
25/08/2025
๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฌ, ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ
When people think of heroes, some tend to go back to the legendary names who are written in history โ the thinkers, warriors, and visionaries who sacrificed their lives so our nation might be free. Their sacrifices molded the Philippines, and every year on this day, we stop to commemorate them.
But heroism did not end with our historical figures and fallen martyrs of old. They are silently everywhere around us โ in the jeepney driver who wakes up before dawn to take commuters to work, in the nurse who works long shifts caring for the ill, in the street sweeper who makes our streets clean, in the security guard who guards our streets throughout the night.
They do not wear shiny medals, nor will their names appear in textbooks, but their efforts keep the country functioning in ways we often overlook. Their type of heroism does not shout; it operates silently, bearing the burden of day-to-day struggle with strength and resolve.
This National Heroes Day, let us remember that the story of the Philippines is not only written by those in history books, but also by the countless service workers who continue to give, sacrifice, and serve with little recognition.
To our modern-day heroes โ maraming salamat. The country moves forward because of you.
Written by Lucian Khylle Unabia
Image by Hara Alexandria Bado