Flags, posters set up along Roxas Blvd for Independence Day

Philippine flags and posters have started to adorn Roxas Boulevard in Manila, roughly two weeks before Independence Day.

The posters raised awareness about the 117th anniversary of the declaration of Philippine Independence, as shown in photos posted by radio dzBB's Sam Nielsen.

Flaglets and posters related to the 117th Philippine Independence Day line up in Roxas Blvd. | via @dzbbsamnielsen pic.twitter.com/9Ba0Ydwefv

— GMA News (@gmanews) May 31, 2015

Since May 28, the government has encouraged the public to display the Philippine flag in the run-up to June 12 as part of Flag Days.

Fly the Philippine flag with pride from May 28 to June 12, 2015: http://t.co/erFlSVebNA pic.twitter.com/TCoi11lpPk

— Official Gazette PH (@govph) May 29, 2015

On June 12, top officials are expected to lead Philippine Independence Day activities in different venues.

President Benigno Aquino III, however, is expected to lead rites—including the vin d'honneur—in Iloilo province.

An earlier report by GMA Iloilo showed Aquino's first major engagement in Iloilo on June 12 will be the flag-raising at Sta. Barbara town, where he will give a speech.

He is to pass by the church in Molo district before heading for the old provincial capitol for the vin d'honneur scheduled at 10 a.m.

Some 50 ambassadors are expected to attend the ceremony, along with members of the Cabinet and of Congress. — Joel Locsin/BM, GMA News