Edgar Ang Sinco
Edgar Ang Sinco | |
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| Born | Edgar Catacutan Ang Sinco January 2, 1952 Sto. Niño, San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines |
| Died | February 16, 1971 (aged 19) Davao City, Philippines |
| Cause of death | Assassination |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Alma mater | University of the East University of Mindanao |
Edgar Catacutan Ang Sinco (January 2, 1952 - February 16, 1971) was a student activist from the University of Mindanao (UM) in Davao City who was active in the years immediately prior to Ferdinand Marcos' declaration of Martial Law.[1][2] He was shot down while giving a speech in front of the University' Main building on February 16, 1971[3] – one of several students gunned down during the events of the First Quarter Storm,[4] but the first from the city of Davao. As such, he is considered Davao City's first martyr in the struggle against the Marcos dictatorship.[5]
Ang Sinco's assassination came after three months during which the students of UM had been on strike. With tensions already running high, Ang Sinco's assassination triggered three days and three nights of riots in Davao's CM and Recto and Oyanguren streets, in what has come to be referred to as the "Battle of C.M. Recto."[3][6]
On November 30, 2018, Ang Sinco's name was engraved on the Wall of Remembrance of the Bantayog ng mga Bayani, which honors the martyrs and heroes that fought against the Martial Law regime of Ferdinand Marcos.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Layug, Margaret Claire (November 30, 2018). "7 more 'heroes' added to 'Bantayog ng mga Bayani' wall". GMA News Online. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
- ^ Tiu, Macario D. (2016). O Susana! : untold stories of martial law in Davao. Davao City: Ateneo de Davao University Publication Office. ISBN 9789710392308. OCLC 948565569.
- ^ a b Tiu, Macario D. (November 30, 2015). "Pre-Martial Law student activism in Davao". Bantayog ng mga Bayani. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
- ^ "III", Republic of the Philippines Supreme Court En Banc (AQUINO et.al v. ENRILE et.al) G.R. No. L-35546 September 17, 1974, retrieved December 3, 2018
- ^ a b "Martyrs and Heroes: ANG SINCO, Edgar Catacutan". Bantayog ng mga Bayani. November 28, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
- ^ Doyo, Ma. Ceres P. (November 30, 2019). "11 more honored at Bantayog for defying Marcos dictatorship". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
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