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          Leonardo Mercado was a Filipino philosopher, educator, and writer who played an important role in the development of Filipino philosophy in the 20th century....

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        3. Leonardo Mercado was a Filipino philosopher, educator, and writer who played an important role in the development of Filipino philosophy in the 20th century.
        4. Leonardo Mercado was one of the first to appreciate the philosophical significance of this evolution.
        5. Leonardo Mercado is a Filipino philosopher who has made significant contributions to the development of Filipino philosophy.

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          His family resided at 76 Pelaez St., before they moved to Manila as transients, then finally to a permanent residence at Quezon City, after three important events happened in his family: after Manuel Mercado died on November 20, 1945; when Engracia gained employment as a nurse at Philippine Tuberculosis Society in Pasay City, and after Leonardo Mercado graduated from High school in 1952.

           

          His Elementary and High School education was spent at Cebu City, interrupted by the events of World War II.

          The peace of the pre-war years made him remember his kindergarten years in a protestant school established in a huge ground with a lot of mango trees. His elementary days started during the Japanese Occupation, at parochial school named Santo Rosario ran by the RVM Sisters.

          After the war Leonardo resumed elementary studies as grade IV pupil at Saint Theresa’s College. He transferred to Cebu Normal School when he reached grade V, finishing high school in the same school.

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