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Filipino anti-martial law activist
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19 June 1954
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Biography
Melania Cristina Catalla (born June 19, 1954 — disappeared on July 31, 1977) was an anti-martial law activist who belonged to a network of community organizations in the Southern Tagalog region in the Philippines whose disappearance on July 31, 1977, became a rallying cry of the Philippine resistance against the Marcos dictatorship.
Catalla's name is inscribed on the Wall of Remembrance at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani, a memorial thathonors martyrs and heroes who fought the dictatorship.She is also one of heroes honored by the University of the Philippines Los Baños in its 'Hagdan ng Malayang Kamalayan' memorial.