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By Leo Magno
APARRI, CAGAYAN — For this direct descendant of a Katipunero who struggled for the country’s freedom in 1898, Independence Day no longer means freedom from foreign domination. For him, Independence Day means giving back freedom to the people who till and nurture the same land for which Filipinos fought.
On June 2, 1964, David “Dabo” Canicula Macayayong was born 10 days before Independence Day. His mother is 80-year-old Justina Canicula, born October 7, 1930 in Aparri. She is the daughter of Eladio Canicula, a member of the “Suprema y Venerable Asociación de los Hijos del Pueblo,” more commonly known by Filipinos as the “Kataas-taasan, Kagalang-galangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan” (Highest and Most Honorable Society of the Children of the Nation) also known as K.K.K. or Katipunan.
Read the rest of the story on Yahoo! News Philippines.
(Photo used for this article with permission from David Macayayong)
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