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People in different countries celebrate Mother’s Day on different days because the day has a number of different origins. But in the Philippines, we follow the US tradition which is celebrated every second Sunday of May. Thanks to Julia Ward Howe for having a great vision that mothers all over the world must be recognised  because of the great job that they’re doing for their family. Here’s an excerpt of her poem Mother’s Day Proclamation in 1870 as a call for peace and disarmament: From the voice of a devastated Earth a voice goes up with Our own. It says: “Disarm! Disarm! The sword of murder is not the balance of justice.” Blood does not wipe out dishonor, Nor violence indicate possession. As men have often forsaken the...