Philippine Inpedence Day 2013: Musikalayaan 2013
Sama-sama nating ipagdiwang ang ating kalayaan!
Kalayaan 2013 Official Theme and Logo
115th Proclamation of Philippine Independence
MANILA –
The National Organizing Committee headed by the National Historical
Commission of the Philippines and vice-chaired by the Department of the
Interior and Local Government announces the various activities for this
year’s celebration of Independence Day. This year’s theme is “Kalayaan:
Ambagan tungo sa Malawakang Kaunlaran”
Simultaneous
flag-raising and wreath-laying rites will be conducted at 8:00 a.m. at
the Andres Bonifacio Monument, Liwasang Bonifacio, Manila with President
Benigno S. Aquino III as Guest-of-Honor. Commemorative activities will
be replicated at the following sites with their respective
Guests-of-Honor: Rizal National Monument, Rizal Park, Manila with
Vice-President Jejomar C. Binay; Emilio Aguinaldo Shrine, Kawit, Cavite
with Senator Franklin Drilon; Barasoain Church Historical Landmark,
Malolos City, Bulacan with Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa, Jr.;
Pinaglabanan Memorial Shrine, San Juan City with Sen. Gregorio Honasan;
Mausoleo de los Veteranos de la Revolucion, North Cemetery, Manila with
PVAO-Administrator Ernesto G. Carolina; Bonifacio National Monument,
Caloocan City with Mayor Enrico Echiverri; and Pamintuan House, Angeles
City, Pampanga with NHCP Commissioner Ferdinand C. Llanes.
Highlight
of the activities will be the Mga Pampamahalaang Programa at Serbisyo
which will open on June 11, 9:00 a.m. at the San Lorenzo Ruiz Plaza
across Quirino Grandstand, Rizal Park with MMDA Sec. Francis Tolentino
as Guest-of-Honor. Jobs Fair to be spearheaded by the Department of
Labor and Employment will be on June 12 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at
the South Drive (fronting the Army and Navy Club). Medical and Dental
Services to be headed by the Department of Health, Philippine Charity
Sweepstakes Office and City of Manila will also be held on June 12 from
7:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the shaded area of Burnham Green.
Philippine Independence was declared on June 12, 1898 at the ancestral home of
Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo in Cavite el Viejo, now Kawit, Cavite. The
significant event proclaimed the sovereignty and independence of the
Filipino people from the Spanish colonial rule.
The
Philippine flag made in Hongkong by Mrs. Marcela Agoncillo, Lorenza
Agoncillo and Delfina Herbosa was unfurled and the Marcha Filipina
Magdalo, now known as the “Lupang Hinirang” was played for the first
time.
The
NHCP is a national government agency mandated to promote and preserve
Philippine historical heritage through research, information
dissemination, conservation, including the marking of historic sites and
structures, and the maintenance and administration of national shrines,
monuments and landmarks.
For a complete list of activities for the Independence Day celebration visit the NHCP website at www.nhcp.gov.ph.
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