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Independence Day [1] (Filipino: Araw ng Kasarinlán; also known as Araw ng Kalayaan, "Day of Freedom") is a national holiday in the Philippines observed annually on June 12, [2] commemorating the declaration of Philippine independence from Spain in 1898. [2] Since 1978, it has been the country's National Day.
Kalayaan, is a Filipino word for liberty or freedom. It may refer to: Kalayaan, Laguna, a municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines; Kalayaan, Palawan, a municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines Kalayaan Islands part of the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea/ West Philippine Sea
Many documents of the Katipunan bore a letter K which stood for Kalayaan (Liberty), while some had the rising mythological sun in the center. General Emilio Aguinaldo , officially the first President of the Philippines , adopted the mythological sun and the three stars in each angle of the equilateral triangle as his emblem.
Bonifacio acknowledged this in a reply letter dated February 13. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] However, in an ensuing power struggle involving Bonifacio and the Magdalo and Magdiwang factions of the Katipunan in Cavite, the Katipunan revolutionary government was displaced and superseded by a succession of revolutionary governments headed by Emilio Aguinaldo ...
Kalayaan, officially the Municipality of Kalayaan (Tagalog: Bayan ng Kalayaan), is a municipality under the jurisdiction of the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 193 people making it the least populated town in the Philippines and in Palawan.
Kalayaan, officially the Municipality of Kalayaan (Tagalog: Bayan ng Kalayaan), is a municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 24,755 people. [3] Kalayaan is in the fourth district of the province of Laguna and can be reached three hours by land from Manila.
The origin of most early festivals, locally known as "fiestas", are rooted in Christianity, dating back to the Spanish colonial period when the many communities (such as barrios and towns) of the predominantly Catholic Philippines almost always had a patron saint assigned to each of them.
Kalayaan – This barangay's name came from the Filipino word kalayaan, meaning "freedom". Mahabang Parang – The word "mahaba" means "long" and "parang" is a type of "machete", so the name of this barangay roughly translates to "long machete".