Baguio Landmark: Aguinaldo Museum

A life-size statue of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo is found at the upper end of Gen. Luna Road in Happy Glen Loop at Jungletown. It has a small park and a museum, which focuses on the General’s photographs, uniforms, and other memorabilia.

He was the first elected president of the Provisional Philippine Republic on the proclamation of Philippine independence on 12^th of June at Kawit, Cavite.

The facility has an interactive museum that is dedicated to revolutionaries of various eras who helped bring about true independence for the country. Statues of various heroes stand in the gallery including  Andres Bonifacio,  Apolinario Mabini, Emilio Jacinto, Antonio Luna, Gregorio del Pilar and Gabriela Silang also stand in the gallery.

Visitors are treated to a diorama tour starting with the Battle of Zapote Bridge in Cavite in 1897, where Aguinaldo defeated the Spanish Army and freed the Cavite towns. Accompanying sound effects feature gunfire, exploding cannons and the war cries of revolutionaries as they charge the Spanish soldiers.  They then cross a hanging wood-and-rope bridge which leads to a display of Gregorio del Pilar’s flag and another war flag used by Aguinaldo. The tour ends in a room lit only by a skylight, overlooked by the gallery of heroes’ statues.

On the 28^th of May, Aguinaldo’s great grandson Emilio Aguinaldo Suntay III, urged Filipinos to be inspired by the heroism and struggles of our ancestors to show patriotism and unity in this modern time.  He was accompanied by Baguio city local government officials, and led a wreath laying ceremony at the Aguinaldo Shine in celebration of National Flag Day.

In his message, Suntay related the importance of such a commemoration when, 114 years ago, Filipino revolutionaries headed by his great grandfather, Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo, won the Battle of Alapan in Imus, Cavite against the Spaniards.

Various sources, including:
http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=61338339773