Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):
MARCH 21, 1897
A heroine of the Philippine Revolution, Marcela Marcelo (1869-1897) of Malibay is killed in the Battle of Pasong Santol in Imus, Cavite.
Also known as Selang Bagsik and Henerala Sela, she was a woman of great courage.
Feared by the Spaniards, she led her platoon to battle against the enemy with just a bolo in her hand.
(Design, concept, stamp and research: Richard Allan B. Uy) All rights reserved
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