Meaning of hero

1. GUESS THE
HERO!!

2. GEN. EMILIO AGUINALDO
(FIRST AND YOUNGEST PRESIDENT)

3. EMILIO JACINTO
(BRAIN OF KATIPUNAN)

4. MELCHORA AQUINO
(TANDANG SORA)

5. LAPU-LAPU

6. ANTONIO LUNA

7. HERO
 A person admired for achievements and
noble qualities.
 A person of a distinguished valor or
enterprise in danger
 An individual honored after death by
public worship because of laudable and
exceptional service to mankind.

8. DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN A HERO
AND MARTYR

9. HERO
 Is a real person of great
bravery who carries out
extraordinary deeds.

10. MARTYR
 One who willingly accepts
being put to death for adhering
openly to one’s religious beliefs;
notably saints canonized after
martyrdom.

11. DR. JOSE PROTACIO RIZAL MERCADO Y
ALONZO REALONDA
 he was a man of many talents.
 his two greatest novels provided the ember to
awakened Filipino nationalism and paved the
way for the Philippine Revolution of 1896.
 he proved that “Pen is mightier than the sword”
to redeem a people from their political slavery.

12. Civil Governor William Howard
Taft
 he was the chairman of the Philippine
Commission
 he addressed Messrs. Pardo de Tavera,
Legarda, Gregorio Araneta and Cayetano
Arellano in the choosing of Philippine
national hero.

13. DR. HENRY OTLEY BEYER
 He was an
anthropologist and
technical member of the
panel in Philippine
commission who
recommended the
criteria in choosing the
national hero.

14. CRITERIA IN CHOOSING THE
NATIONAL HERO
 The person must be a Filipino.
 The person is a peace loving and a pacifist.
 The person must have a great sense of patriotism.
 The person must have die for the country as a
martyr.

15. REASONS WHY RIZAL WAS CHOSEN AND DECLLARED
AS THE PHILIPPINE’S NATIONAL HERO
 He was the first Filipino to unite and awaken the
Filipino.
 He is a model for being a peacemaker.
 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.

16. HONORS ACCORDED TO RIZAL AS THE
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL HERO
 The day of his birth and day of his execution are fittingly
commemorated by all classes of people all throughout the
country and other Filipinos abroad.
 No other Filipino hero can surpass Rizal in the number of
monuments erected in his honor, in towns,, barrios and
schools.
His name is a by-word in every home and his picture is
printed and used in postage stamps.

17. HONORS ACCORDED TO RIZAL AS THE
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL HERO
The paper money/ coins with his image
 Streets, boulevards, educational institutions
and persons were named Rizal.
 His noble thoughts had been frequently
invoked and quoted by speakers.