Cristina Catalla Explained

Cristina Catalla
Birth Name:	Melania Cristina Catalla
Birth Date:	25 December 1950
Occupation:	Activist
Alma Mater:	University of the Philippines Los Baños
Awards:	Honored at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani wall of remembrance

Melania Cristina Catalla (born December 25, 1950 — disappeared on July 31, 1977) was an anti-martial law activist who belonged to a network of community organizations in the Southern Tagalog region in the Philippines whose disappearance on July 31, 1977, became a rallying cry of the Philippine resistance against the Marcos dictatorship.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Catalla's name is inscribed on the Wall of Remembrance at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani, a memorial that honors martyrs and heroes who fought the dictatorship.^{[4] [5]} She is also one of the heroes honored by the University of the Philippines Los Baños on its 'Hagdan ng Malayang Kamalayan' memorial.^[6]

See also

• Bantayog ng mga Bayani
• List of people who disappeared
• Southern Tagalog 10

Notes and References

1. Web site: CATALLA, Cristina F. . 2015-10-15 . Bantayog ng mga Bayani . en-US . 2018-11-28.
2. News: Resonance: The Southern Tagalog 10. Ilagan. Bonifacio. 2016-12-06. Manila Today. 2018-04-28. en-US.
3. Web site: Four faces, four heroes . . 2018-11-28.
4. Book: Malay, Carolina S.. Ang Mamatay nang Dahil sa 'Yo: Heroes and Martys of the Filipino People in the Struggle Against Dictatorship 1972-1986 (Volume 1). National Historical Commission of the Philippines. Rodriguez, Ma. Cristina V.. 2015. 9789715382700. Manila, Philippines. 927728036.
5. Web site: Martyrs and Heroes. Bantayog ng mga Bayani. 2018-04-28.
6. Web site: 'Hagdan ng Malayang Kamalayan', pinasinayanan sa UPLB . Laksamana . Mariz . 2017-03-11 . ABS-CBN News and Public Affairs . en-US . 2018-11-28.