Every June 12 or the anniversary of the declaration of Philippine Independence, there is an equally important duty that comes ...

The May 28, 1898 battle of Alapan was memorialized as “National Flag Day” under Proclamation No. 374 of 1965 by President Diosdado Macapagal. Now the whole country celebrates not just a single day but ...

However, the SC noted that the flag is not an image but a symbol of the Philippines, an emblem of national sovereignty, of national unity and cohesion and of freedom and liberty which it and the ...

National Flag Day is celebrated on May 28 every year, as declared in the Presidential Proclamation 374 under then-president Diosdado Macapagal in 1965. Historian Professor Xiao Chua shared with GMA ...

and personal emblems of revolutionary generals, some of which bore elements similar to today’s national flag. While in forced exile abroad, the leaders of the nascent country debated on the symbols of ...

And while the two spoke of bilateral ties and the Filipino diaspora in Canada, it was the flags behind Trudeau that caught most people’s attention – the Philippine flag standing behind the ...