INDEPENDENCE DAY. House Speaker and Leyte 1st District Representative Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez leads the wreath laying activity on the monument of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo during the commemoration of the 126th Anniversary of the Philippine Independence in the historic grounds of Barasoain Church in the City of Malolos on Wednesday morning, June 12, 2024. Joining him are Governor Daniel Fernando and Police Regional Office 3 Director BGen. Jose Hidalgo Jr. while other officials present in the event (not in photo) Malolos City Mayor Christian Natividad, Gina Batuhan, Chief of Historic Site and Development Officer of National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP), Vice Gov. Alexis Castro, Vice Mayor Miguel Alberto T. Bautista, Bishop Dennis Villarojo, Rev. Fr. Domingo Salonga. Photo by: ELOISA SILVERIO