Magnifico Osorio | |
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 Detail of the Wall of Remembrance at theBantayog ng mga Bayani, showing names from the 2014 batch of Bantayog Honorees, including that of Magnifico Osorio. | |
| Born | Magnifico Libre Osorio (1934-12-15)December 15, 1934 Manapla, Negros Occidental, Philippines |
| Died | March 29, 1985(1985-03-29) (aged 50) Bataraza, Palawan, Philippines |
| Cause of death | Assassination |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Spouse | Florenda Osorio |
Rev.Magnifico Libre Osorio (December 15, 1934 - March 29, 1985) was aFilipinoMethodist Pastor[1] and human rights advocate best known for championing the rights of Indigenous people in the province ofPalawan and his murder during the waning days ofFerdinand Marcos'dictatorship in thePhilippines.[2] He was not known to have political affiliations nor leanings,[3] but his humanitarian work and the circumstances of his murder have led him to be considered a martyr of the resistance against the dictatorship, and his name is inscribed on the Wall of Remembrance at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani in Quezon City.[4]
Pastor Osorio was one of several preachers or missionaries who were violently killed after opposing forces linked to the Marcos administration in 1985: notable others being Catholic Missionary PriestTullio Favali,United Church of Christ Minister Elpidio Sumawil, and Episcopalian Father Mariano Beling.[5]