15 Decades After...

Last Sunday, June 12, was the commemoration of the 113th Philippine Independence Day. A very important part of our history to remember.

Today, June 19, we look back, we reflect and we commemorate the 150th Birthday of our National Hero, Dr. José Rizal.

DepEd commemorates Dr. Jose Rizal's 150th Birthday with a National Fun Run Activity called as 'Takbo ni PEPE'  in different provinces. The rains did not dampen the mood of Filipinos across the country who wanted to take part in the celebration. In spite of the threat of the flooded streets due to continuous rains since yesterday and the threat of terror, an estimated of 250,000 participants which are mostly students trooped to Rizal Park in Manila, making 'Rizal @ 150' the biggest celebration in the entire archipelago as reported by abs-cbnnews.com. 

At last... nakarating din sa starting position!

Assembly time 5:00 AM

Rain, Rain, Go Away... Come Again Another Day!

PEPE is an acronym for People Empowerment Program for Education. With the theme, "Every Runner, a Finisher, Every Finisher, a Winner" students and teachers from different Divisions of NCR joined Fun Run at Rizal Park.

First 6 of 20 students (in my gang)

From our school, we have less than 1,400 senior-student-participants grouped by 20's. A total of 67 groups were formed, each group is monitored by one teacher-in-charge.

Participants from our school...

Fun (?) Run (Walk)

Rizal @ 150...

Are we there yet?...

I joined the whole country in commemorating this important milestone of our history. Fifteen decades ago, a hero was born. He dedicated his life for the 'bright future' of this country. Today, we have the strength and the potential of our youth which Rizal envisioned as "Pag-aga ng Bayan". Fifteen years after, Asan na nga ba tayo ngayon?