Bantayog ng mga Bayani — Attraction in Quezon City

A peaceful park near Eton Centris and MRT Quezon Avenue Station. Quiet, solemn, and entrance is free. Very few visitors during ordinary days except during the special commemoration days of the Martial Law declaration anniversary and EDSA People Power Revolution. I had been in this park twice; the last time was on July 18 last year, after a moderate rainfall and some park areas such as the unpaved pathways near the monuments were thick with mud. The huge balete trees stood like silent sentinels to this park. Engraved on the monuments are the list of human rights victims during the Martial Law and post-EDSA times up to the modern period; it was the same at the Mehan Gardens right across the...

One of the places in Quezon City replete with historical materials on the Martial Law period in the 70s. The materials well documented that period of Philippines history with most of the actors involved until the dictator was ousted in a people's rising popularly known as the EDSA People Power of 1986.

Students,teachers,activists,government employees , officials and even ordinary citizens should visit the Bantayog ng mga Bayani to revisit our history,a defining moment at that, lest we forget our past.

The Bantayog ng mga Bayani also has the hall of remembrance,where names of the martyrs during the martial law period and afterwards...

Outstanding place for anyone interested in the Marcos regime, recent history in the Philippines, or democracy & human rights fighters more broadly. The memorial site & attached museum are open on Saturday and weekdays, and maybe Sunday too though I came on a Saturday so I'm not sure about the other days. This was the #1 most fascinating & important thing I saw in the Philippines. A real must-visit. Hats off to all the wonderful, engaged Filipinos who work here, support this place, and are determined to...