PHILIPPINES AQUINO NATIONAL HEROES DAYPhilippine President Benigno Aquino III salutes at the ' Tomb of the Unknown Soldier ' during a ceremony marking National Heroes Day at the Libingan ng mga Bayani ( Cemetery of Heroes ) in Taguig City , south of Manila , Philippines 29 August 2011 . National Heroes Day is observed annually to honor Filipino leaders and men and women in the armed services who fought for Philippine independence , starting from early Spanish colonization in the country upto contemporary times . EPA / ROLEX DELA PENA < 모바일 애플리케이션 > < 포토 매거진 >< 저작권자 ( c ) 연합뉴스 . 무단 전재 - 재배 포금 지 . >