Aquino urges Filipinos to pay respects to their heroes to achieve equitable progress

President Benigno S. Aquino III called on the Filipino people to pay respects to their heroes, who put their lives on the line in pursuit of freedom, by exerting the same amount of efforts to achieve the country's equitable progress.

In his message during the Vin d'honneur for the 113th anniversary of the declaration of Philippine Independence at Malacanang's Rizal Hall on Sunday, the President underscored the importance of freedom to the Filipinos that made the country a beacon of democracy.