A day to honor Gat Andres Bonifacio

In commemoration of the 156th birth anniversary of Gat Andres Bonifacio, the Father of Citizen Soldiers, the Katipunan ng Mga Anak ng Bayang Pilipinas (KMAB), the Rainbow Rangers Alumni Association Inc. (RRAAI), the Department of Military Science and Tactics of the University of the Philippines, and the Office of the Deputy Chief of Enriquez Staff for Reservist and Retiree Affairs, J9, GHQ, AFP will host a morning program on Nov. 30, at the University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City where the Katipunero Monument is currently located.

The KMAB is the civic arm of the Rainbow Ranger Sunday Soldier Home Defense Program which was dubbed in 1970 as the “second generation Alagad ni Bonifacio”. Its members performed the Ritual of Filial Piety of Honor, Valor, Humility and Tradition, shedding blood for God, Country and People.

According to the event organizers, KMAB president Dave Madrid, Supremo and RRAAI president Agustin Nacino, the event’s theme will be “Araw ng Mamamayang Makabayan: Bayan Ko, Pananagutan Ko.” The event will start at 8 a.m. with a wreath-laying and tribute to Bonifacio in the Katipunero Monument fronting the UP Vinzons Hall.

The highlights of the event will be wreath offering at the monument followed by the reading of the KKK Decalogue. Rear Admiral Ramil Roberto Enriquez AFP, the deputy chief of staff for Reservist and Retiree Affairs, J9, GHQ, AFP will be the guest of honor and keynote speaker.