BULACAN: Joel Villanueva, former head of the Technical Education Skills Development Authority (TESDA) led the commemoration of the 117th anniversary of the First Philippine Republic with provincial officials here on Saturday at the historic Barasoain Church in the City of Malolos.

Villanueva, a native of Bocaue town, said it is time to pursue a historic revolution, echoing the call of Bulacan Governor Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado and the League of Municipalities in the Philippines president Pandi Mayor Enrico Roque, to make January 23 of every year a special Philippine holiday like June 12, the country’s Independence day.

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