Every June 30, we celebrate the ๐ฃ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ-๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ฎ๐ based on Republic Act No. 9187, s. 2003, reminding us of the benevolence of the Filipinosย to the besieged Spanish soldiers in the Church of Baler and paved the way in bridging better relations between Philippines and Spain. (https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2003/02/05/republic-act-no-9187/)
For your weekend reading list, you may want to check some of the collections ofย #NationalLibraryPHย that you may read about the 21st Philippine-Spanish Friendship Day and the 125th Anniversary of the Beginning of the Baler Siege.ย