National hero Andres Bonifacio's 157th birth anniversary observed in Manila

National hero Andres Bonifacio's 157th birth anniversary is being observed by the country on Monday, Nov. 30.

In Manila, before daybreak, wreaths were already in place in front of the hero's statue in Bonifacio Plaza in Divisoria, Tondo, as seen in photos shared by Super Radyo dzBB reporter Isa Avendaño-Umali.

City government personnel meanwhile were busy in the past few days preparing the Kartilya ng Katipunan shrine near the Manila City Hall.

Members of Manila's city engineering department on Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020, prepare the Bonifacio Shrine beside the Manila City Hall in time for the 157th birth anniversary of national hero Andres Bonifacio on Nov. 30, 2020.  Danny Pata

A worker from Manila City Hall puts final touches on the Kartilya ng Katipunan shrine on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020, in preparation for the commemoration of the 157th birth anniversary of Andres Bonifacio on Nov. 30, 2020.  Danny Pata

Manila Mayor Isko Moreno led the wreath laying ceremony at the Kartilya ng Katipunan monument on Monday morning near the Manila City Hall to honor Bonifacio.

At the Kartilya ng Katipunan monument near the Manila City Hall, Manila Mayor Isko Moreno gets ready to lay a wreath on Bonifacio Day, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020.  Danny Pata

Bonifacio is considered the father of Philippine Revolution against colonial Spain.

He was one of the founders of the Kataas-taasang Kagalang-galangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan (KKK) which led the revolt against the Spaniards.

Bonifacio was born in Tondo, Manila on Nov. 30, 1863.

He died on May 10, 1897.

November 30 is a regular holiday in the country in honor of Bonifacio. —KG, GMA News