• He was a Filipino physician, poet, and writer who inspired the Philippine nationalist movement. He received his education in Manila and at the University of Madrid. He was a skilled medical student who dedicated himself to reforming Spanish authority in the Philippines, though he never called for independence. 

• Noli Me Tangere (“The Social Cancer”), Rizal’s first novel, was released in 1887 and was an expose of the evils of Spanish authority in the Philippines. His status as the foremost speaker of the Philippine reform movement was cemented by a sequel, El Filibusterismo (1891, “The Reign of Greed”).
• Published a lot of pieces on La Solidaridad ( "The Solidarity"). 
• He created the Liga Filipina ("The Philippine League"), a peaceful reform movement in Manila.
•  “Ultimo Adiós” (“Last Farewell”), wrote this while he was imprisoned in Fort Santiago.

• Before becoming involved in revolutionary activity, Bonifacio had little formal education and worked as a messenger and warehouse keeper. Nonetheless, he was a passionate reader.

• Creator and head of the nationalist Katipunan organization, who led the revolution against the Spanish in August 1896.
• He formed the Katipunan in Manila in 1892, based on the Masonic order’s organization and ceremony.
• In August 1896, Bonifacio led the long-planned insurgency in Luzon, but his men were defeated by Spanish troops, forcing him to flee to Montalban in the north, where one of his lieutenants, Emilio Aguinaldo, continued the fight. 

• He was a Filipino leader and politician who battled for the Philippines’ independence, first from Spain and then from the United States.
• Aguinaldo attended Colegio de San Juan de Letran but was forced to stop his studies due to a cholera outbreak. Aguinaldo returned to Kawit, where he became increasingly aware of Filipino frustration with Spanish colonial rule.

• He led his country to achieve independence after fighting off both the Spanish and the Americans.
• He signed the Pact of Biac-na-Bató with the Spanish governor-general in December 1897. Aguinaldo agreed to leave the Philippines and live in exile in exchange for a substantial financial reward from Spain and the promise of liberal reforms. While in Hong Kong and then Singapore, he made arrangements with representatives of American consulates and Commodore George Dewey to return to the Philippines and aid the US in its war against Spain.
• After his capture on March 23, 1901, Aguinaldo agreed to swear allegiance to the United States and then left public life. His dream of Philippine independence came true on July 4, 1946.

• He was a writer, lawyer, and journalist.
• After finishing law, he petitioned the Spaniards to create schools for Filipinos throughout the country, certain that Universal Education would benefit his compatriots. Believing him to be an enemy of the state, the Spanish banished him from the Philippines.

• He met La Solidaridad founder Graciano Lopez Jaena. Marcelo succeeded Jaena as editor, wrote about his people’s suffering, and continued his reform work. When the publication of the paper ceased due to a lack of funds, he began to lose hope in peaceful reform and instead advocated revolution. 
• In 1882 he founded the Diariong Tagalog where he exposed the atrocities committed by the Spanish friars against the Filipinos of the time.
• His mastery of Tagalog, his native language, enabled him to arouse the consciousness of the masses to the need for unity and sustained resistance against the Spanish tyrants.

• Apolinario Mabini was a Filipino thinker and speaker of the Philippine Revolution who prepared the constitution for the short-lived republic of 1898–99.
• He began his studies at the Colegio de San Juan de Letran in 1881 and received his law degree in 1894 from the University of Santo Tomas. To survive, he earned his living by teaching Latin and then serving as a copyist in the Court of First Instance in Manila.
• Disability struck in the life of Apolinario Mabini when he was in his 30s at the prime of his life. But disability did not stop him to show his courage in the midst of revolutionary exigency during his time. With his physical limitations on the actual battlefield, Mabini armed himself with an impressive mind, soul, and deep patriotism that made him a martyr to the cause of the country’s freedom.

• In 1898 General Emilio Aguinaldo summoned him to serve as his chief adviser. He drafted decrees and crafted the constitution for the First Philippine Republic, including the framework of the revolutionary government which was implemented in Malolos, Bulacan in 1899.
• He joined the armies of patriot general Emilio Aguinaldo in an insurgency planned by nationalists in August 1896.
• When the Spanish–American War broke out in 1898, Mabini advocated for cooperation with the US as a means of gaining independence from Spain.
• When the US proclaimed its intention to occupy the Philippines, Mabini joined Aguinaldo in a renewed fight for independence. He was kidnapped by US troops in December 1899 and deported to Guam after refusing to swear allegiance to the US. 
• He was a member of the reform association of Jose Rizal, the La Liga Filipina.

• He is well-known in Mindanao for his bravery and leadership. Between 1619 and 1671, the Muslim Filipinos of Mindanao were not yet under Spanish rule. Sultan Kudarat was responsible for maintaining unity in Mindanao as Filipino Muslims struggled against the invaders.
• Sultan Kudarat’s leadership inspired his people to fight the Spaniards, eventually beating them back.
• He successfully fought off Spanish invasions and halted the spread of Catholicism on the island of Mindanao.
• He united the Muslims of Lanao, Cotabato, Davao, Sulu, Zamboanga, and North Borneo, and resisted bitterly the Spanish Invasion of his domain. He was a fearless fighter and Filipino hero in defense of the Islamic faith and Philippine liberty.

• He was one of the first well-known Filipino artists. He earned a gold medal in the 1884 Madrid Exposition of Fine Arts, along with the silver medal of fellow Filipino painter Félix Resurrección Hidalgo.
• Luna was known for painting literary and historical settings in the style of European academies of the period, some of which included political commentary. His allegorical compositions often contained theatrical poses inspired by scenes from the classics. Famous Juan Luna paintings include Spoliarium, The Parisian Life, and Tampuhan.
• Luna's victory also inspired expatriate Filipinos to work for reforms to the Spanish-Filipino relationship that eventually led to the Philippine Revolution against Spain in 1896, and the establishment of the First Philippine Republic in 1899.
• Because of his bravery, Luna was named director of War on September 26, 1898.

"Grand Woman of the Revolution" and the "Mother of Balintawak"

• She was 84 years old when the revolution started. She risked her life to tend to Andres Bonifacio and other Katipuneros in 1896, providing them with food and nursing the wounded. Her bravery became evident after she was captured by Spanish officials, who subjected her to torture and interrogation in the hopes of extracting information about the Katipunan hideout. She refused to submit and was exiled to Guam on the orders of Governor General Ramon Blanco.
• During The 1896 Philippine Revolution, Tandang Sora operated a store, which became a refuge for the sick and wounded revolutionaries providing them with medical support, a safe refuge, and motherly care.

• Gabriela Silang was a fierce Ilocano warrior who, after her husband’s killing in 1763, took over as commander of rebel troops. She recruited military forces, including native Itnegs, to continue the war against Spain in Ilocos, launching guerrilla raids against Spanish garrisons.
• In her final engagements at the liberation of Vigan, she commanded nearly 2,000 troops against an army of over 6,000 Spanish soldiers. Silang lost the battle, so she and her surviving 80 troops retreated to uncharted territory in Abra, where they were eventually caught. Before publicly hanging the General herself in September 1763, the Spanish forced her to witness the public killings of her soldiers. Despite her defeat, Gabriela Silang is remembered for her incredible bravery in fighting for the freedom of the Ilocos.
• She is one of the most prominent figures of the revolution and one of the most distinguished women in Philippine history.