writer, lawyer, and journalist

Place of Birth : Bulakan, Bulacan

Born : August 30, 1850

Died : July 4, 1896

Age : 45

Image source thelead-uslsmasscomm.journ.ph

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TOP : 6

Hero's Name : Sultan Kudarat
Complete Name : Sultan Dipatuan Kudarat
Profession : sultan

Place of Birth : Maguindanao

Born : 1581

Died : 1671

Age : 90

Image source www.waymarking.com

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TOP : 7

Hero's Name : Juan Luna
Complete Name : Juan Luna y Novicio
Profession : painter, sculptor and a political activist

Place of Birth : Badoc, Ilocos Norte

Born : October 23, 1857

Died : December 7, 1899

Age : 42

Image source en.wikipedia.org

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TOP : 8

Hero's Name : Melchora Aquino (Tandang Sora)
Complete Name : Melchora Aquino de Ramos
Profession : revolutionary

Place of Birth : Caloocan

Born : January 6, 1812

Died : March 2, 1919

Age : 107

Image source tl.wikipedia.org

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TOP : 9

Hero's Name : Gabriela Silang
Complete Name : María Josefa Gabriela Cariño Silang
Profession : insurgent leader

Place of Birth : Santa, Ilocos Sur

Born : March 19, 1731

Died : September 29, 1763

Age : 32

Image source located on photo

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TOP : 10

Hero's Name : Benigno Aquino, Jr.
Complete Name : Benigno Simeon "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr.
Profession : governor, senator

Place of Birth : Concepcion, Tarlac

Born : November 27, 1932

Died : August 21, 1983

Age : 50

Image source sanibdiwa.blogspot.com

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That's the top 10 list of the Philippine National Heroes. Is Benigno Aquino really a National Hero? And some people are suggesting that his wife Corazon Aquino must also be proclaimed as a National Hero(Heroine). What do you think? As of now the Noynoy Aquino administration in my own point of view is also doing nothing like the past administrations for the Filipino citizens. Yes! we are walking in a straight way, but....... we are blind-folded, so it is still useless! "Andun na nga po tayo sa matuwid na daan pero, nakapiring naman po tayo, wala ding silbi."

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Please be noted that the top 10 that we are including here in our blog are all unofficial rankings unless otherwise noted. Most of the top ten lists are based on Google search results and collected mainly from different blogs and websites around the internet world.

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