Dr. Artemio Castro Nabor, born in Madalag, Aklan in 1900, was a teacher, optometrist, journalist, and public servant known for his strong advocacy for Aklan’s history and identity. He studied optometry in Manila while working and later became an editor of several publications, including Ro Akeanon, which promoted the separation of Aklan from Capiz. In 1936, he served as Executive Secretary of the National Commission of Labor and helped develop the Eight-Hour Labor Law. During World War II, he led a bolo-armed resistance group called the Farmer-Labor Battalion against the Japanese. His most notable work was his research into Aklan’s early history and the origin of the Ati-Atihan Festival, and he controversially claimed the three stars on the Philippine flag represented Luzon, Akean, and Mindanao. Nabor died when the ship he was on sank in the Sibuyan Sea.
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Aklan Cultural Mappers/Municipality of Madalag/Credit to the Rightful Owner
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Lady Joana V. Montuya, Guia Lyn N. Zonio, Grace S. Sapico
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Aklan cultural advocates, Aklan historians, Aklan independence movement, Aklan public servants, Ati-Atihan Festival origins, Dr. Artemio Castro Nabor, Eight-Hour Labor Law Philippines, Farmer-Labor Battalion, Filipino activists, Filipino journalists, Filipino labor leaders, Filipino optometrists, Filipino World War II resistance, Madalag Aklan, Philippine flag symbolism, Philippine history researchers, Philippine resistance leaders, Ro Akeanon publication, Sibuyan Sea maritime disasters
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