Who should be 'the' Philippine National Hero?

During the Spanish colonial era, he was a nationalist and reformer of the Philippines, the most important reform advocate in the Philippines. He was inspired and misdirected as a leader of the Katipunan Revolution and led to be executed on December 30, 1896.

As a politician, Jose Rizal was the founder of La Liga Filipino, later citizen organization Katipnan was born. He is a supporter of the Philippine autonomy through institutional reform rather than a fierce revolution and will only support "violent means" as a last resort. (Wikipedia)

He is a Philippine nationalist and a revolutionary. He is often referred to as the "father of the Philippine Revolution". Bonifacio was the founder of the Katipunan movement, later Supremo ("the supreme leader") called for Philippine independence from the Spanish colonial rule and began the Philippine revolution.

He is considered to be the de facto national hero of the Philippines, and some Filipino historians also regard him as the first president, but he is not officially recognized. (Wikipedia)

He is the Philippine general, politician and independent leader. He played an important role during the Philippine Revolution against Spain, and the subsequent Philippines - the American War or the Philippine Revolutionary War resisted American occupation.

Aginaldo became the first President of the Philippines. He is also the youngest (28), the president, the former president of longevity (who survived until the age of 94), the president is the most successor. (Wikipedia)

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August 25 is the national hero anniversary of the Philippines, a national holiday celebrating those who sacrificed the freedom of the Philippines. Among the most famous heroes are Jose Rizal (a nationalist and supporter of the Philippine Reformist advocate during the Spanish colonial period) and Andres Bonifacio (Revolutionary). Others who were recommended to be recognized as state heroes by the National Heroes Committee include Senator Benigno Aquino (though there is a record of violence getting power), Emilio Aginaldo, Gabriella Silan and Apolinario Mabini etc.

Why is Rizal not considered a national hero of the Philippines, what does it mean to first become a Philippine hero? Every hero must be a role model hero in a society symbolizing the good he must fight for our freedom. Rizal is considered a national hero of the Philippines and because of the wonderful things that Rizal has done in our country he strives for freedom through poetry, prose and novels. But there are still a lot of people claiming that he is not our national hero. Others insist that Andres Bonifacio must be our national hero. He fights for our freedom through the confrontation with the Spaniard. In 1901 Governor Howard Taft sponsored and appointed Dr. Jose Rizal as a national hero of the Philippines. Later, the committee sponsored by the United States passed Decree No. 346 which named the anniversary of Rizal's death "Remembrance Day".