Visitors to Google's
Philippine homepage (www.google.com.ph) were greeted with a festive
image of Filipinos helping each other carry houses and the Philippine
flag.
"This year’s Independence Day doodle
captures the bayanihan — or communal — spirit that Filipinos are known
for. A favorite subject of many Filipino artists, bayanihan is often
depicted through the tradition of members of the barrio (or town)
helping a neighbor move house by hoisting and carrying it on a bamboo
frame," Google said.
As in the past, clicking on the doodle will lead to a Google Search Results page for Philippine Independence Day.
The bayanihan spirit was hailed in the wake of super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), when Filipinos helped each other recover from the devastation.
Google said this was the fifth Independence Day doodle to be featured on the Google.com.ph homepage.
It added that the doodle was "created with the help of Googlers from the Philippines and around the world." — Joel Locsin/ELR, GMA News
source: gmanetwork.com
