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One of the founder of the  Magdalo Council  of the Philippines

One of the founder of the  Magdalo Council  of the Philippines

One of the founder of the Magdalo Council of the Philippines

GEN. MARIANO ALVAREZ Born on: March 15, 1818 Died on: August 25, 1924 Led the founding of   Magdiwang Council , in Noveleta,Cavite, Philippines this monument can be found at Aglipay Church, Noveleta Related: Mga Bayani ng Noveleta / Heroes of Noveleta

One of the founders of   Magdiwang Council , Philippines

(October 12, 1868 - January 22, 1914) One of the founders of   Magdiwang Council , Philippines Mariano Trias led several attacks in Cavite and Laguna in Spanish and American forces. Trias is considered to be the first facto Philippine Vice President ; he was elected to the revolutionary government established at the Tejeros Convention . Under the Aguinaldo administration , Trias served as Minister of War and Finance . With the establishment of the civil government by the Americans , Civil Governor William Howard Taft appointed Trias to be the first Governor  of Cavite on June 11, 1901.

Nationalist Martyr February 19, 1886 - May 2, 1942      Jose Abad Santos was born on February 19, 1886 in San Fernando, Pampanga to Vicente Abad Santos and Toribia Basco.      As a young boy, he went to a school owned by Roman Velez in the nearby town Bacolor. He also studied at a school established by Americans in San Fernando.      In 1904, he was sent to the United States for his high school at the College of Santa Clara in San Jose, California. He took up college in the University of Illinois. He transferred to the Northwestern University were he finished Law on June 4, 1908. He got his Master of Law from the George Washington University on June 19, 1909.      When he returned to the Philippines, he work as a clerk in the Archives Division of the Executive Bureau. He was appointed clerk at the Bureau of Justice and Later worked as court transcriber. He passed the Bar on October 12, 1911. He became a ...

Nationalist Senator February 8, 1890 - October 2, 1960            Claro M. Recto was born on February 8, 1890 in Tiaong, Quezon. His parents were Claro Recto Sr. and Micaela Mayo. At age 19, he finished Bachelor of Arts, Summa cum Laude, in Ateneo de Manila. At the age of 24, he finished Law at the University of Santo Tomas. He passed the bar in 1914.      Recto was still studying in the University of Santo Tomas, when he began writing for the newspapers. In 1911 his first book was published, a collection of poems, the Bajo las Cocoteros. He was secretary of the Philippine Commission in 1913. He became adviser to the Senate in 1916. He was elected as a representative of Batanggas in 1919 and became the minority floor leader up to 1925. He also became  a member of the pro-independence group that visited the United States in 1924. He was admitted as a licensed lawyer in the U.S. during this year.      ...

Nationalist Lawmaker February 26, 1922 - February 27, 1987 Jose W. Diokno , better known as Ka Pepe was born on February 26, 1922. His parents were Ramon Diokno  and Eleanor Wright , an American. Diokno finished high school as class valedictorian at De La Salle  in 1937 , where  he also finished  hi Commerce course in 1940, summa cum laude. He garnered the highest grade  in CPA board examination that same year , in 1944, without a Bachelor of Laws Degree, he was allowed to take the bar examination s and got the highest grade of 93.5. Because of his reputation as a good lawyer, he was appointed in 1961 as Secretary of Justice by Pres. Diosdado Macapagal. He was fearless in  facing many legal battles in court, even against American friends of the President. In 1963, he ran and won  in the elections for  Senator. He supported laws helpful to the Filipino Businessmen. In 1968, he did not vote for the Philcag Bill , which would send Fil...