What is Philippines Independence Day?
Independence Day is an annual national holiday in the Philippines that happens on June 12 every year, commemorating the independence of the Philippines from the Spain Colonise. People from the Philippines doesn't have to work or go to school and celebrate their Independence instead. Parades also happens through out the Country. The Philippines’ flag was raised and its national anthem was played for the first time in 1898. The flag was raised in Imus, Cavite and it was raised by General Emilio Aguinaldo.
Independence week
DAY 1:
At Monday, we taught our form classes some basic Filipino greeting such as Kumusta and Magandang Umaga. Kumusta means Hi or How are you and Magandangf Umaga means Good Morning.
DAY 2:
For day 2, we went to the Basketball court near the Auditorium to play and experience some Filipino games. Some of the games that we played were Patentero and Tumbang Preso. I'm not going to explain the rules of the games or how you play it. Just search it up on google :)
DAY 3 :
DAY 1:At Monday, we taught our form classes some basic Filipino greeting such as Kumusta and Magandang Umaga. Kumusta means Hi or How are you and Magandangf Umaga means Good Morning.
DAY 2:For day 2, we went to the Basketball court near the Auditorium to play and experience some Filipino games. Some of the games that we played were Patentero and Tumbang Preso. I'm not going to explain the rules of the games or how you play it. Just search it up on google :)
DAY 3 :
For day 3, which is the actual day of the Independence day. Some students went to the Auditorium to watch some of the most popular Folk Dances in the Philippines. The one performance or dance that was already performed last year is called Carinosa. Here is one of the pictures:
Day 4:
For day 4, me and my friends went back to the Auditorium again to watch and sing along to some of the Filipino students and teachers as they sing some of the most loved and popular Filipino songs, but they also sang some English sons too! (Sorry, I couldn't find any pictures.)
The last day:
Finally, on day 5 which is Friday, that is the day when we celebrated the Philippines Independence day. All of us performed the same performances that we performed the past few days again except for the people that was doing some of the Modern dances such as Hip Hop and a lot of other cool stuff.
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Day 4:
For day 4, me and my friends went back to the Auditorium again to watch and sing along to some of the Filipino students and teachers as they sing some of the most loved and popular Filipino songs, but they also sang some English sons too! (Sorry, I couldn't find any pictures.)
The last day:
Finally, on day 5 which is Friday, that is the day when we celebrated the Philippines Independence day. All of us performed the same performances that we performed the past few days again except for the people that was doing some of the Modern dances such as Hip Hop and a lot of other cool stuff.
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