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Rosendo Mejica
Journalist · 1873–1956
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Rosendo Mejica was a pioneering Ilonggo publisher, journalist, educator, and public servant who founded *Makinaugalingon*, a major Hiligaynon newspaper established in 1913. Through its press, he promoted Hiligaynon literature and helped publish translations of José Rizal’s novels, *Noli Me Tangere* and *El Filibusterismo*. He also supported public education and workers’ rights in Iloilo, leaving a lasting mark on regional journalism and civic life.
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Read quote → ✓Source verified“Ang balasahon amo’ng ginapahamtangan sang mga pabatyag, mga pabantala, mga balita, mga panumbungon, mga sugid, mga kasuguan, kag iban pa nga nagakahanabu sa aton pagpangabuhi, dili lamang sa aton banwa, kundi sa iban man nga kabanwahanan.”
Read quote → ✓Source verified“To instruct the working class, to inculcate in him the love for work, virtue, honesty, to teach him his duties and highest rights; to awaken him in his soul the sentiments of dignity and civicism, necessary for a perfect citizen.”