A local historian in Antique is coordinating with the National Historical Commission of the Philippines to declare a ...

I Pledge Allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. That was America's first pledge. Schoolchildren recited words from a ...

A historian from Antique is working with the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) to have a 127-year-old ...

In fact, many schools and public buildings didn’t even have national flags, according to “To The Flag,” a 2005 book on the history of the Pledge, by Richard J. Ellis.

MANILA, Philippines—President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has issued an order to government offices and public schools to include the singing of the “Bagong Pilipinas” (“New Philippines”) hymn ...

The flag salute caught on, and by World War I several versions were in use. An official flag code adopted in the 1920s included a revised version of Bellamy’s Pledge of Allegiance.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr ’s introduction of a compulsory flag pledge has ignited a controversy in the country, with some supporting the move to help forge national unity and ...

MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN): The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Saturday reiterated its pledge of loyalty to flag and country amid speculations of a rift within its ranks ...