Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 01:02:16 +0000
MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Leni Robredo led the commemoration of the 121st Independence Day at the Rizal Park in Manila Wednesday morning.
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The Philippines is undoubtedly a country of solid ties and kinship. Even during the earliest recorded periods in history, the solidarity of Filipino communities allowed them to resist foreign rule, with leaders fiercely standing by and with their people.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2019 17:04:05 +0000
Google featured a special doodle of the Philippine flag on Wednesday in celebration of the country’s 121st Independence Day. The moving doodle shows the Philippine flag fluttering against a blue sky.
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Read moreCredit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 28 May 2019 21:16:48 +0000
BAGUIO CITY, BENGUET, Philippines — Although made in Hong Kong (now a part of China), what is arguably the country’s first flag remains the symbol of Filipinos’ defiance against two colonial powers, the great-grandson of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo said on Tuesday, National Flag Day.
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NEW YORK — With backyard barbecues and fireworks, Americans were celebrating Independence Day by participating in time-honored traditions that express pride in their country’s 242nd birthday.
But this quintessential American holiday will also be marked with a sense of a United States divided for some.
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Read moreSeveral people were disappointed with the 120th anniversary celebration of our Independence Day last Tuesday in Kawit, Cavite led by President Duterte. They expected the Chief Executive to discuss the country’s foreign threats to our independence, particularly China’s harassment of our fishermen and navy.
Read moreTODAY, we remember that day in June, 1898, when Filipino revolutionary forces led by General Emilio Aguinaldo proclaimed the independence of the Filipino people from the balcony of Aguinaldo’s residence in Cavite II del Viejo, now the town of Kawit, Cavite.
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