Cristina Catalla | |
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Born | Melania Cristina Catalla December 25, 1950 |
Disappeared | July 31, 1977 (aged 26) |
Alma mater | University of the Philippines Los Baños |
Occupation | Activist |
Awards | Honored at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani wall of remembrance |
Melania Cristina Catalla (born December 25, 1950 — disappeared on July 31, 1977) was an anti-martial law activist who belonged to a network of community organizations in the Southern Tagalog region in the Philippines whose disappearance on July 31, 1977, became a rallying cry of the Philippine resistance against the Marcos dictatorship. [1] [2] [3]
Catalla's name is inscribed on the Wall of Remembrance at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani, a memorial that honors martyrs and heroes who fought the dictatorship. [4] [5] She is also one of the heroes honored by the University of the Philippines Los Baños on its 'Hagdan ng Malayang Kamalayan' memorial. [6]
Cristina Catalla | |
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Born | Melania Cristina Catalla December 25, 1950 |
Disappeared | July 31, 1977 (aged 26) |
Alma mater | University of the Philippines Los Baños |
Occupation | Activist |
Awards | Honored at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani wall of remembrance |
Melania Cristina Catalla (born December 25, 1950 — disappeared on July 31, 1977) was an anti-martial law activist who belonged to a network of community organizations in the Southern Tagalog region in the Philippines whose disappearance on July 31, 1977, became a rallying cry of the Philippine resistance against the Marcos dictatorship. [1] [2] [3]
Catalla's name is inscribed on the Wall of Remembrance at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani, a memorial that honors martyrs and heroes who fought the dictatorship. [4] [5] She is also one of the heroes honored by the University of the Philippines Los Baños on its 'Hagdan ng Malayang Kamalayan' memorial. [6]