The best of this year's #RP612fic (so far)

The hashtag #RP612fic has taken over social media anew as Filipino netizens mark the Philippines' 122nd Independence Day.

Every June 12, Pinoys reimagine history with modern characters and memes causing the hashtag to go viral. Speculative fiction writer Paolo Chikiamco birthed it in 2009, to celebrate our Independence Day.

Here are the best of this year's #RP612fic (so far.)

1. Mañanita is a popular word choice in this year's entries.

A rare photo of Gabriela Silang leading the katipuneros on the great mañanita. #ArawNgKalayaan#rp612fic pic.twitter.com/RCjpUG2pDW

— Jerald Ringor Y #JunkTerrorBill (@JeyBinMohd) June 11, 2020

2. Crispin? Basilio?

#rp612fic

After both of her sons went missing, Sisa went insane, wandering around town while searching for them. pic.twitter.com/3a8OsK5TOF

— Myk (@mykapalaran) June 11, 2020

 3. Looks legit.

Rare footage of Spaniards falling into a trap set by the Katipuneros during the Philippine Revolution (1896, Digitally Restored) #rp612fic pic.twitter.com/YaaxEiJo8j

— MJ.???? (@ARAWARAW_DAY6) June 12, 2020

 4. To quote one of the tweet replies, "that technique is to die for."

tandang sora struggling to revive an injured katipunero after a war#rp612fic pic.twitter.com/z3aMKft4ZN

— teddy west side (@rederickj) June 11, 2020

 5. Back then, cash on delivery was the norm.

a photo of the first ever shopee delivery #rp612fic pic.twitter.com/qciNHjenSi

— Earl (@earIvincent) June 11, 2020

 6. Uso pa noon ang harana.

Actual Footage of Jose Rizal courting Josephine Bracken (digitally restored)#rp612fic pic.twitter.com/EKKnIWbOs4

— COVID PARAS #JunkTerrorBill (@ajmirandilla_) June 11, 2020

 7. He didn't know any better!

Rare photo of a toddler spreading the Spanish Flu in the Philippines (1918) #rp612fic pic.twitter.com/wv1o4q30LI

— Sebastian Peregrina (@SebastianKNNMN) June 11, 2020

 8. Makuha ka sa tingin.

A rare photo of a Katipunera expressing her disappointment to an estupidong Katipunero. #rp612fic pic.twitter.com/tSd6imR6dk

— Macoystraboomboom Dubsaret Eklavou Kemerootizchi (@macoydubs1) June 12, 2020

 9. He was wronged.

a rare pic of padre damaso being teary-eyed over his tinola #rp612fic pic.twitter.com/CYAhxG3sx9

— miguel (@macooooooy) June 11, 2020

 10. We can't not have Rose in here.

A photo of a Filipina meeting her lover again after fighting in World War II (1945, digitally restored) #rp612fic pic.twitter.com/obChcromi3

— #JUNKTERRORBILLNOW (@lemuelhyung) June 11, 2020

 11. The mañanita makes an appearance again!

A rare photo of a lovely Filipina debutant having her first dance. Circa 1920 #rp612fic pic.twitter.com/alR5qZXYRU

— Edgar Dee (@iamedgardjoseph) June 11, 2020

12. If Rizal were alive today...

 PLEASE REPORT!!!#rp612fic pic.twitter.com/P271wAleh3

— marvin john angeles (@titsermarvin) June 11, 2020

—JCB, GMA News