Manila, June 3 -- The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) and the Civil Relations Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will stage a musical play dubbed "Musikalayaan 2025" at the Rizal Park Open-Air Auditorium in Manila on Thursday.

The event is part of the celebration of the country's 127th Independence Day.

The AFP's will hold the event through its Media and Civil Affairs Group (MCAG) headed by Col. Francel Margareth Padilla, who is also the military's spokesperson.

Themed "Pagtatanghal para sa Karagatan ng Pilipinas: Our Seas, Our Rights, Our Future," the play aims to promote national consciousness on the importance of safeguarding the West Philippine Sea and asserting the country's sovereign mar...