FLAG RAISING. President Rodrigo Duterte (right) leads the flag raising ceremony as part of the country's 124th Independence Day commemoration on at Rizal Park, Manila on Sunday (June 12, 2022). This year's Independence Day celebration theme is “Pagsuong sa Hamon ng Panibagong Bukas (Rise Towards the Challenge of a New Beginning).” (PNA photo by Joey O. Razon)