Selected PYA officers and members of the PYA-Imus Chapter participated in the re-enactment of the "Encuentro" on May 23, 2009 at the newly inagurated Gen. Licerio Topacio Plaza.The 'Encuentro' is the re-enactment of the Battle of Alapan. Filipino revolutionary forces defeated some 270 Spanish marines in the five-hour Battle of Alapan on May 28, 1898. For the first time, the Philippine flag was unfurled by Aguinaldo.“This flag is the one we will unfurl and wave in our approaching and longed for freedom. And this will be the symbol of our country today and till the next generation. Long live our freedom! Long live the Republic of the Philippines!” the actor who performed Aguinaldo’s role in Saturday’s celebration said in Filipino.
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