A man installs a giant Philippine flag at Quezon Memorial Circle in Quezon City in preparation for the country’s 117th Independence Day celebration on June 12. This year’s theme is “Kalayaan 2015: Tagumpay sa Pagbabagong Nasimulan, Abot-Kamay na ng Bayan,” literally, Independence 2015: Triumph of Reforms Begun, Within the People’s Reach. PHOTO BY RUY L. MARTINEZ