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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 .
The observance of National Heroes Day was already present during the American colonial period. Act No. 3827 by the Philippine Legislature enacted on October 28, 1931, designated every last Sunday of August as National Heroes Day. [6] However, Bonifacio Day established by virtue of Act No. 2946 of 1921 was also dedicated to anonymous Filipino ...
Bonifacio intended to take the city by force [1] in a three-pronged attack. [ 2 ] : 36 The forces of General Aguedo del Rosario would come from Tondo, Manila , those of General Vicente Fernandez from San Marcelino [ clarification needed ] , and those of General Ramon Bernardo through the Rotonda in Sampaloc, Manila . [ 1 ]
The 1899 government is now officially considered to be the true "first" Republic of the Philippines, with the present-day government of the Philippines thus being the "fifth" Republic. Bonifacio received the second-highest number of votes for president.
Although we are many, we are united as one in our sentiment, courage, solidarity, unworthiness and life. This resolution will be kept securely in the Presidency, and printed copies will be despatched to towns of the same accord to be likewise safely kept by brother Presidents or other leaders. This was done on the month, day and year above written.
The present-day design of the Philippine flag features the eight-ray sun, which, some of the provinces that Blanco took under martial law on August 30, 1896, took a representation. The eight rays of the sun represent the eight provinces that initiated revolution against Spain: Manila , Cavite , Bulacan , Pampanga , Nueva Ecija , Bataan , Laguna ...
This repudiation, which followed the Acta de Tejeros issued on March 23, would later cost Andres Bonifacio his life. Bonifacio would be tried for treason at Maragondon, Cavite on May 10, 1897, and sentenced to death. [2] [3] [1]
The Bonifacio and the Katipunan Revolution Monument, situated within the grounds of the Bonifacio Shrine, and designed by Filipino sculptor Eduardo Castrillo, was unveiled in 1998. [1] [2] On September 21, 2006, the Victims of Martial law Memorial Wall was inaugurated at the park under the leadership of Mayor Lito Atienza.