Cinco de Noviembre - Negros Island Freedom

November 5 is the day of independence for the people of Negros Island. It was on that day where the Spanish army officially surrendered with a written document to the revolutionaries of Negros lead by General Lacson of the northern Negros and General Araneta from the Southern part of the island.

From the Visayan Daily Star:

 

On Nov. 5, 1898, revolutionaries led by Gen, Juan Araneta from Bago City and Gen. Aniceto Lacson from Silay City carrying fake rifles fashioned from nipa stalks and cannons from rolled bamboo mats (amakan) painted black, deceived the Spanish colonizers into surrendering. 

In 1989, then President Corazon Aquino declared November 5 a special non-working holiday in Negros Occidental. 

For more info about the activities that happened today in our beloved Island of Negros visit the website of Visayan Daily Star or thru this link http://www.visayandailystar.com/2013/November/05/topstory3.htm