Apolinario Mabini was a revolutionary hero and Freemason who helped in setting up the First Republic of the Philippines. He was labeled as the Uta ng Rebolusyon! or "ailang #umpo!.$hat stries me is the similarity of Mabini%s path to that of "r. &ose Ri'al.Rather than braving the frontlines during the upheaval of his period( Mabini instead used his intellectual prowess as a lawyer to serve as an adviser and even helping to formulate several decrees in the revolutionary government of )en. *milio Aguinaldo. Another inspiring facet of Mabini is on how he became a lawyer despite of poverty.*pifanio de los +antos was a member of the Philippine ,ommission during the American coloni'ation era. He was an academician and considered as one of the greatest Filipino scholars( being a literary genius and an avid collector of -ne arts from all over the world. .oday( one of the ma/or arterial roads of the national capital region is named in his honor. $hat fascinated me most was that de los +antos focused his energies as an academician rather than on politics( and on this area he ept on contributing to public service( hence becoming an ideal for a civil servant.$enceslao 0in'ons was one of the organi'ers of the Filipino guerilla resistance during the &apanese occupation in $orld $ar 11. He is a product of the UP ,ollege of #aw and today a building inside the campus catering to student services is named in his honor. 0in'ons was hailed as the father of student activism( for his e2orts in the student council and school paper. His inspiring feature is how he was a staunch advocate of Philippine independence( as early as his college student days( then blooming into his political career at the 3456 ,onstitutional ,onvention( up to his martyrdom.,laro M. Recto was a brilliant Filipino statesman( traversing both the legislative and /udicial branches of government. He was largely attributed as the main author of the 3456 Philippine ,onstitution. "espite not becoming a president of our country nor having seen active combat during the &apanese occupation( Recto impressed me as one who made a large impact in our country%s history by being at the pivot during the highlights of our history( such as the outright re/ection of U+ air and naval bases in the Philippines7 on paving the way for eventual independence7 and on composing nationalist essays and speeches.&ose $. "iono was a former Philippine senator and a staunch defender of human rights( bravely touring around the country during the dar days of martial law. He is famously nown to have topped both the 8ar e9am and ,erti-ed Public Accountant board e9am. $hat inspired me was "iono%s drive to become a lawyer( having taen and topped the grueling e9amination despite not having any law degree due to the interruption of $orld $ar 11.Another fascinating point of his life was on being-rm on his principles( having resigned from the ,ory A:uino government after the Mendiola Massacre occurred.#oren'o M. .a;ada was one of the -rst senators of the -rst Philippine +enate( and was the longest serving senator in the history of our nation. .a;ada was an alumnusof the UP ,ollege of #aw( and one of the founders of the Manuel #.