Malolos, Bulacan
January 23, 2024
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. leads the nation’s commemoration of the 125th anniversary of the First Philippine Republic at the historic Barasoain Church in Malolos City, Bulacan on January 23, 2024.
This year’s celebration forms part of a series of activities on the 125th Anniversary of the Philippine Independence and Nationhood 2023-2026, which honors the events leading up to the country’s independence from 1898 to 1901, pursuant to Administrative Order (AO) No. 8, s. 2023 signed by President Marcos Jr. on 28 April 2023.
According to the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP), the First Philippine Republic was established after the adoption of the Malolos Constitution of 1899, which replaced the Revolutionary Government created by President Emilio Aguinaldo in 1898. This was considered Asia’s First Democratic Republic that served as an inspiration for other Asian republics.
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