San Juan Honors Roots of Revolution

San Juan honors roots of revolution

For many Filipinos, June 12 is a day of waving flags, grand speeches and declarations of patriotism.

Iloilo, Iloilo City celebrate role in PH independence

ILOILO CITY – Ceremonies were held in this city and Santa Barbara town, Iloilo province to celebrate the 127th Philippine Independence Day on June 12.**media[18906]**Events were held in the two places that played pivotal roles in ending the more than 300-year Spanish rule in the country.Santa Barbara is where Gen. Martin Delgado, the Ilonggo revolutionary leader who became the first Filipino governor of Iloilo, proclaimed the Provisional Revolut…

Sta. Barbara rekindles spirit of freedom on Independence Day

ILOILO — The town of Santa Barbara, the so-called cradle of the revolution against colonial Spain in the Visayas, led Western Visayas’ commemoration of the 127th Philippine Independence Day on June 12 with a symbolic giant flag-raising and wreath-laying ceremony at the monument of General Martin Delgado. Delgado, a native of the town, spearheaded the […]