Antonio Tagamolila

Antonio Tagamolila
Detail of the Wall of Remembrance at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani, showing names from the 1998 batch of Bantayog Honorees, including that of Antonio Tagamolila.
Born(1950-01-17)January 17, 1950
DiedFebruary 18, 1974(1974-02-18) (aged 24)
NationalityFilipino
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines Diliman (BS)
Occupation(s)Student journalist
Activist
Organization(s)College Editors' Guild of the Philippines
The Philippine Collegian
Kabataang Makabayan
Samahan ng Demokratikong Kabataan
New People's Army
SpouseVictoria Segui
Children1
Parents
  • Manuel Tagamolila (father)
  • Casiana Sandoval (mother)
FamilyCrispin Tagamolila (brother)
three more siblings

Antonio Sandoval Tagamolila (January 17, 1950 – February 18, 1974) was a Filipino activist, student journalist, and revolutionary who was active during the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos. He was the editor-in-chief of The Philippine Collegian and the president of the College Editors' Guild of the Philippines in 1971,[1]: 423  as well as a member of Kabataang Makabayan. After the imposition of Martial law in 1972, Tagamolila joined the New People's Army. He was killed on February 18, 1975, in an encounter.[2]

  1. ^ Serve the People: Ang Kasaysayan ng Radikal na Kilusan sa Unibersidad ng Pilipinas. Quezon City, Philippines: IBON Books. 2008.
  2. ^ "TAGAMOLILA, Antonio S." Bantayog ng mga Bayani. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2020.

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