The Philippine Spanish Friendship Day (PSFD) is held every June 30. It commemorates the magnanimity of Emilio Aguinaldo toward the last batch of Spanish soldiers who had heroically resisted the siege of Filipino troops in the church of Baler for almost one year, unaware that the war was over.
The commemoration was established following an initiative by the late Sen. Edgardo Angara. We, Spaniards in the Philippines, are very happy about the existence of a PSFD. We are very proud of the Baler heroes, and acknowledge Emilio Aguinaldo who, instead of ordering the Spanish soldiers to be taken as prisoners, ordered to release them and treat them as heroes.
We are thankful f…
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