National Heroes' Day in The Philippines
National Heroes' Day (Araw ng mga Bayani) is a public holiday in the Philippines observed every last Monday of August. The day approximates the 1896 Cry of Pugad Lawin by the Katipunan led by its Supremo Andrés Bonifacio, which marked the beginning of the Philippine Revolution against Spain.
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