MANILA, March 18 -- The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) Board of Commissioners has issued a resolution adopting the criteria for an individual to be declared a "hero."

In a public advisory on Monday, the NHCP said it recognizes the codified criteria of a hero set by the Philippine Historical Committee and the National Heroes Commission in 1965, and by the Technical Committee of the National Heroes Committee in 1993 and 1995.

"The Commission has been using the said criteria in identifying personages of historical significance, which the Board of Commissioners have officially codified in a resolution signed on December 13, 2023. It should be noted that while it was inspired by the criteria set by the predecessor c...