Maria Lorena Barros

Detail of the Wall of Remembrance at the [[Bantayog ng mga Bayani]], showing names from the first batch of Bantayog Honorees, including that of Lorena Barros. Maria Lorena Morelos Barros (March 18, 1948 – March 24, 1976) was a Filipino activist. She founded the Malayang Kilusan ng Bagong Kababaihan (Free Movement of New Women) or MAKIBAKA, a militant women's organization shortly before the Martial Law. When Martial Law was declared, she went underground, was later captured and was a top political prisoner. She escaped to the countryside as a guerrilla fighter and was killed during a military ambush at 28 years old. Provided by Wikipedia

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