On this day, December 29, in 1898, the death sentence was read to Jose Rizal.
The official calendar of the Republic of the Philippines: an almanac of Philippine commemorations enlivened with illustrations and information. –Manila: Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office, [2014].
On this day in 1998, the leaders of the Khmer Rouge apologized for the estimated 1.5M people who died during their rule in Cambodia from 1975-1979.
https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/December-29
On this day in 1997, Hong Kong decided to kill all of its 1.4M chickens to prevent the spread of the avian flu (H5N1).
https://www.todayinsci.com/12/12_29.htm
December is National Volunteers Month (Proclamation No. 55, s. 1998).
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