The humble birthplace of heroine Melchora Aquino, also known as Tandang Sora, was officially declared a national shrine yesterday by virtue of a resolution of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines.
A descendant of Katipunan revolutionary Melchora Aquino is hoping the government will declare Jan. 6, the heroine’s birthday, a nonworking holiday.
President Benigno Aquino III on Friday led the re-interment of the remains of Melchora Aquino or Tandang Sora, the Grand Lady of the Philippine Revolution.
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.
Known as the “Mother of the Philippine Revolution,” Melchora Aquino or Tandang Sora, was born on Jan. 6, 1812, in Caloocan, Rizal.
Of the many praises heaped posthumously on the iconic Tandang Sora, here’s one more compliment that could surely make heads turn.
