LUCENA CITY: Vice President Jejomar Binay will lead the list of luminaries for the bicentennial anniversary of local hero Apolinario dela Cruz, known as Hermano Pule (or Puli), on Wednesday.

Binay will be assisted by National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) Executive Director Ludovico Badoy in the wreath-laying activity at Hermano Pule’s monument at the shared boundaries of Tayabas City and Lucena City at the morning of July 22, the 200th birth anniversary of the local hero.