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Mabuhay PH Festival brings sizzling summer fun for Filipino Canadians

Christine Santos | TFC News Toronto
Posted at Sep 09 08:33 PM

It was a sizzling summer for Filipino Canadians with multi-day cultural events hosted by the Philippine Independence Day Council. Read more »

LRT Line 2 offers free rides on Independence Day

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 11 11:13 PM

The management of the Light Rail Transit Authority is offering free rides for passengers commuting via LRT Line 2 in commemoration of the 124th anniversary of the Philippine Independence Day. Read more »

Filipinos in NYC celebrate PH Independence Day

Don Tagala | TFC News New York
Posted at Jun 10 08:50 AM

Filipinos took to the streets of New York City to celebrate the 124th anniversary of Philippine Independence Day. Read more »

Huge PH Independence Day event returns in-person to Carson

TJ Manotoc | TFC News California
Posted at Jun 04 04:02 PM

After going virtual for two years, one of the biggest Philippine Independence Day celebrations in the US is back in person. Read more »

Duterte greets Putin on Russia Day, cites countries’ ‘strong relations’

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 12 11:48 PM

Duterte promised enhanced bilateral relations with Moscow, especially in efforts to curb the coronavirus. Read more »

More than a hashtag: What #DamaKoLahiKo really means

ANCX Staff
Posted at Jun 12 09:17 PM

On this day when we celebrate our independence as a nation, a creative campaign is trying to awaken our Filipino-ness through our five senses  Read more »

Duterte calls on Pinoys to be 'heroes in our own right' on Independence Day

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 12 11:53 AM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday urged Filipinos to continue to be inspired by the examples set by the nation’s heroes in pursuit of the common good amid the COVID-19 pandemic as the country celebrates Independence Day. Read more »

Araw ng Kalayaan, ginunita sa Luneta

Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 12 10:15 AM

MAYNILA - Pinangunahan ni Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra at Manila Mayor Isko Moreno ang selebrasyon ng ika-123 Araw ng Kalayaan sa Rizal Park sa Maynila, ngayong Sabado. Read more »

Biden calls for enduring PH-US cooperation on global health, security

Tarra Quismundo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 12 09:56 AM

MANILA— United States President Joe Biden on Saturday called for continued cooperation with the Philippines in the areas of global health and security, sending well wishes to Manila as it marked Independence Day.  Read more »

'We are each other's strength' amid challenges, Robredo tells Filipinos on Independence Day

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 12 08:46 AM

MANILA— Vice President Leni Robredo on Saturday called on Filipinos to unite and draw strength from one another in the face of the pandemic, hardships, abuses and other challenges as the nation marked Independence Day.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: June 11, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 03:17 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Flowery tribute to Philippine Independence Day

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 11 09:26 PM

Workers pose for pictures in front of a Philippine flag themed flower installation at the Eastwood Central Plaza in Quezon City on Friday.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: June 10, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 03:18 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Sweet tribute to Independence Day

Mores Heramis, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 10 05:41 PM

A woman arranges a display of hopia and mooncakes shaped into a Philippine flag at a mall in Binondo, Manila on Thursday, two days before the country celebrates its 123rd Independence Day. Read more »

British envoy channels Bonifacio in Tagalog for Independence Day greeting

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 12 03:43 PM

Britain's envoy to the Philippines greeted the country on its Independence Day Friday with a few Tagalog lines from revolutionary leader Andres Bonifacio's ode to the resistance against Spain. Read more »

On PH Independence Day, Filipino youth group demands China payment for West PH Sea reef damage

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 12 02:22 PM

Several Filipinos protesting online to mark the Philippines' Independence Day on Friday launched a petition demanding that China pay P200 billion for damaging reefs in the disputed West Philippine Sea.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: June 11, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 12 12:52 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Prepping for 122nd Independence Day rites

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 11 11:43 PM

A man works at a flag-themed installation in Rizal Park Thursday, a day before the traditional Independence Day rites held at the park.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: June 10, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 11 12:12 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Kawit prepares for Independence Day

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 10 03:56 PM

Workers clean the monument of the first Philippine president Emilio Aguinaldo at the Aguinaldo Shrine in Kawit Cavite on Wednesday, in preparation for the observance of the Philippine Independence Day on June 12, 2020. Read more »