111th Philippine Independence Day
June 11th, 2009
Ate Rulina, our messenger, holding the two Philippine flaglets courtesy of Mercury Drug
The Philippines was under colonial rule for 400 years under the Spaniards, 46 years under the Americans, and 4 years under the Japanese. Because of this, many cultural and social practices had influenced the Filipino people.
It’s the first country in Asia to gain democracy, and 3rd largest English-speaking nation after the U.S. and U.K.
I hope we Filipinos will remember our rich colored past and get inspiration from it to go forward to true prosperity.
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