MANILA – The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) enjoins the nation in celebrating History Month this August 2023. As the lead agency for the celebration, the NHCP has launched the theme ‘Pagpapalaya ng Kasaysayan para sa Sambayanan’ (Democratizing History for the People) with activities that will encourage Filipinos’ appreciation of history and heritage.   

As August is considered significant in Philippine history with major historical events occurring within the month from the 1890’s up to the present day, the theme also invites people to see history as a means to greater freedom and understanding, values needed in our current fast-changing environment. Some events we commemorate are National Heroes Day on the last Monday of the month, anniversary of the Bacoor Assembly on the 1st, anniversary of Protestant Christianity on the 13th, the Cry of Pugadlawin on the 23rd, the Battle of San Juan del Monte on the 30th, and birth and death anniversaries of heroes and presidents. This serves as the basis for Proclamation No. 339, s. 2012 that declared the month of August of every year as History Month.  

The NHCP also encourages all government agencies, institutions of learning, and other organizations to organize activities in line with History Month. The calendar of events and publicity materials may be downloaded from the FB page of the NHCP or thru these links: 

Calendar of Activities: http://bit.ly/2023-History-Month-Calendar 

Publicity Materials: http://bit.ly/2023-History-Month-Publicity-Materials  

The NHCP is the national government agency mandated to promote and preserve Philippine historical heritage through research and publication, conservation, marking of historic sites and structures, and administration of national shrines and museums.