Strength, courage, goodness, grace, and sacrifice are words that come to mind when you think of heroes, altruistic attributes no one exemplified better than the Mother (and Father) of all modern-day Philippine heroes, Cory and Ninoy Aquino. Leading lives that were sterling examples of integrity and honesty in their pursuit of truth and freedom, the two influenced our thinking and changed our lives and those of generations to come.

On National Heroes' Day, we need to be reminded of some of their most meaningful words and ideas that ring true today more than ever: Ninoy Aquino once said, "We should not depend on one man, we should depend on all of us. 'All of us' is expandable in the cause for freedom and therefore I say stand up now and be a leader, and when all of us are leaders, we will expedite the cause of freedom." Cory Aquino is best remembered for this quote: "I just do whatever it is that I believe I should do, regardless of the risks to my life…I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life."

While dying for one's country can certainly catapult one to heroic heights, many ordinary people leading extraordinary daily lives continue to work for the greater good just doing what they do best and what they think is right. SPOT.ph brings you 10 such people worthy of being called our heroes of today: (In no particular order.)