Duterte leads Bonifacio Day rites

MANILA, Philippines — President Duterte will lead today the commemoration of the 155th birth anniversary of Filipino revolutionary leader Andres Bonifacio.

The observance of the hero’s birth anniversary will be held at the Bonifacio Monument in Caloocan City. 

Duterte, National Historical Commission of the Philippines head Rene Escalante and Armed Forces chief Gen. Carlito Galvez Jr. are expected to lead a wreath-laying ceremony in honor of Bonifacio, who is also known as the father of the Philippine revolution. 

The theme of this year’s anniversary is “Bonifacio 2018: Tapang, Sakripisyo, Pagbabago.”

Bonifacio was born on Nov. 30, 1863 in Tondo, Manila. He was one of the founders of the Kataastaasan, Kagalanggalangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan, a group that fought for the Philippines’ independence from Spain. 

In 1897, he was executed by fellow Filipinos who accused him of sedition.