Happy 125th Independence from Spain my beloved Nation, the Philippines!

(Which ironically, we're still using the name they gave us.)

For today's independence post, let's talk a bit about General Pío del Pilar.

The attached image is the KKK (Katipunan) flag used by General Pío del Pilar, the namesake of barangay Pio del Pilar, #Makati City.

His flag was called “Bandila ng Matagumpay” (en: “Flag of the Triumphants”) and was first used on July 11, 1895. (And his KKK faction was called “Matagumpay” (en: “Triumphants”)

Pío del Pilar was a force to reckoned with. He liberated , defended, and participated in many battles against the Spaniards. Some of these places we know today as Mandaluyong City, Las Piñas City, the Municipality of Pateros, Taguig, the province of Nueva Ecija, parts of Cavite province, and Calamba City (in the province of Laguna), to mention a few. (see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%ADo_del_Pilar )

Fun facts:
* General Pío del Pilar was born in Barrio Culi-culi, San Pedro de Macati.

* Barrio Culi-culi is today's barangays Pio del Pilar and Bangkal.

* While San Pedro de Macati is now Makati City.

* His father was a farmer from Pasay City (one of the oldest cities in the country, and itself was a “kingdom” in pre-colonial times, named after Dayang-dayang (princess) Pasay, daughter of Rajah Sulayman of the “kingdom” of Maynila).

* And his mother was an embroider from Mandaluyong City.

#ItsMoreFunInThePhilippines!

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The three most active volcanoes in the #Philippines are currently restless.

1. #Mayon volcano, located in the province of #Albay, in the #Bicol region.

It is the most active in the Philippines, and the world's most perfectly shaped volcano.

It is currently at Alert Level 3.

Evacuation of residents around the designated permanent danger zone started early in the morning of June 9th UTC+0800.

2. #Taal volcano, located in the province of #Batangas. The world's only volcano within a lake, within an island, within a lake, within an island. Second most active in the Philippines.

It is currently at Alert Level 2.

3. #Kanlaon volcano, located in the provinces of #Negros Occidental and Oriental; or Negros island.

It is the country's third most active volcano, and is showing signs of imminent phreatic eruption. It has been at Alert Level 1 since 2020.

Expect volcanic related #earthquakes. A mild-strong volcanic related #earthquake from Taal can be felt all the way to Metro Manila, the country's National Capital Region. The distance between Taal volcano and Manila is 80 km in a straight line.

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It's ironic how it is #FilipinoMonth and some American redditor discovered the Maryland license plate URL is now redirecting to an online gambling casino supposedly in the #Philippines.

If that site is indeed located/operating here, know that the Filipino people have been fighting against it… most especially against #POGO or the “Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator” (even China's Xi Jin Ping is against it). See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Offshore_Gaming_Operator for more about it.

We do not endorse it, and ordinary #Filipino people are not turning a blind-eye about it.

#June

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