PCWHS - Araling Panlipunan

𝗣𝗕𝗕𝗠 𝗧𝗢 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗢𝗡 𝟴𝟰𝗧𝗛 𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗪 𝗡𝗚 𝗞𝗔𝗚𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗔𝗡

President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. will lead the Filipino people in remembering and honoring veterans during the commemorative rites for the 84th Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) on 9 April 2026. He will be joined by Japanese Ambassador Endo Kazuya and Mr. Robert Ewing, Charge d’Affaires of the Embassy of the United States of America in offering flowers at the Dambana ng Kagitingan, Mt. Samat National Shrine in Pilar, Bataan. Following the flower offering, the gathered veterans will undertake the traditional “Tolling of the Bells” in the memory of those who died in battle and those who had already passed on.
This will be conducted by Mr. Miguel Angelo C. Villa-Real, National Executive Vice President of the VFP Sons and Daughters Association and Ms. Prisca Angela Maureen L. Andales of the Cupang Integrated School. Balanga Bishop Rufino C. Sescon, Jr., Bataan Governor Jose Enrique S. Garcia III, NHCP Chair Regalado Trota Jose, Jr., and National Defense Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro, Jr. will join the president during the program.

Araw ng Kagitingan commemorates the fall of Bataan during the Philippine Campaign 1941-1942 of the Second World War. Following more than three months of valiant combat against better equipped and supplied Imperial Japanese forces, Filipino and American forces surrendered organized resistance to preclude heavier losses. Following their surrender, the prisoners-of-war endured the brutal Bataan Death March, a forced march of more than 100 kilometers in the summer heat without food or water from Bataan to San Fernando, Pampanga where they were transported by train to Camp O’Donnell in Tarlac.

Thousands of Filpino and American soldiers were killed by injuries, starvation, dehydration, and violence from their captors. However, the surrender also inspired thousands of Filipinos to rise up and join guerrilla units that continued to fight against the Imperial Japanese forces that occupied the archipelago. Keeping the faith, their efforts in harassing enemy forces, supporting communities, and gathering key intelligence would greatly help in the eventual campaign to liberate the country in 1944-1945.

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

𝓞𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓼 𝓭𝓪𝔂 𝟒𝟎 𝔂𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓼 𝓪𝓰𝓸, 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓹𝓸𝔀𝓮𝓻 𝓸𝓯 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓹𝓮𝓸𝓹𝓵𝓮 𝓫𝓻𝓸𝓾𝓰𝓱𝓽 𝓬𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓰𝓮 𝓹𝓮𝓪𝓬𝓮𝓯𝓾𝓵𝓵𝔂.

The morning of 25 February found Manila preparing for two inaugurations. The people flocked to Club Filipino in San Juan to witness the start of a new era. All across the metro and in cities and towns across the country, from Baguio to Davao, the people joined in the last wave of People Power.

As the day went on, more and more of the military broke away to side with the people. Triumphal crowds gathered around Nagtahan and Mendiola, cutting up the barbed wire that once separated them to bring home as souvenirs. The people could feel that the a new page had turned in the story of our people; and that they were the driving force for that change. Whatever lay ahead in the future, they would be the ones who would write it. The whole world now knew that in the Philippines, Power was in the hands of the People.

"Bayan Ko" was a popular nationalistic song from the early 20th century. It signified one's longing for the country to be free from oppression and subjugation. As a symbol of our struggle for freedom, the song had become an unofficial 2nd national anthem and remains a staple for celebrations and protests. During the EDSA People Power Revolution, the song was often heard to rally the people during moments of intense pressure or crisis, with Radio Veritas intermittently playing it as part of their broadcast.

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𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟰𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗗𝗦𝗔 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟮𝟱 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝟴:𝟬𝟬 𝗮𝗺 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗘𝗗𝗦𝗔 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗔𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲, 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆.

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𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀:
https://tinyurl.com/EDSA40posters

𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗗𝗦𝗔 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:
https://nhcp.gov.ph/people-power-of-1986-a-nationwide-phenomenon/

𝗥𝗜𝗭𝗔𝗟 𝗗𝗔𝗬, 𝗠𝗔𝗬 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗠𝗘 𝗔𝗧 𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗡𝗔!

Masaya po naming inaanunsyo na ang tema para sa Araw ni Rizal sa darating na Disyembre 30 ay:

"RIZAL: Sa Pagbangon ng mga Mamamayan, Aral at Diwa Mo ang Tunay na Gabay" (Rizal: As Our People Rise, Your Teachings and Wisdom Guide Our Way)

Malugod din po nating inaanyayahan ang ating mga kababayan na saksihan ang mga ritwal ng paggunita na gagawin sa iba't ibang bahagi ng bansa, kabilang ang:
📌 Jose Rizal National Monument, Rizal Park Luneta, Manila
📌 NHCP - Museo ni Jose Rizal, Calamba, Laguna
📌 NHCP Museo ni Jose Rizal Dapitan, Zamboanga del Norte
📌 NHCP Museo ni Jose Rizal Fort Santiago, Intramuros, Manila
📌 NHCP Museo ng Kasaysayang Pampulitika ng Pilipinas, Casa Real, Malolos, Bulacan

I-download at gamitin ang mga opisyal na poster ng Rizal Day sa link na ito: https://bit.ly/RizalDay2025Posters

𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦 𝗕𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗙𝗔𝗖𝗜𝗢 𝗗𝗔𝗬

Senator Loren B. Legarda will lead the commemoration of the 162nd birth anniversary of Andres Bonifacio on 30 November 2025, 8:00 AM at the Bonifacio National Monument, Caloocan City. She will be joined by NHCP Chairperson Regalado Trota Jose Jr., AFP Chief of Staff General Romeo S. Brawner, Representative Oscar G. Malapitan of the 1st District of Caloocan, Representative Edgar R. Erice of the 2nd District of Caloocan, Representative Dean Asistio of the 3rd District of Caloocan, Caloocan City Mayor Dale Gonzalo Malapitan, Caloocan City Vice-Mayor Karina Teh-Limsico and descendant of the hero, Atty. Arsenio Bonifacio.

With the theme: ‘Isang Bayan, Isang Laban: Katapatan at Katarungan Kontra Katiwalian,’ the commemoration serves to call on Filipinos to stand together in the fight for truth and justice, especially in these trying times.

Wreaths were also offered in other monuments to Bonifacio in his birthplace in Tutuban Center, Manila; Pinaglabanan Memorial Shrine in San Juan City; Cloverleaf in Quezon City; and Bonifacio Global City in Taguig City.

Andres Bonifacio is one of the Philippines’ national heroes. He co-founded the Kataas-taasan, Kagalang-galangan, Katipunan ng mga anak ng Bayan or the K*K in 1892 and later became the leader of this underground organization that sought to liberate the country from Spanish colonial rule. The movement initiated the Filipino Revolution then and ultimately won Philippine independence from Spain in 1898.

Created through Act No. 2946 approved on 16 February 1921, Bonifacio Day is the second-oldest history-based national holiday following Rizal Day which was created by a decree of President Emilio Aguinaldo on 20 December 1898. For a long time, it was also celebrated as National Heroes Day until it was scheduled separately through another legislative act in 1931.