19/08/2026
โ๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฃ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ง๐ช๐ฃ ๐ก๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐ค๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ ๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฃ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ง๐ช๐ฃ ๐ก๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฎ ๐ผ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ฃ๐จ.โ
Every 19th of August, we celebrate the birth of the first president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, ๐ด๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ณ. ๐ธ๐๐๐๐๐.
Under the ๐ง๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐-๐ ๐ฐ๐๐๐ณ๐ณ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฐ๐, the United States of America promised us Filipinos to be granted independence under the 10-year transition period called "๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐" which started on November 15, 1935. Quezon was elected president after the successful national election on September 17, 1935. From that moment on, Quezon made laws and orders that completely changed the lives of every Filipino including our National Language and the creation of a brand-new capital city named after him, ๐ธ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐.
๐ธ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐ was envisioned as a replacement for Manila due to its overpopulation, heavy traffic, and sanitation issues. Itโs also supposed to be the new seat of the government, with Diliman being the center and the heart of it. Though faced with an overwhelming amount of criticisms, it didnโt stop Quezon from forming and creating this city. Soon, Quezon City became the largest and most populated city in Metro Manila. Though the capital was moved back to Manila in 1974, QC still became a ๐๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ผ๐น ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฏ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป and of what couldโve been.
๐ธ๐๐๐๐๐ was one of the pillars of our nation who contributed in strengthening the ๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ผ ๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ by envisioning ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐๐ง๐๐ through political leadership, ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ by establishing social justice and campaigning ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ as the National Language for developing unity, embodying his principle in self - governance, liberty, and solidarity. He notably decided to lead a poor country living with freedom rather than a wealthy nation influenced by prejudice. His interest for ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ encouraged him to build a strong and effective leadership.
Though Quezon is far from a perfect president or official, may this day be a reminder to us ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐๐ฟ๐๐น๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐. Afterall, we are not searching for a perfect or ambitious candidate like Quezon, but someone who has the ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ and ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ to lead with ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ and ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐๐. As we honor and uphold the legacy of our Former President Manuel L. Quezon, we declare this day as a National Holiday to memorialize his contributions and firm dedication for our country. ๐ต๐ญ
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