15/11/2025
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The Filipino people honors the life, legacy, and enduring memory of General Gregorio Del Pilar on the 150th anniversary of his birth on 14 November 2025.
The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP), in partnership with the Municipal Government of Bulakan, Bulacan, the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Philippine Military Academy, and the Provincial Government of Bulacan will hold two simultaneous commemorative programs, one at the generalโs birth site in Bulakan, Bulacan; and another at the generalโs monument at the Philippine Military Academy, Fort Gregorio Del Pilar, Baguio City.
Bulacan Governor Daniel R. Fernando will serve as the Guest of Honor and Speaker at the Bulakan, Bulacan program while Undersecretary of National Defense Irineo C. Espino, representing Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro, will lead the commemoration in Baguio City.
Various educational and cultural activities will also be held by the Provincial Government of Bulacan, the KABESERA Samahang Pangkalinangan ng Bulacan, the Samahang Pangkasaysayan ng Bulacan, and the Bulacan Salhinlahi, Inc. throughout the month of November, including this yearโs Pambansang Kumperensya sa Bulacan on 27-29 November, culminating with the annual commemoration of the Battle of Tirad Pass on 2 December 2025.
Meanwhile, the NHCP will hold the final Republika Lecture at the Philippine Military Academy with Del Pilar biographer and historian Dr. Jose Victor Z. Torres as speaker.
Gregorio Del Pilar (b. 14 November 1875) was a young revolutionary and military leader from Bulakan, Bulacan. Recognized for heroism displayed during early campaigns, he was eventually promoted to the rank of Brigadier General by President Emilio Aguinaldo and would lead the rear guard that accompanied the Republic as it sought to escape from the pursuing American forces.
On December 2, 1899; the young Del Pilar and sixty men, volunteers from Bulacan and Ilocos, mounted a spirited defense at the strategic mountain trail of Tirad Pass which served as the gateway into the Cordilleras. Facing overwhelming odds, Gregorio Del Pilar and fifty-two of his men would make the ultimate sacrifice in defense of the motherland.
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Learn more about Goyo and his fellow heroes born in 1875 through our conference, "Batch 1875: Kumperensiyang Pang-alaala sa Henerasyon nina Oriang, Pingkian, at Goyo"
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