Apolinario Mabini

Apolinario Mabini was born on July 23, 1864 in Talaga, Tanauan, Batangas. He was the second of eight

siblings of Dionisia Maranan and Inocencio Mabini. His mother was a market vendor while his father is a
simple farmer in the province. He suffered illness (polio) that led to his paralysis. Being a poor is not a
hindrance for him, he earned a degree in teaching in 1887 and finished law in 1894. He became a full-pledge
lawyer in 1895.

Despite of his situation, he never quit school but became persuasive to finish his education. He became a good
writer, lawyer and Filipino patriot. He was also a political philosopher and revolutionary. He inscribed the
constitution for the first Philippine Republic of 1899-1901 and became the first prime minister in 1899. He has
been dubbed as the “Brains of the Revolution.” He was also named as "the Sublime Paralytic" because he was
paralyzed by polio. One of his famous work is his Decalogue for Filipinos.

Apolinario Mabini became one of Aguinaldo’s advisers during the Filipino-American war. He turned out to be
an inspiration for Filipinos who fought the war. He suggested to make renovation of changing the current form
of dictatorial government to revolutionary one. He structured the political systems, he instituted organizations of
barangays, municipalities, and provinces, and he formed the judiciary and the development of police forces of
the country, and formulated army rules and policies. He is the prime minister when the revolutionary convened
at Malolos, Bulacan. And because of this he was called the “Brain of the Revolution”.

With Mabini's talent in writing, he continued to publish articles to plead for reforms while in hiding. On
September 10, 1899, he was captured by the Americans. He was released on September 23, 1900 and lived
in Nagtahan, Manila. And worked as a writer for a local newspaper. Because of his sharp word in his articles,
specifically the El Semil de Alejandro" in "El Liberal", the Americans became furious and exiled him to Guam
on January 5, 1901.

Because of his powerful patriotism and strong intent to serve his countrymen, he returned to the Philippines
and forced to take his oath of allegiance to the United States on February 26, 1903.

Apolinario Mabini contracted cholera and died in Nagtahan, Manila on May 13,1903 at just the youthful age of
39.
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