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Were Tandang Sora alive today ... Youth Development Program (SYDP), TESDA QC-Lingkod Bayan Training Center and Sports Development Program were invited to give brief backgrounders on the programs ...
The Tandang Sora Shrine on Banlat Road, Tandang Sora, Quezon City. MANILA—On August 29, 1896, the 84-year-old revolutionary heroine “Tandang Sora,” or Melchora Aquino in real life ...
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For her sacrifices for the nation, Tandang Sora was among those first rounded up by the Spanish after the Katipunan’s first ...
the relatives of Tandang Sora and barangay residents. At the center of the shrine is a huge sculpture of the hero, executed in 2004 by Abdulmari de Leon Imao Jr. Who was this woman who is now ...
Words from Filipino hero/shero/heroine Tandang Sora: “Kung ako ay may siyam na buhay, patuloy ko pa rin itong iaalay sa bayan. (If I had nine lives, I would continue to offer these for my country.)” ...
BOTH houses of Congress have recognized the heroism of Melchora Aquino, more popularly known as Tandang Sora, by passing the measure declaring January 6 of every year a special working holiday in ...
When heroine Melchora Aquino, aka Tandang Sora, comes “home” Friday to a new shrine built in her honor in Banlat, Quezon City, all that will be placed there are three small pieces of her bones.
Last week, Feb. 14, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced that the high-volume Tandang Sora flyover in Quezon City will be closed starting on Saturday, Feb. 23 ...