{"id":135225,"date":"2017-11-30T05:33:18","date_gmt":"2017-11-30T10:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=135225"},"modified":"2017-11-30T05:33:18","modified_gmt":"2017-11-30T10:33:18","slug":"army-always-ready-to-serve-nation-like-bonifacio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/11\/30\/army-always-ready-to-serve-nation-like-bonifacio\/","title":{"rendered":"Army always ready to serve nation like Bonifacio"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Like Gat Andres Bonifacio, who is celebrating his 154th birthday Thursday, the Philippine Army (PA) is always ready to serve the people and protect the land. (PCOO photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA\u00a0— Like Gat Andres Bonifacio, who is celebrating his 154th birthday Thursday, the Philippine Army (PA) is always ready to serve the people and protect the land.<\/p>\n

Army spokesperson Lt. Col. Ray Tiongson said Bonifacio is always a hero to the PA due to his efforts to secure nation’s freedom and setting up an example on how to use it well.<\/p>\n

“Gat Andres Bonifacio is a hero to all of us not only because he fought for our freedom, but because he also taught us to use that hard-won freedom in the best interest of the country and people,” he added in a message to the Philippine News Agency.<\/p>\n

Tiongson said the PA is more than willing to emulate the example of the ‘Great Plebeian’.<\/p>\n

“We are always ready to go beyond our call of duties and responsibilities as we serve the people and secure the land,” he added.<\/p>\n

Around 8 a.m. Thursday, as part of the commemoration rites to honor Kataas-taasang “Kagalang-galang na Kapitunan na Anak ng Bayan” (KKK) founder, a simple wreath-laying ceremony was held at the Bonifacio Monument in front of the Tutuban Center.<\/p>\n

Activities were led by officials and representatives of the Tutuban Properties, Inc. and National Historical Commission of the Philippines.<\/p>\n

Bonifacio, born on Nov. 30, 1863 in Tondo, Manila, was the founder and later supreme leader of the KKK movement which sought to free the Philippines from Spanish colonial rule.<\/p>\n

Bonifacio and his brother Procopio were executed in Maragondon, Cavite, after being found guilty of treason by the Katipunan Magdalo faction supporting Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo in May 10, 1897.<\/p>\n

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