23 August, 1896

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TODAY IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY:

In a then hilly and forested sitio of Pugad Lawin in Balintawak, now part of Quezon City, the Katipuneros led by Andres Bonifacio tore their “cedulas” as an expression of their open defiance of Spanish rule in the country.

This event, called the “Cry of Pugad Lawin”, officially marked the beginning of the Philippine Revolution against Spain.

The revolt eventually grew in strength and spread to eight provinces –Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Pampanga, Tarlac, Laguna, Batangas, and Nueva Ecija — which were later represented by the eight rays of the sun in the present Filipino flag.

(Ref: Philippine News Agency; Photo from http://emaniuz-collection.blogspot.com)

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