She added that this day also reminds her that there are still lot of things that need to be done to end poverty in the city and she hopes that the greatness of our heroes will serve as our inspiration to achieve the dream for peaceful and progressive Isabela City.
“Dalangin ko lamang na ang alab ng pagmamahal sa bayan na gumanyak sa ating mga bayani ay siya ring magbibigkis sa ating mga puso, mga isip at mga gawa para maisakatuparan ang Lungsod ng Isabela na ating pinapangarap; maunlad at mapayapa, isa at iisang Lungsod ng Isabela kung saan lahat ay mahalaga at may halaga, kung saan lahat ay sama-sama at may kasama. Mabuhay ang Kalayaang Pilipino, Mabuhay po tayong lahat,” Mayor Hataman said.
The Philippine Independence Day is being commemorated yearly every 12th of June. In history, the Philippines, consisting of more than 7,000 separate islands in the western Pacific, declared independence from Spanish rule 124 years ago. Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo was responsible for making this claim but it wasn’t until 1962 that then-President Diosdado Macapagal made it a public holiday through a presidential proclamation. The Filipino flag was unfurled for the first time on this day June 12 in 1898 at an inspiring celebration, which also featured the first public playing of the Philippines national anthem. The nation has made great strides. It’s considered to be an emerging market and a newly industrialized country. (RVC/EDT/NDR-PIABasilan)
