MANILA, Philippines — To celebrate the Philippines’ 123rd Independence Day, Google launched a doodle commemorating the country’s historical achievement. “On this day in 1898, a public reading of the Philippine Declaration of Independence in Cavite el Viejo (modern-day Kawit) proclaimed the archipelago a sovereign nation. Today’s Doodle commemorates this historic anniversary, celebrated annually as the Independence Day of the Philippines,” Google said in a statement sent to Philstar.com. The doodle features the colors of the Philippine flag as well as the waving flag itself. Each ray symbolizes the first eight Philippine provinces to seek independence: Nueva Ecija, Manila, Pampanga, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas and Bataan.

Source: Philippine Star June 12, 2021 05:37 UTC