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This monument built after the Edsa People Power Revolution was designed to honor those who lost their lives, campaigned for freedom, justice, and democracy during the Marcos dictatorship.
The Wall of Remembrance ‘humanizes the idea of heroism, and love for country – May Rodriguez, executive director of Bantayog ng mga Bayani
The Wall of Remembrance at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani (Heroes Monument) on Quezon Avenue in Diliman, Quezon City was built not only to honor those who fought for freedom during martial law under former President Marcos from 1972 to 1986.
(Photo from Bantayog.org)
The names of more than 300 “heroes” that are inscribed on it is to remind the present and future generations of the “very difficult struggle” that many people went through to regain democracy, May Rodriguez, the executive director of Bantayog, said.
This 2021, you can expand your reading list and consider these Filipino writers and publishers.
With the country’s notoriously fickle internet connectivity and the continuing danger of physical contact, I find books a safe remedy to the growing loneliness of lockdown. Many local cultural workers and institutions, despite the punishing circumstances of this current crisis, are putting out work, which deserve a much larger audience. This 2021, you can expand your reading list and consider these Filipino writers and publishers.
National Publishers
The country’s biggest publishers often still have books worth checking out. Anvil Publishing has repackaged several Filipino classics for a contemporary audience, including Manuel Arguilla, Lope K. Santos, and the always fabulous Nick Joaquin. Books from the dearly departed Visprint Inc Bob Ong’s bestsellers, Agay Llanera’s heartfelt “Choco Chip Hips,” “Kikomachine,” and “Trese” comics have found a second life in A