Lorca brothers
Bantayog ng Mga Bayani QC, Philippines Nov. 30, 2015 NAP LORCA Among the 15 names inscribed in the walls of the Bantayog ng mga Bayani this afternoon are those of the brothers -- Napoleon Porras Lorca and Rolando Porras Lorca. "Nap" Lorca was born February 2, 1946 in Pasay City but after the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus in 1971, went to Iloilo. A member of the Kabataang Makabayan (KM), he worked with the Federation of Ilonggo Students (FIST) which led student demonstrations in Iloilo. From the ranks of FIST rose the leaders of the KM and the Samahan ng mga Demokratikong Kabataan (SDK). Nap and fellow studentis moved to the foothills of the Madyaas Mountains when they sensed that Marcos was preparing the ground for the declaration of martial law. He is remembered for organizing the indigenousTumandok of Central Panay. He and his group's integration with indigenous people taught the latter ways to improve farm production like constructing village w...