HEROE VS. BAYANI
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HEROE
Spanish term for HERO
A western concept that means a person with
exceptional courage and nobility and
strength or someone who fights for a cause.
One who fights for his nation (bayan) but
does not necessarily mean he fights with
them.
Maaring kumilos ang isang heroe kasama
ang kanyang mga “compatriots” sa isip/
kaisipan subalit mag-isaang kilos nito.
MARTIR – (madalas) nag-iisa, nagiisangkumilos.
BAYANI
 “bayani, bagani, wani, ihi, berani”
 Ayon
sa
katutubo/Austronesian
na
konsepto: kumikilos bilang tugon sa
pangangailangan ng bayan at kasama ang
bayan o ilang mga kasapi nito.
 Hindi isang martir sapagkat kumikilos kaisa
ng bayan.
 The bayani responds to a collective need and
seeks/musters collective effort to address
the need of the people/nation (liberation
from oppression, material, etc.)
HEREO VS. BAYANI
 “Heroe” is mythological or legendary in
nature, often “of divine descent,” and in the
mold of the Greek and Roman gods.
 The Tagalogs’ “bayani” is situated in his or
her relation to the community, and the verb
sense, in fact, stresses community spirit –
working for free, the way we have always
known the “bayanihan” spirit to be.
 A hero on the other hand, was characterized
to be posthumously recognized. Thus, a
hero, in order to be recognized, should be
dead upon then.
 While a bayani on the other hand, does not
need to be dead. Howerever, a bayani could
be called a bayani if he has killed a number
of enemies. The rank or intensity of being a
bayanicorresponds to the number of
enemies he has killed.
 Moreover, the name itself may vary in
meaning depending on the usage of the
word. First, it may mean the same as hero.
 Likewise it may also mean victorious, as in
“namamayani”;
cooperation,
as
in
“bayanihan”; and the likes. Also, the word
“bayani” has a different etymology. One of its
derivations was called “bagani” which means
“warrior” in Ifugao. Thus, most of the
bayanis and baganis, were warriors.
 Bayani, as well as heroes are those who
travel, and throughout the travel, is able to
save his people and collect women to
highlight masculinity and later on be able to
return to his homeland.
 Jose Rizal is a HEROE
- He had a disconnect from the people.
- Apart from not being able to directly
discourse with the people on the critical
topic of revolution owing to the Spanish
language of his Noli and his other works.
- ELITE ILUSTRADO
- He crystallized and helped popularize the
idea of independence of the Filipinos
through his masterpieces. Rizal became a
martyr articulating but not really pursing
this idea. While his execution is believed
to have served to further fan the flames
of the revolution.
- Walang nakasulat sa diksyunaryong
Kanluranin na ang (banyagang konsepto
na)
“hero” ay dapat
na kumikilos
kasamang taumbayan.
 Andres Bonifacio is a BAYANI
- Bayani/bagani/wani/ihi/beraninakasama
o katuwangang, at pumupukaw sa
damdamin ng taumbayan sa kanyang
pagkilos upang matulungan o mabigyang
kaginhawahan ang bayan ng walang
hinihinging kapalit.
- MASA
- He was inseparable from the people, from
the Himagsikan that the Indios / Filipinos
/Taga-ilog voluntarily organized and
launched
through
the
democratic
Katipunan
secret-society-turnedrevolutionary-government.
NATIONAL HEROES’ DAY WAS
CELEBRATED EVEN BEFORE THE
COUNTRY'S INDEPENDENCE FROM THE US
 In 1931, when the Philippines was still an
unincorporated territory of the United
States, the Philippine legislature enacted
Legislature Act 3827.This declared the last
Sunday of August a holiday for the
observance of National Heroes Day.
 Despite being an American territory, the
Philippines was allowed to commemorate
national heroes.
AFTER 76 YEARS, THE OBSERVANCE OF
NATIONAL HEROES’ DAY WAS MOVED
FROM SUNDAY TO MONDAY
 In 1931,
Former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
issued in 2007 Republic Act 9492,which
mandated that if the date of a regular or
nationwide
special
holiday
falls on
a
Wednesday, the holiday is to be observed on the
Monday of that week. In addition, if a holiday
falls on a Sunday, then the holiday shall be
observed on the Monday of the following week.