''Bantayog ng mga Bayani''

Bantayog ng mga Bayani
Coordinates 14°38′39″N 121°2′21″E / 14.64417°N 121.03917°E / 14.64417; 121.03917Coordinates: 14°38′39″N 121°2′21″E / 14.64417°N 121.03917°E / 14.64417; 121.03917
Location Quezon Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
Dedicated to The memory of Martial law in the Philippines and People Power Revolution
Official website

The Bantayog ng mga Bayani (lit. Monument of Heroes), also known as the Bantayog Memorial is a memorial dedicated to people deemed as heroes during the Martial law period in the Philippines and the People Power Revolution.

History

Immediately following the People Power Revolution in 1986 which ousted President Ferdinand Marcos, Ruben Mallari, a Filipino-American medical doctor visiting the Philippines, proposed the creation of a memorial as a dedication to people who opposed the authoritarian rule of Marcos but didn't live past the People Power Revolution.[1]

The Bantayog ng mga Bayani Memorial Foundation was organized as a response to Mallari's suggestion, with Ledivina V. Cariño, former Dean of the University of the Philippines’ College of Public Administration aiding with the creation of a concept paper for the memorial.[1]

Wall of Remembrance

The Wall of Remembrance.

The names of people deemed as martyrs during the Marcos administration who opposed the authoritarian rule of the president for the "sake of freedom, justice" are enshrined on a wall known as the "Wall of Remembrance."[1]

Victims' families, civic organization members, and the general public may nominate people for the Wall of Remembrance. Nominations are reviewed under a set of criteria by the Bantayog ng mga Bayani Memorial Foundation's Research and Documentation Committee, which makes recommendations to its Executive Committee for further review. The Board of Trustees makes the final approval.[1]

The first batch of 65 names, including that of Benigno Aquino Jr., was enshrined on the wall in 1992. The Foundation decided to include people who advocated freedom, justice, and democracy during the Marcos administration who lived beyond the People Power Revolution.[1]

As of 2018, 298 names have been enshrined on the Wall of Remembrance.[2][3]

Ang Mamatay ng Dahil sa 'Yo: Heroes and Martyrs of the Filipino People in the Struggle Against Dictatorship 1972-1986 (Volume 1), published in 2015 by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, features short biographies of the "heroes and martyrs of the... resistance against the martial law dictatorship."[4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "About". Bantayog ng mga Bayani. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  2. ↑ Gamil, Jaymee (2 December 2015). "15 new martyrs honored in Bantayog ng mga Bayani". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  3. ↑ Doyo, Ma. Ceres P. "11 more heroes in Bantayog ng mga Bayani". Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  4. ↑ "Ang mamatay nang dahil sa 'yo – Bantayog ng mga Bayani". Bantayog ng mga Bayani. 2015-10-05. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  5. ↑ Doyo, Ma. Ceres P. "'Ang mamatay nang dahil sa 'yo'". Retrieved 2018-03-30.
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