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'''Evelio B. Javier''' |
'''Evelio B. Javier''' ([[October 14]], [[1942]] - [[February 11]], [[1986]]) is a [[Filipino]] lawyer, civil servant, politician, and an oppositionist during the authoritarian regime of President [[Ferdinand Marcos]]. |
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It is also another sad scene of Filipinos everywhere in 1986 on martyrs of military terrorism and restoration of democracy. His funeral was another politician martyred during the decade of [[Martial Law]] in the Philippines and a martyr of military terrorrism, surpassing [[Benigno Aquino, Jr.]]'s death and martyrdom in [[1983]]. |
It is also another sad scene of Filipinos everywhere in 1986 on martyrs of military terrorism and restoration of democracy. His funeral was another politician martyred during the decade of [[Martial Law]] in the Philippines and a martyr of military terrorrism, surpassing [[Benigno Aquino, Jr.]]'s death and martyrdom in [[1983]]. |
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An airport, [[Evelio Javier Airport]], in San Jose, Antique, was named in honour of him. |
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Evelio B. Javier (October 14, 1942 - February 11, 1986) is a Filipino lawyer, civil servant, politician, and an oppositionist during the authoritarian regime of President Ferdinand Marcos.
Early life and marriage
Evelio Javier was born on October 14, 1942, in Barangay Lanag (now Evelio Javier), Hamtic, Antique, to Everardo Autajay Javier and Feliza Bellaflor. He finished his grade school in San Jose Elementary School in San Jose, Antique and graduated high school and college in Ateneo de Manila University. There, he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Government and his Bachelor of Laws, and passed the bar examination before he became a successful lawyer and entered into politics.
He married Precious Bello Lotilla of Sibalom, Antique and they were blessed with two sons, Francis Gideon and David.
His term as civil servant
He ran for governer of Antique and won in 1971 making him as the Phlippines' youngest governor during that decade. He was 28 years old. He did not run again for election in 1980, instead, he ran for Assemblyman at the Batasang Pambansa, but he lost.
Death and martyrdom
On the morning of February 11, 1986, at 10:00 A.M., three armed soldiers of Ferdinand Marcos went to the New Capitol building in San Jose, Antique. While Evelio Javier was talking to his friends at the park in front of the capitol, Marcos' soldiers immediately open-fired at him.
Another soldier of Marcos saw the prostrated corpse of Javier on the grounds in front of the capitol and said, "Can you recognize me? Stand up and fight!"
On the day of the funeral and burial to his final resting place at his hometown of San Jose, Antique, millions of mourning people in Antique followed his funeral procession to the cemetery wearing yellow shirts and tying yellow bands to their wrists. They played his favourite song, "The Impossible Dream," during the procession to the cemetery. Many people there show their anger and sorrow to cry "Justice for Evelio! We love you!" on the day of his death.
Legacy
It is also another sad scene of Filipinos everywhere in 1986 on martyrs of military terrorism and restoration of democracy. His funeral was another politician martyred during the decade of Martial Law in the Philippines and a martyr of military terrorrism, surpassing Benigno Aquino, Jr.'s death and martyrdom in 1983.
An airport, Evelio Javier Airport, in San Jose, Antique, was named in honour of him.