Happy Independence Day to all Filipinos!


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I would like to thank Katherine and Lis for stopping by here in my blog to remind me of the Philippine Independence day. It is not that I forgot about it, it is just nice that my co-Filipinos really celebrate the very special day. How could we, Filipinos, ever forget the day we won our freedom? Thanks for our heroes who made this day possible.


Happy Independence Day to all Filipinos!

"The Philippine Declaration of Independence occurred on June 12, 1898 in the Philippines, where Filipino revolutionary forces under General Emilio Aguinaldo (later to become the Philippines' first Republican President) proclaimed the sovereignty and independence of the Philippine Islands from the colonial rule of Spain after the latter was defeated at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War. The declaration, in the form of a proclamation, in the presence of a huge crowd, was done on June 12, 1898 at the ancestral home of General Emilio Aguinaldo between four and five in the afternoon in Cavite el Viejo (now Kawit), Cavite, some 30 kilometers South of Manila. The event saw the unfurling of the National Flag of the Philippines, made in Hong Kong by Mrs. Marcela Agoncillo, Lorenza Agoncillo and Delfina Herboza, and the performance of the Marcha Filipina Magdalo, as the Nation's National Anthem, now known as Lupang Hinirang, which was composed by Julian Felipe and played by the San Francisco de Malabon Marching band."

~Rules for this Operation 111 meme~
*Copy the quotes provided above stating the history of the proclamation of Philippine Independence Day
*Must be a Filipino
*Tag as many Pinoy Bloggers you know
*You can also Check the Complete Posting Coverage Here
I am tagging all my Filipino friends. Let us all cherish this very special day by celebrating our Independence and give thanks to our heroes who marked this day as our Freedom day.