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Bonifacio Day is a national holiday in the Philippines, commemorating Andrés Bonifacio, one of the country's national heroes. He was the founder and eventual Supremo of the Katipunan, a secret society that triggered the Philippine Revolution of 1896 against the Spanish Empire. It is celebrated every November 30, the birth anniversary of Bonifacio.
Bonifacio's first wife, Mónica (surname unknown), was his neighbor in Palomar, Tondo. [30] She died of leprosy [31] [32] and they had no recorded children. In 1892, Bonifacio, a 29-year-old widower, met the 18-year-old Gregoria de Jesús [33] through his friend Teodoro Plata, who was her cousin.
Bonifacio Day was added through Philippine Legislature Act No. 2946. It was signed by then-Governor General Francis Burton Harrison in 1921. [5] As per Republic Act No. 3022, [6] April 9th is proclaimed as Bataan Day. Independence Day was changed from July 4 (Philippine Republic Day) to June 12 (Philippine Independence Day) on August 4, 1964. [7]
The National Historical Commission (NHC) under its Chairman Carmen Guerrero Nakpil coordinated with University of the Philippines President Carlos P. Romulo for the relocation of the statue to the university's Diliman campus. The monument was inaugurated again on November 29, 1968, in front of the UP Vinzons Hall.
In 2018 and 2019, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas issued commemorative coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, two 500-peso silver coins, with one commemorating the 25th anniversary of the formation of the current Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas [8] and one commemorating 70 Years of Central Banking in the ...
Ang Paglilitis ni Andres Bonifacio: 2012 E.R. Ejercito: El Presidente: 2012 Jun Nayra Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo: 2014 Mon Confiado: Heneral Luna: 2015 Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral: 2018 Manuel Quezon: Raymond Bagatsing [2] Quezon's Game: 2018 Jose P. Laurel: Omar Flores Laurel [3] 2019 Diosdado Macapagal: Leopoldo Salcedo [4] The Macapagal Story ...
BRP Andrés Bonifacio (PS-17) is the third ship of the Gregorio del Pilar-class offshore patrol vessels of the Philippine Navy. [6] She is the second ship of the Philippine Navy to be named after Andrés Bonifacio, a Filipino revolutionary leader, regarded as the "Father of the Philippine Revolution" and one of the most influential national heroes of the Philippines.
When De Jesús was only 18 years old, Andrés Bonifacio fell in love with her and wanted to marry her. [4] He revealed his intentions to her parents, but her father disapproved of the marriage because Bonifacio was a Freemason. Bonifacio nevertheless continued to pursue De Jesús, and after almost six months of courtship, she had fallen in love ...