Teodoro Asedillo

Teodoro Asedillo
Teodoro Asedillo (marked by an X) with some of his supporters
BornJuly 1883
Kalayaan, Laguna, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Died31 December 1935(1935-12-31) (aged 52)
Sampaloc, Tayabas, Philippine Commonwealth
Other namesKa Dodo
Occupation(s)Schoolteacher
Chief of Police
Unionist
OrganizationKatipunan ng mga Anak-Pawis sa Pilipinas
Political partyPartido Komunista ng Pilipinas-1930
Spouse(s)Honorata Oblea
Eustaquia Pacuribot

Teodoro B. Asedillo (July 1883 – (1935-12-31)31 December 1935) was a Filipino labor leader and revolutionary. A former schoolteacher and police officer in Longos, he became the head of the labor federation Katipunan ng mga Anak-Pawis sa Pilipinas in his province of Laguna. He was also a member of the Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas-1930.[1]

Asedillo is most famous for leading an armed insurrection against the American colonial government in 1935. Following the failure of a strike in the La Minerva cigarette factory in Tondo, Asedillo returned to Longos and organized armed peasants against what they saw as socio-economic injustice. He became famous as a Robin Hood figure in the area, while colonial officials described him as an outlaw and a bandit leader.[2]

Asedillo was eventually killed in Sampaloc, Quezon, following a manhunt in November 1935. His body was crucified and put on display to discourage supporters.

The Asedillo Falls in Sampaloc are named after him.[3]

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