Sara Duterte tells Filipinos on Bonifacio Day: ‘Fight for freedom’

Jason Sigales 11/30/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte urged Filipinos to “be conscious of the country’s issues” and “fight for freedom” to honor the legacy of national hero Andres Bonifacio. In a video message on Saturday, November 30,…

Marcos urges Filipinos to free country from ‘shackles of social ills’

Jason Sigales 11/30/2024

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. called on Filipinos to honor national hero Andres Bonifacio by “liberating the country from the shackles of social ills.” In a message for the 161st birth anniversary of Bonifacio on…

Bonifacio’s legacy of integrity, accountability must guide nation

Philippine News Agency 11/30/2024

MANILA, Philippines  – As the nation celebrated Bonifacio Day on Saturday, House of Representatives Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez called for integrity, unity, and accountability, reminding Filipinos that these values are essential in building a stronger and more resilient…

Bonifacio Day: Double pay for private sector workers, says DOLE

Ferdinand Patinio - Philippine News Agency 11/30/2024

MANILA – Private sector workers who will report to work on Saturday are entitled to receive 200 percent (double-pay) of their daily wage. In a labor advisory Friday, Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma reminded the employers to follow the pay…

November 30 holiday: No adjustment for Bonifacio Day, says Palace

Luisa Cabato - Reporter / @luisacabatoINQ 11/28/2024

MANILA, Philippines — There will be no holiday adjustment for November 30, Bonifacio Day, even though it falls on a Saturday, the Office of the Executive Assistant advised on Wednesday. The OES told reporters, after asking whether…

Tears on Bonifacio Day

Ambeth R. Ocampo - @inquirerdotnet 11/30/2022

Looking back on the calendar for the year that is almost over, I counted 18 nonworking holidays spread throughout 2022. Are the single holidays appreciated as much as those that fall on Mondays and Fridays, resulting in…

Bonifacio Day: The fight is not over — Hontiveros

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/30/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The fight is not over, even after 158 years since Andres Bonifacio was born in 1863.  For Cebu City Vice Mayor Donaldo Hontiveros, a revolution continues to this day with the COVID-19 pandemic.  “The COVID-19…

Fake news nipped in the bud

Ambeth R. Ocampo - @inquirerdotnet 12/02/2020

Seasoned journalists from the print era told me that despite best efforts, mistakes still creep into a newspaper. Typographical errors are forgotten, but errors of fact or opinion are corrected in a rejoinder that appears the next…

Militant protesters surprise Mandaue cops in Bonifacio Day protest 

Mary Rose Sagarino 11/30/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — There was a tense standoff for a few minutes between the police and at least 80 members of militant groups in Cebu, who held a rally in Mandaue City to mark Andres Bonifacio’s…

Bonifacio Day messages: Love your country, fight for it

Leila B. Salaverria, Matthew Reysio-Cruz 12/01/2019

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte and his arch-critic, Sen. Leila de Lima, on Saturday both called on Filipinos to emulate the patriotism of Andres Bonifacio — for Duterte, to free the nation from corruption, terrorism and…

Cebu City police ready for Bonifacio Day rallies

Nestle L. Semilla 11/29/2017

More than 70 policemen will be deployed to ensure peace and order during the planned protest rallies in Cebu City today, as the country commemorates Bonifacio Day. Two protest rallies are set to be conducted today, according…

SHOW OF FORCE

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/30/2016

The crowd of just over a thousand Cebuano protesters may not be as big as those in Metro Manila, but the message was the same: Marcos is not a hero and has no place in the Libingan…

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