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     https://www.boholchronicle.com.ph/2019/06/21/philippines-independence-and-freemasonrys-participation/      The declaration of independence is one of the most important milestones in the Philippine history. The country was colonized by many nations for hundred of years. imagine achieving freedom finally after all the hardships you've been through. It is indeed priceless.     Philippine Independence Day has been celebrated every June 12 since 1962. The original celebration used to be on July 4, but then President Diosdado Macapagal changed the date to the way it is now in commemoration of Emilio Aguinaldo's declaration of independence from the Spaniards.     In turn, July 4 was declared as Philippine Republic Day or American-Filipino Friendship Day, when a treaty was made declaring the freedom of the Philippines from the United Sates.     The celebration of the Philippine Independence is from May 28 to June 12, where all gov...

  https://www.floristmanila.com/mothers-day-flowers-delivery-to-philippines.html             Mother’s Day is a celebration honoring mothers and celebrating motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world, most commonly in March, April, or May. Celebrations of mothers and motherhood occur throughout the world; many of these can be traced back to ancient festivals, like the Greek cult to Cybele, the Roman festival of Hilaria, or the Christian Mothering Sunday celebration. However, the modern holiday is a U.S. modern invention, and it is not related to these celebrations. Despite this, in some countries Mother’s Day has become synonymous with these older traditions.             In the Filipino culture, celebrating Mother’s Day has also become a popular and long-running tradition. Such honoring i...

  Photo by: Edgar Alan Zeta-Yap      The Viva Vigan Festival of Arts is celebrated during the first week of the month of May. It was started in 1993 by the Save Vigan Ancestral Homes Association, Inc. (SVAHAI) to promote awareness of the value of the historic town, which was hoped to strengthen resolve to preserve and protect this heritage site. For the past sixteen years, the festival of arts has been successful in drumming up attention for Vigan’s ancestral houses. With the help of national and local agencies, as well as media, arts and non-governmental supporters, the festival has also succeeded in promoting other aspects of Vigan. Its popularity has even benefited the whole tourism industry of the northern region, bringing in tens of thousands of local and foreign tourists curious to explore and have a “northern experience.”             Viva Vigan’s week-long festivities have both religious and secular impo...