▁been ▁a ▁major ▁labor ▁leader ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Kil us ang ▁May o ▁Un o , ▁an ▁" in dependent ▁and ▁dem ocr atic ▁labor ▁center ▁prom oting ▁genu ine , ▁milit ant ▁and ▁anti - imper ial ist ▁trade ▁union ism ". ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Congress ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁to ▁represent ▁the ▁poor ▁and ▁marg inal ized ▁se ctors ▁in ▁society ▁▁▁ ▁Ed win ▁G . ▁Bor long an ▁( May ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 5 9 - ▁June ▁? , ▁ 1 9 8 2 ) ▁Bor long an ▁worked ▁in ▁Man ila ▁as ▁a ▁driver / me chan ic ▁when ▁he ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁grass ro ots ▁movement ▁against ▁the ▁Mar cos ▁dict ator ship . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁Bul ac an ▁and ▁volunte ered ▁in ▁helping ▁organ ize ▁far mers . ▁He ▁was ▁meeting ▁with ▁other ▁four ▁activ ists ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁arrested ▁by ▁the ▁military . ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁found ▁dead . ▁ ▁Sil me ▁Gar ci ano ▁Dom ingo ▁– ▁Dom ingo ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁America ▁from ▁Filip ino ▁migr ant ▁parents . ▁He ▁helped ▁organ ize ▁a ▁union ▁among ▁can n ery ▁workers ▁in ▁Al aska , ▁prom oting ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁people ▁of ▁color . ▁He ▁established ▁the ▁Kat ip un an ▁ng ▁Dem okrat ik ong ▁Pil ip inas , ▁and ▁was