Criteria for choosing
a National Hero
Ms. Jinky Joyce C. Amit
Criteria for choosing a
National Hero
• The person must be a Filipino.
• The person is a peace-loving and pacifist(-a person
who believes that war and violence are
unjustifiable)
• The person must have a great sense of patriotism.
• The person must die for country as a martyr.
Patriotis Nationali
m vs. sm
• Is the love someone • Also is the love and
feels for their affection for one’s
country that is country, but it’s
based on the idea based on the idea
that this country that this particular
itself is good and country is better
that good people than all the rest.
live there.
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Why Rizal was chosen as a
Hero?
• He was the first Filipino to unite and waken the Filipino
people to peacefully rise for independence.
• He is a model for being a peacemaker by his complete
self-denial, his complete abandonment of his personal
interest and think only of his country and people.
• He was a towering figure in the propaganda campaign
from 1882-1896.
• He was a martyr at Bagumbayan where he willingly died
for our country.
Dr. Jose P. Rizal was chosen as
the Greatest Philippine National
Hero
• A hero is a person admired for
achievements and noble qualities
and prominent or central personage
taking an admirable action.
Executive Summary
No law, executive order or proclamation has been enacted or issued officially
proclaiming any Filipino historical figure as a national hero. However, because of their
significant roles in the process of nation building and contributions to history, there
were laws enacted and proclaimations issued honoring heroes.
Even Jose Rizal, considered as the greatest among the Filipino heroes, was not
explicitly proclaimed as a national hero. The positions he now holds in Philippine
history is a tribute to the continued veneration or acclamation of thr people in
recognition of his contribution to the significant social transformation that took place
in our country.
Aside from Rizal, the only other hero give an implied recognition as a national hero is
Andres Bonifacio whose day of birthon November 30 has been made a national
holiday.
Despite the lack of any official declaration explicitly proclaiming them as national
heroes, they remain admired and revered for their roles in Philippine history. Heroes,
according to historians, should not be legislated. Their appreciation should be better
left to academics. Acclamation for heroes, they felt, would be recognition enough.
On November 15, 1995. the technical Committee after deliberation
and careful study based on Dr. Onofre D. Corpuz’ and Dr. Alfredo
Lagmay’s criteria selected the following nine Filipino historical
figures to be recommended as National Heroes:
• A. Jose Rizal
• B. Andres Bonifacio
• C. Emilio Aguinaldo
• D. Apolinario Mabini
• E. Marcelo H. Del Pilar
• F. Sultan Dipatuan Kudarat
• G. Juan Luna
• H. Melchora Aquino
• I. Gabriela Silang
1.1 National Heroes Committee
On March 28, 1993, President V. Ramos issued
Executive Order No. 75 entitle “Creating the
National Heroes Committee Under the Office of
the President”.
The principal duty of the Committee is to study,
evaluate and recommend Filipino national
personages/heroes in due recognition of their
sterling character and remarkable achievements
for their country.
NATIONAL COMMISSION
FOR CULTURE AND THE
ARTS
NCCA
Honors accorded to Rizal as
the National Hero
• The day of his birth • No other Filipino • The paper
and day of his hero can money/ coin
execution are surpass Rizal in with his image
fittingly the number of have the widest
commemorated by monuments circulation
all classes of people erected in his
honor
(Dec 30)
• Streets, boulevard, • His noble • The union of
educational thoughts and Manila and
institutions and teaching had Morong to be a
persons were named been frequently province was
“Rizal” invoked and named after
quoted by him.
speakers.
Individual-Thought Paper
Write an individual thought paper discussing Rizal Law and
importance of a Hero.
Rubric for Assessment: FORMAT
• Name Date:
• Content - 40 • Program/Year &Block
• Presentation - 30 (Introductory, Body and
Conclusion)
• Organization - 20 • Times New Roman
• Technicalities – 10 • Long Bondpaper
• Font Size- 12
• Total: 100 • Justify
• Include your references
