The country will be celebrating the 151st birth anniversary of Andres Bonifacio, considered as one of the most prominent revolutionary figures in the history of the Philippines. The celebration of Bonifacio Day is of national significance as Andres Bonifacio was instrumental for the freedom of the Filipinos during the Spanish regime.
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This year’s national Bonifacio National Holiday falls on Sunday, November 30, 2014, the national government had already prepared some activities in commemoration of Gat Andres Bonifacio.
During last year’s Andres Bonifacio Day, the hero’s sesquicentennial birth anniversary was celebrated at the Bonifacio Global City through an event called BGC Passionfest 2013.
The Proclamation of November 30, as one of the Regular National Holiday in the Philippines was announced through Proclamation No. 655 released by the administration during the early part of the year 2014.
Significance of Andres Bonifacio Day Celebration:
The Philippine declaration of the Andres Bonifacio Day started when the Philippine Legislature passed Act No. 2946 on February 16, 1921, making November 30 of each year as a legal holiday to commemorate Andres Bonifacio’s birth.
Andres Bonifacio established the secret society against the Spanish regime, the “Katipunan” alongside revolutionary leaders, Ladislaw Diwa, Deodato Arellano, Teodora Plata and a few others. The group decided they should do something to achieve independence because the peaceful campaign for reforms had proven to be ineffective.
The the Katipunan also known as the “KKK,” Andres Bonifacio and his allies launched a nationwide revolution, recruiting members of the group who simultaneously raided the camps of the Spaniards.
Andres Bonifacio, also dubbed as the Father of the Philippine Revolution, became the commander in chief of the Revolutionary army with the power of appointing Katipunan military leaders in provinces across the country.
The death of Andres Bonifacio is full of controvesy because he died not at the hands of the Spaniards but at the hands of his fellow Filipino revolutionaries who executed the rebellious leader with his brother Procopio Bonifacio on May 10, 1897.