“At exactly 12 noon on April 30—when the sun was at its brightest—we raised the Philippine flag with pride. There, on the edge of the map, we asserted our nation’s presence and territorial ...

With a height of 45.72 meters, the “Independence Flagpole,” fronting the Rizal Monument in Luneta, is the tallest in the Philippines. Twice a year, on June 12 and Dec. 30, a huge and impressive ...

BAGUIO CITY — A deteriorating Philippine flag, which the great grandchildren of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo have always asserted as the banner that was displayed on June 12, 1898 during the ...