On 25th August, 2014, the Consulate General of Malaysia together with the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia and Consulate of Japan jointly commemorate the National Heroes Day in coordination with Davao City Government and several local non-governmental organizations in Davao City.
The principal proponents of this act were historians and legislators who believed that there is an ujust gap in the national memory because many of the other heroes were forgotten and their contributions to the country were unsung.
By virtue of Act No. 3827 of 1931, the last Sunday of August was declared a national holiday known as National Heroes Day. This was done in order to give honor to other heroes who are not remembered with their own legal holidays as Jose Rizal is remembered every 30th of December and Andres Bonifacio every 30th of November.
Consulate General of Malaysia
Davao City
Philippines
25 August, 2014