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Article: Standing taller on the shoulders of heroes.(Opinion & Editorial)
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- Manila Bulletin
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- August 28, 2005
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TODAY is National Heroes' Day, officially proclaimed as such on the last Sunday of August each year, to enable every Filipino to recall the courageous deeds, unselfish sacrifice and daring patriotism of our heroic forebears of the Philippine Revolution. This commemoration also serves to rekindle our national spirit and pride as a people who won their freedom through years of struggle and pain.
Last 23 August 2005, with the National Historical Institute and the Quezon City government as the co-sponsors, the 109th Anniversary of the "Sigaw ng Pugad Lawin" at Barangay Bahay Toro, Quezon City was celebrated. The present "Sigaw" site is within the premises of the ...