TY - BOOK AU - Ramos, John Ray TI - Bayani Biographies: Apolinario Mabini SN - 9789716255003 U1 - FIL 920 R1472ap 2023 PY - 2023/// CY - Quezon City PB - Saint Matthew's Publishing KW - Mabini, Apolinario KW - 1964 -1903 KW - Biography N2 - Growing up in a poor family from Batangas, Apolinario Mabini worked hard to finish hos studies and become a respectable lawyer. At the peak of his career as a lawyer, he was struck with illness. At the time of the Philippine Revolution against Spain, when it seemed that all hope was lost and abandoned, he took up its moral leadership. Filipinos know Apolinario Mabini as the "The Great Paralytic" but rarely do they ask why he was great. What were his greatest contributions to the country? How did he guide a nation in its most troubled times? What can his ideals teach us about building a government that truly serves the people? ER -