Event Best Posts in Thread: 31 August 2015 - National Heroes' Day

Rye83 · Aug 25, 2015

On July 24, 2007, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo signed into law Republic Act No. 9492, which amended Book 1, Chapter 7 of the Administrative Code. By virtue of R.A. 9492, the celebration of National Heroes Day thus falls on the last Monday of August.
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Our national heroes are often portrayed as a pantheon of distinct and powerful personalities (see the banner above) who have managed to get their names published in our history books by virtue of their words or actions. But National Heroes Day specifies no hero; the law that put into practice the celebration does not name a single one. And this lack of specifics offers an opportunity to celebrate the bravery of not one, not a few, but all Filipino heroes who have braved death or persecution for home, for nation, for justice, for freedom.
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Event Best Posts in Thread: 31 August 2015 - National Heroes' Day

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