NHCP Museo nina Marcela Mariño at Felipe Agoncillo

01/06/2026

With the conclusion of 𝐇𝐈𝐑𝐀𝐘𝐀, our celebration of International Museum Day and National Heritage Month, we sincerely thank all the museum visitors who joined us on this meaningful journey of learning and appreciation of our heritage throughout the month of May.

For the past days, our museum galleries became spaces of discovery, curiosity, and learning. More than completing worksheets or winning prizes, 𝐇𝐈𝐑𝐀𝐘𝐀 was about seeing our heritage through fresh eyes and realizing that museums are living spaces where history continues to inspire, educate, and connect us.

See you again at the museum! ♥️

30/05/2026

We are happy to see museum visitors participating in our activity! ✨

This is 𝐇𝐈𝐑𝐀𝐘𝐀—an interactive learning adventure beyond the conventional gallery visit.

Discover, learn, and win exciting prizes!

30/05/2026

𝟖𝟎𝐓𝐇 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐇 𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝐎𝐅 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐀 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐈Ñ𝐎 𝐃𝐄 𝐀𝐆𝐎𝐍𝐂𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐎
1946 - MAY 30 - 2026

Today marks the 80th Death Anniversary of Marcela Mariño de Agoncillo, the principal seamstress of the first Philippine flag and one of the women whose patriotism helped shape our nation’s identity.

As we remember her life and legacy, we honor not only the hands that carefully stitched the symbol of our freedom, but also the courage, dedication, and love for country that she embodied. Her contribution to Philippine history remains a lasting reminder that nation-building is not only won on the battlefield, but also through quiet acts of sacrifice and service. Eighty years after her passing, may we continue to cherish the values she stood for and uphold the meaning of the flag she helped create—a symbol of unity, independence, and national pride.

The staff of NHCP museums in Taal, Batangas, together with OJTs from Philtech Institute of Arts and Technology, offered a wreath at her statue at Museo nina Marcela Mariño at Felipe Agoncillo.

29/05/2026

Maraming salamat sa lahat ng nakiisa sa pag-alala at paggunita ng mga Araw ng Watawat sa Museo nina Marcela Mariño at Felipe Agoncillo. 🇵🇭

Taos-puso rin po kaming nagpapasalamat sa Pamahalaang Bayan ng Taal, Batangas sa pangunguna nina Mayor Atty. Nene Bainto at Vice Mayor Michael Rey Villano sa kanilang patuloy na suporta sa pagsusulong ng kasaysayan, kultura, at diwang makabayan ng ating bayan.

Nawa’y magsilbing paalala ang pagdiriwang na ito sa kahalagahan ng ating watawat bilang simbolo ng kalayaan, pagkakaisa, at pagmamahal sa bayan. Sa bawat pagwagayway nito, dala natin ang alaala ng sakripisyo at kabayanihan ng ating mga ninuno para sa kalayaan ng Pilipinas.

28/05/2026

28/05/2026

28/05/2026

𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗙𝗟𝗔𝗚 𝗗𝗔𝗬𝗦 𝗖𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗔𝗔𝗟, 𝗕𝗔𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗔𝗦

27/05/2026

🇵🇭 𝓡𝓐𝓘𝓢𝓔 𝓨𝓞𝓤𝓡 𝓕𝓛𝓐𝓖❗ 🇵🇭

Starting today, we celebrate the National Flag Days by displaying our National Flag in our homes, schools, and offices in celebration of our nation’s independence.

Ceremonies will be held throughout the country, especially in the following sites:
📌 Dambana ng Pambansang Watawat, Alapan, Imus City, Cavite (with City Government of Imus)
📌 Rizal Park Luneta, Ermita, Manila (with National Parks Development Committee and Salute To A Clean Flag Movement)
📌 NHCP Museo nina Marcela Mariño at Felipe Agoncillo, Taal, Batangas (with Municipality of TAAL)
📌 Samonte Park, Cavite City, Cavite (in the afternoon, with City Government of Cavite)

May 28 was selected as the start of the National Flag Days as it is the anniversary of the Battle of Alapan. Filipino revolutionary forces under the overall command of General Emilio Aguinaldo, who returned from exile on 18 May 1898, defeated a large Spanish force at the field of Alapan, Imus, Cavite. In celebration of the victory, Aguinaldo unfurled and showed to the Filipino people for the first time the new National Flag made by Marcela Mariño de Agoncillo in Hong Kong at the Teatro Caviteño in Cavite City.

The new flag, which featured the red and blue fields with a white triangle superimposed by a sun with eight rays and three stars, would become the Flag of the Philippine nation and is the basis for our present-day standard.

➡️ Download and use our official posters:
bit.ly/Kalayaan2026posters

➡️ Learn how to properly display our National Flag:
bit.ly/FlagAndHeraldicCode2018