Posted by Karen June 11th, 2009 Filed under Meme-tag

PHILIPPINE 111TH INDEPENDENCE DAY

“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 Grabbed this Meme Tag from ate Seiko’s Diary and i wanna pass this to all the Filipino’s out there, and there might be someone who’s not a born Filipino but is a Filipino at heart, you are free to grab this one too.