READ: Philippine flag: Symbol of pride and heritage “The flag was brought and hoisted in Libertad, Antique as part of the armed expedition in 1898,” Santillan said in an interview.

In 1962, President Diosdado Macapagal changed the date of Philippine Independence Day from July 4th to June 12th to honor the original declaration from 1898. 7. The First Philippine Flag Was Made ...

A 127-year-old Philippine flag was found by local historian Errol Santillan in Antique. A 127-year-old ... Antique, as part of the armed expedition in 1898," Santillan said.

The more than a century-old fraying Philippine flag, ... he sailed back to the Philippines on May 17, 1898. ... in the city for Baguio’s cultural map. “The flag was initially part of ...

A Philippine flag, which Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo's great-granchildren always said was the banner used on June 12, 1898, was given a wreath ceremony. July 10, 2022 News ...

Suntay said his great grandfather hid the flag from 1901 to 1919 when the Americans forebade the display of the Philippine flag. It was with him until 1964, when Aguinaldo died.

It is often believed that Emilio Aguinaldo waved the Philippine flag when he declared Philippine independence on June 12, 1898. But apparently this is not the case. According to Kuya Kim's report in ...

But a third relatively obscure location is equally important in the celebration of Independence Day, one outside of Luzon, where the flag was flown five months after on Nov. 17, 1898.

It was on this day in 1898 when the Philippine flag was first unfurled after the Philippine Revolutionary Army won over the Spanish forces in the Battle at Alapan in Imus, Cavite.