Since today, June 24, is the Feast of St. John the Baptist (who baptized Christ at the River Jordan) re-elected San Juan Mayor Francis Zamora doused his constituents with water from a fire truck at the start of the Wattah Wattah festival. 

Feast of St. John the Baptist

.In celebration of of Arbor Day, Manila Water Company holds a tree planting event with the theme "Punong puno ng Pag-asa" at the La Mesa Nature Reserve in Quezon City today to protect the environment and advocate the importance of watershed protection. 

Arbor Day celebration

Children dressed like characters in a movie or play-- girls in gowns and boys in barongs-- walked to the parish on the last Sunday of May, which is also the last day of Flores de Mayo (or the month of flowers) where they join a procession of statues of Mama Mary. 

LAST DAY OF FLORES DE MAYO

The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) distributed a limited number of "Malasakit Help Kits" to several CAAP-operated airports on Sunday, Father's Day.

CAAP's Malasakit Help Kits for Fathers' Day

In celebration of the National Flag Day from May 28 to June 12 (Independence Day), 

QC TOURISM DEPARTMENT INSTALLS FLAGS AROUND QC MEMORIAL CIRCLE

88rising’s Head in the Clouds drops teaser for a Manila edition of the festival following the announcement of its two-day event in Jakarta on December this year.

Head In The Clouds to debut in Manila

Devout Catholics came en masse at Quiapo Church to celebrate the Feast of Sacred Heart of Jesus on the last Friday of June mindless of the virus still very much around. 

FEAST OF SACRED HEART

The Philippines celebrated its Independence Day (yesterday, June 12) but nowhere is it near true freedom politically, socially, morally, and economically. What with a debt burden so huge—nearing P13 trillion, which would enslave future generations of Filipinos to paying these economic clutches.

Freedom defiled

We ain’t free at all and today’s 124th celebration of Independence Day—with China’s abusive stance over the West Philippine Sea and the past (Duterte) and incoming (Marcos Jr.’s) sheepish treatment of China’s encroachment manifest that we are enslaved (though not tacitly) by that superpower.

China's intrusion on WPS mocks real Independence Day

Behind the bronze statue of Gregorio del Pila in Bulakan, Bulacan is a Philippine flag which would be raised throughout the country from May 28 (the National Flag Day) to June 12 (Independence Day). 

FLAG DAY ON MAY 28 TO JUNE 12

QC TOURISM DEPARTMENT INSTALL FLAGS AROUND QC MEMORIAL CIRCLE Danny Querubin

Feast of St. John the Baptist Danny querubin

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