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ON Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, the province of Eastern Samar will commemorate the 123rd anniversary of Balangiga Encounter Day. Balangiga is one of the 22 component towns of the province . Republic Act 6692 immortalizes the significance of the celebration and has proclaimed September 28 as a special non-working holiday in the whole province of Eastern Samar.The celebration aims to honor the valor and patriotism shown by the people of Balangiga in an uprising against America n aggression.
Aguinaldo and several revolutionary officials went on a voluntary exile to Hong Kong, where they nevertheless continued to reorganize the revolutionary government.The sinking of the USS Maine in Cuba ignited the Spanish-American war in April 1898.
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