Del Pilar’s 176th birthday marked quietly amid Bulacan floods

BULAKAN, Bulacan – Few words were spoken when wreaths were offered at the shrine of Gat. Marcelo H. Del Pilar here on Sunday, Aug. 30, to mark the hero’s 176th birth anniversary amid stormy weather.  The annual commemorative program was cancelled because of the strong monsoon rains on Saturday (August 29) that flooded many streets