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4 days ago · Learn how the Philippines gained independence from Spain in 1898 and from the U.S. in 1946, and how Filipinos commemorate and celebrate this day every year. Read the stories and opinions of Filipinos on what independence means to them and how they honor their heroes and culture.
3 days ago · Jul 03, 2024, 11:18 am. The Fourth of July holds a significant place in Philippine history, marking the day the Treaty of Manila was signed, symbolizing Philippine Independence from American rule. Yet, this date was changed to June 12 by the late President Diosdado Macapagal, aligning it with the day Filipinos declared independence from Spanish ...
2 days ago · The United States eventually granted independence to the Philippines on July Fourth 1946. Independence Day was observed on this date until 1961, after which independence celebrations shifted to ...
4 days ago · Since the 16th century, the Philippines had been a part of the Spanish Empire until June 12, 1898 when its more than 300-years reign in the Philippines came to an end. After a bloody war, the first Philippine President Emilio Aguinaldo proclaimed the nation’s independence in Kawit, Cavite.
5 days ago · Acting Gov. Joshua Tenorio and acting Lt. Gov. Amanda Shelton signed a proclamation Friday morning, naming June 2024 as Philippine Independence Month on Guam.
3 days ago · When the Macapagal administration (1961-1965) changed the date of Independence Day to June 12, the date in 1898 when our ancestors declared our independence from Spain, it triggered an examination of US-Philippine relations, quietly and sporadically at the onset, then evolving into strident anti-Americanism during the Vietnam War and the ...
4 days ago · Filipinos were the first undocumented Asians to arrive to the continental United States in 1587, 33 years before European Pilgrims touched down at Plymouth Rock and 200 years before the founding of the U.S.
