ADVERTISEMENT“Independence Day sums up what our patriotic forefathers and foremothers gave us through their struggles — hope and freedom,” Pangilinan said in a statement. “However, we continue to be faced with external and internal challenges that erode our people’s hopes and threaten their freedom. “[May] the Philippines’ 121st Independence Day serve as a reminder that the ways of freedom are never easy,” Pangilinan said. “We should plant, plant, plant — food, trees, and seeds of love of country for the survival of our people, our future, and our planet,” the senator added. The Philippines is set to celebrate its 121st Independence Day on Wednesday, June 12.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 11, 2019 08:03 UTC