Staff of the Aguinaldo home, which has since been converted into a national shrine in Kawit, Cavite, are preparing for the Independence Day rites on June 12, 2022. The residence of Aguinaldo, where then President Emilio Aguinaldo declared independence from Spain in 1898, is the site where the Philippines’ top officials will raise the Philippine flag to commemorate the event. PHOTO BY JOHN RYAN BALDEMOR