[3] Faustino is one of heroes honored by the University of the Philippines Los Baños in its 'Hagdan ng Malayang Kamalayan' memorial,[4] and his name is inscribed on the Wall of Remembrance at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani, a memorial that honors martyrs and heroes who fought the dictatorship.

[5][6] Gerry Faustino first enrolled as a freshman at the University of the Philippines in Los Baños (UPLB) in 1973, taking up a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture[6] only a year after the University of the Philippines College of Agriculture was elevated as the newly created UP System's first autonomous campus.

Already known for being politically aware, he demonstrated leadership potential by participating in the UPSCA's extension programs.

The group eventually became known as the “Southern Tagalog 10,” whose disappearance is considered the most prominent case of abduction under martial law.

[7] Only the body of Modesto Sison, one of the ten activists, was found, although the Philippine military later claimed that three of woman activists—Rizalina Ilagan, Cristina Catalla and Jessica Sales—had been killed in an encounter in Mauban, Quezon.