Libingan ng mga Bayani

Libingan ng mga Bayani (LNMB, local pronunciation: [liːˈbiːŋan ˈnaŋ maˈŋa baˈjaːni], lit.'Cemetery of [the] Heroes') is a national cemetery within Fort Andres Bonifacio (formerly Fort William McKinley) in Taguig City, Philippines.

Libingan ng mga Bayani
Fort Andres Bonifacio, Taguig City, Philippines
Used for those deceased
EstablishedMay 1947 (1947-05) (as Republic Memorial Cemetery)
Location14.520°N 121.044°E / 14.520; 121.044
Websitehttps://pvao.gov.ph/military-shrines/libingan-ng-mga-bayani/

First established in May 1947 as a fitting resting place for Philippine military personnel from privates to generals who served during World War II, it eventually became designated as the official place of burial for deceased Philippine presidents, national heroes, patriots, National Artists and National Scientists.

Among those buried in the cemetery are Filipino soldiers who died during the Philippine Campaign and the Liberation of the Philippines in World War II from 1941 to 1945. Among the Filipino leaders and dignitaries buried there are Presidents Elpidio Quirino, Carlos P. Garcia and Diosdado Macapagal; former Vice President Salvador H. Laurel; generals Artemio Ricarte and Carlos P. Romulo; Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Angelo Reyes; and former Senate President and proclaimed Vice President Arturo Tolentino and Blas Ople. Fidel Ramos is the most recent president to be buried there, on August 9, 2022.

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