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(Flaviano Yengko in 1896)
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Flaviano Yengko, the third of the seven children of Basilio Yengko and Maria Abad.
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At the age of five, he was enrolled at the Escuela Normal. He finished the course for primary teachers with the qualification maestro
de ascenso. He took up Latinidad under Enrique Mendiola and later under Benedicto Luna. Then he enrolled at the Colegio de San Juan de Letran where he obtained his Bachelor of Arts. He was a law student of the University of Santo Tomas when the war broke out.
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He was generous. A classmate, broke because of lavish spending, was in dire predicament regarding a back account of eight pesos with the university. Flaviano told him:
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 "Don't worry. With my gold spectacles and your gold watch chain, we can easily raise more than ten pesos from the pawnshop."
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He was versatile. He performed well in class and was an eloquent orator, a witty debater, and a good athlete. He was given to the arts.
One of his paintings, A Landscape, was awarded a prize in the Regional Exposition of the Philippines held in Manila in 1895. He was a
skilled pianist like his mother and a gifted singer. Consequently, he was popular among the Colegialas of the city ,and the pretty dalagas
of Imus.
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In Imus, he fell in love with a beautiful Caviteña. She favored him, but her father did not think him man enough, put off by his fancy clothes. The father preferred a rival who had the makings of a revolutionary. The outbreak of the Philippine Revolution in August 1896 gave
him the opportunity to prove his manly courage. 
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In response to Bonifacio's call to arms, he quit his law course and secretly left his home in
Tondo. He left a note:
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 "Mother, I am leaving without your consent and knowledge because I will be fighting for our fatherland."
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On November 8, 1896, he reached Imus where he presented himself to General Emilio Aguinaldo. His first assignment was to transport
gunpowder from Manila to Cavite.
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On November 9, he had his first engagement in the Battle of Binakayan. The ardor he manifested in battle, and his unusual valor
in action caught the attention of Aguinaldo who, consequently, took him in the general staff with the rank of captain. He participated in other military engagements, winning rapid promotion.
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The Christmas of 1896 saw him in the uniform of a Colonel. Despite the gore and grime of combat, he managed to keep himself well-groomed .
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In February 1897, Spanish General Cornelio de Polavieja launched an intensive offensive in Cavite, the storm center of the Revolution. On February 17, the Spanish forces crossed Zapote Bridge after a fierce battle. On February 22, the Filipino troops counter-attacked to recover the town, but they were repulsed. He and his men took part in this engagement. The Filipino forces retreated to Perez Dasmariñas. He so distinguished himself in these encounters that General Aguinaldo promoted him to brigadier general.
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December 22, 1874: Flaviano Yengko, hero of the Battle of Salitran, was born in Tondo, Manila