Filipinas Heritage Library

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Please be guided accordingly.

𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁:
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Imagine standing before this balcony on June 12, 1898, as the air filled with the gravity and anticipation of a historic proclamation.

It was here that the words of the "Acta de la Proclamation de la Independencia del Pueblo Filipino" first rang out, read by Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista, a noted Filipino lawyer and Aguinaldo's adviser, who was commissioned to write it.

Flanked by these 19th-century canons, the balcony served as the stage where a nation’s aspiration finally found its voice. You can almost hear the shouts of the crowd as the Banda Matanda of San Francisco de Malabon played Julián Felipe's original composition of the Philippine National Anthem.

As we mark the 128th anniversary of Philippine Independence, we return to the site of that first triumph and ask: what does June 12 mean for us today? 🇵🇭

📷 Aguinaldo Shrine. Official Program, Independence Day Celebration, 12 June 1963, p.41
📷 Aguinaldo Shrine. Retrato Photo Archive. Filipinas Heritage Library

As a memory keeper and advocate of Philippine history and culture, the Filipinas Heritage Library preserves these materials as part of the nation’s documentary heritage. Through its collections and digitization efforts, FHL continues to make Philippine history accessible for research and public engagement.

Explore these collections and more through FHL’s digital research hub by visiting opac.filipinaslibrary.org.ph

⚠️ Please be guided accordingly.

𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁:
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