Perfect coincidence? Could be. And timing is perfect as the country plunges into historic hosting of the 30th Southeast Asian Games yes, on the birth date of one of the country’s most venerated and beloved heroes, Andres Bonifacio.

And while workers do the finishing touches on venues for the 30th SEAG, workers are also seen here busy cleaning and repainting the monument of PH’s revolutionary hero in Divisoria,Tondo, Manila.

One of the country’s greatest heroes, Andrés Bonifacio was born on 30 November 1863 and is considered as the Father of the Philippine Revolution against Spanish colonization. (BENJAMIN CUARESMA/IAMIGO/CNS)