Apolinario Mabini - Legacy

Legacy

  • Two sites related to Mabini have been chosen to host shrines in his honor:
  • The house where Mabini died is now located in the campus of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) in Santa Mesa, Manila, having been moved twice. The simple nipa retains the original the furniture, and some of the books he wrote, and also contains souvenir items, while hosting the municipal library and reading facilities.
  • Mabini was buried in his town of birth - what is now Talaga, Tanauan City, Batangas. A replica of the house Mabini was born in was also constructed on the site, and also contains memorabilia.
  • Mabini's face adorns the Philippine Ten peso bill, along with that of AndrĂ©s Bonifacio.
  • Four Philippine municipalities are named after Mabini:
  • Mabini, Batangas,
  • Mabini, Bohol,
  • Mabini, Compostela Valley, and
  • Mabini, Pangasinan
  • The Philippine Navy's Jacinto class corvette, BRP Apolinario Mabini (PS-36), is also named after Mabini.
  • The Philippine government presents the annual Apolinario Mabini Awards to outstanding persons with disabilities.
  • The Mabini Academy is a school in Lipa City, Batangas named after Mabini. The school logo carries Mabini's Image.
  • Southern Tagalog Arterial Road or Apolinario Mabini Superhighway is an expressway that connect the province of Batangas to the SLEX.
  • Apolinario Mabini Bridge which is formerly known as Nagtahan Bridge in the City of Manila.

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