On National Heroes’ Day, Aug. 30, we celebrate collectively the deeds of all those who struggled for our country’s independence...
Last Aug. 21, our nation celebrated Ninoy Aquino Day, a national holiday in honor of a modern-day Filipino hero who...
National Heroes’ Day, Aug. 26, is usually marked with familiar portraits: Dr. Jose Rizal’s profile; Andres Bonifacio leading a battle...
The village where I live used to celebrate its fiesta on Nov. 30. It was then National Heroes Day, which was perfect because our village is called Heroes’ Hill. (My copy editor friend always reminds me to put the apostrophe after the “s” because it’s the proper way).
Some 60 children listened to tales of heroism and kindness during the Inquirer Read-Along session Saturday at the Inquirer’s main office in Makati City, held in advance celebration of National Heroes Day and to commemorate the National Language Month.
Mang Inasal, the country’s number one Pinoy BBQ restaurant, celebrates this year’s National Heroes Day by launching the Gawad Pilipinoy...
Instilling the idea to children that not all heroes wear capes and die for the country’s sake was the highlight of the Inquirer Read-Along session marking National Heroes’ Day.
He wrote a single Facebook status post that galvanized tens of thousands of Filipinos into action. Music producer Ito Rapadas, disgusted with lawmakers’ abuse of the pork barrel system and siphoning off hard-earned taxpayers’ money to ghost projects through bogus nongovernment organizations, called on a million people to march as a sign of protest.
Perhaps already weaned from Batman, Spider Man, the X-Men, Astro Boy and other comic superheroes, some of today’s youth are casting about for real, flesh-and-blood heroes who are not imbued with superhuman powers.
