AGUINALDO
national holiday, the
SHRINE
OBJECTIVES: To create a
Portrait of Aguinaldo Shrine
and Explain clearly to the
audience the history of this
historical place. Also to impart
knowledge to the audience on
what is the importance and the
role of this historical place
from our Country’s past
events.
IMPORTANCE:
The Aguinaldo Shrine is
where the independence of the
Philippines was declared on
June 12, 1898. The shrine is
the ancestral home of
President. Emilio Aguinaldo,
the first president of the First
Republic of the Philippines.
BRIEF HISTORY:
The Emilio F. Aguinaldo
Shrine is a national shrine
located in Kawit, Cavite in
the Philippines, where the
Philippine Declaration of
Independence from Spain was
declared on June 12, 1898.To
commemorate the event, now
known as Araw ng Kalayaan
or Independence Day, a
Philippine flag is raised here
by top government officials on
June 12 each year. The house
is now a museum. The shrine
is the ancestral home of Emilio
Aguinaldo, officially the first
President of the Philippines,
the only president of the First
Philippine Republic. The
house was built in 1845 made
from wood and thatch and
reconstructed in 1849. Here,
Aguinaldo was born on March
22, 1869. During the
independence celebration, the
Philippine flag designed by
Emilio Aguinaldo was
formally unfurled from the
front window. It was first
flown during the Battle of
Alapan in Imus City two
weeks earlier on May 28, 1898
(now celebrated as Philippine
National Flag Day each year).
The Philippine national
anthem was also first played
on the grounds by the
marching band of San
Francisco de Malabon (now
General Trias, Cavite) but as
an instrumental music; the
lyrics were not written until
1899 by José Palma.