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Aguinaldo’s Declaration
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#rp612fic | Independence has never been this witty
If you know Philippine history, you’ll get the jokes.
Independence
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld JUNE 12, 1898, the date when, 115 years ago, Emilio Aguinaldo declared Philippine independence from Spain, was marked this year with the usual speeches, flag-raisings, floral offerings and other rites by officialdom. The usual vin d’honneur took place in Malacañang, with Benigno Aquino III toasting the “continued…
Fil-Ams March for Genuine Change at New York Philippine Independence Day Celebration
New York, NY — In line with the theme of the Philippine Independence Day Celebration 2010: “Bagong Pagsasama, Bagong Bayanihan, Bagong Pagbabago”, over 150 Filipino-American and im/migrant members of the National Alliance for Filipino Concerns (NAFCON) marched together through the streets of New York City last June 6, Sunday afternoon, to demand genuine change for…
An Open Letter of Concern on the 2009 Philippine Independence Day Celebration In New York City
Dear Philippine Consul General Cecilia Rebong, We write this in the midst of preparations for the upcoming and much-anticipated Philippine Independence Day Celebration (PIDC) in New York City! Like the rest of the Filipino community in New York, we are looking forward to commemorating with our fellow kababayan the Philippine Independence from three centuries of…