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The Independence Day in my country (Philippines) has always been celebrated since its declaration in 1898 on the 12th of June.

This year, under the Gloria Macapagal Arroyo administration, the schedule was moved today (June 9). Many Filipinos have observed that this president has been very active in doing one thing - moving holidays.

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Yesterday, November 29, saw another historic event in the lives of Filipinos. Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, Gen. Danilo Lim and many other prominent figures in Philippine society took over Manila Peninsula Hotel from around 1:00 PM up to around 7PM.

Senator Trillanes and other members of his Magdalo mutiny group were presently in trial at a Regional Trial Court in Makati around lunchtime yesterday when they walked out of the courtroom after discerning the bias in the process of the trial. This brought about the Part II of Trillanes’ Oakwood mutiny staged in 2003 when he was not yet voted senator at that time.

Details of the story can be found at websites of Philippine news networks like GMA News (http://www.gmanews.tv) and ABS-CBN (http://www.abs-cbnnews.com)

Moreover, Filipinos all around the globe expressed concerns regarding the uproar of a senator plus other high-ranking officials of the government and military against the current president, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo whose popularity continues to diminish as she stays longer in Malacañang.

Priests, bishops and other concerned groups are behind Trillanes’ move especially when government troops showed brutal force against media men who were handcuffed and treated as criminals after the incident subsided. A curfew in Manila was even implemented last night from 12 o’clock midnight up to 5 AM this morning.

With all these things that happen to Philippine society, one can only expect the image of Filipinos to be once again tarnished. Whilst many Filipinos work their butts off to prove their worth as artists, athletes and world-class workers, the Philippine government, mired with corruption and dishonesty continues to show lack of support to its people leading to rebellion and insurgency.