Binay leads 115th Independence Day rites in Luneta
By Jamie Elona
People gathered at the Luneta Park in Manila Wednesday for the flag raising ceremony to be led by Vice President Jejomar Binay in celebration of the country’s 115th Independence Day.
People gathered at the Luneta Park in Manila Wednesday for the flag raising ceremony to be led by Vice President Jejomar Binay in celebration of the country’s 115th Independence Day.
A free concert featuring OPM bands, a street party and fireworks display are lined up for the New Year countdown in Luneta Park in Manila.
A group of vendors gathered at the Luneta Park in Manila to protest a government order disallowing them to sell their wares in the area effective this Monday.
In all their Filipiniana finery and old-fashioned “sapatillas,” men and women dedicated to living by Jose Rizal’s nationalist principles and teachings on Friday walked a kilometer from Fort Santiago to the Rizal Park in Manila to reenact his martyrdom 115 years ago. It was one of the the biggest gatherings of Rizalistas in the country. [...]
What would Jose Rizal—who loved being photographed—make of the uproar over taking photos near his monument at Luneta? More than 100 photographers on Friday marched to Manila’s Rizal Park to denounce a policy by park custodians requiring commercial photographers to pay fees if they want to shoot pictures in the park, and also protest against supposed discrimination against Filipino photo-shooters.
