3: someone who fights for a cause syn: champion, fighter, paladin
"Whereas i was concerned with the revolution
of the mind,
Bayani instigated
the revolution of my heart,
filling once dry canals
with the water of life
in inexhaustable supply."
by urduja February 26, 2005
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a man who introduces himself "A-ron"
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1: a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength;
"Bayani is more than one dimensional,
as a multi-faceted human being
he's built like an onion,
with more strength and brilliance revealed
with each layer"
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2: the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem;
"Moving within my world
in a deep poetic stillness,
Bayani plays the part of the protagonist
continuously keepin me
fully engaged."
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Considered a folk hero in Marikina Valley, Bayani Fernando started as a Sacristan (church worker) when he was a toddler.As a young engineer, his firm constructed one of the tallest buildings in the commercial district of the Philippines. He was also known as a businessman who blocked the ready - to - fire military tanks of the Pro - Marcos Forces with his construction equipments during the EDSA Revolution, in his desire to protect the innocent people.Then, he became known as a pro - poor Mayor giving 11,000 homes to homeless people.President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo could not help but notice this low key man and appointed him to her Cabinet as the Chairman of the Metro Manila Development Authority and went on solving the perennial traffic, garbage, and brakdown of discipline in the country's capital region. Today, lots of Filipinos all over the country are urging him to run for President fitting him against traditional and well moneyed politicians.
If you want something done in the Philippines, call Bayani Fernando.
by Prof. Toti Dulay December 16, 2008
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