Bantayog ng mga Bayani Center

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Bantayog ng mga Bayani Center
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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 Center (lit. "Monument of Heroes Center"), also known as the Bantayog Memorial Center 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 on the creation of a concept paper on the Bantayog Center.[1]

Wall of Remembrance

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The Wall of Remembrance.

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

Names of people to be enshrined are suggested by the victims' families, civic organization members, and the general public which were reviewed under a set of criteria by the Research and Documentation Committee which makes recommendations to the Executive Committee of the Foundation for further review. The Board of Trustees makes the final approval.[1]

The first batch composing of 65 people including Benigno Aquino Jr. was enshrined in 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 2015, 268 people are enshrined in the Wall of Remembrance.[2]

References

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