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On May 12, 1962, President Diosdado Macapagal changed the celebration of Independence Day from July 4 to June 12 to honor Aguinaldo and the Revolution of 1898, rather than the establishment of the Insular Government of the Philippine Islands by the United States.
The Philippines currently celebrates its Independence Day on June 12, the anniversary of Emilio Aguinaldo's declaration of independence from Spain in 1898. The declaration was not recognised by the United States which, after defeating the Spanish in the Battle of Manila Bay in May that year, acquired the Philippine Islands via the Treaty of Paris that ended the Spanish–American War.
The Philippine Declaration of Independence (Filipino: Pagpapahayag ng Kasarinlan ng Pilipinas; Spanish: Declaración de Independencia de Filipinas) [a] was proclaimed by Filipino revolutionary forces general Emilio Aguinaldo on June 12, 1898, in Cavite el Viejo (present-day Kawit, Cavite), Philippines.
Independence Day (Araw ng Kalayaan or Araw ng Kasarinlan) 12 June: 1898 Philippine Declaration of Independence by Emilio Aguinaldo during the Philippine Revolution against Spain. The Philippines achieved self-rule from the United States on 4 July 1946, and celebrated 4 July as Independence Day until 1964. [69] Republic Day: 4 July: 1946 United ...
Later that month, the U.S. Navy transported Aguinaldo back to the Philippines. [8] Aguinaldo arrived on May 19, 1898 in Cavite. [9] On June 5, 1898, Aguinaldo issued a decree at his house located in what was then known as Cavite El Viejo proclaiming June 12, 1898 as the day of independence.
Historic town originally named San Francisco de Malabon and the town's band became the first who played the national anthem on Independence Day on June 12, 1898, in Kawit, Cavite. General Trias Filipino March 17, 1990 Hen. Baldomero Aguinaldo y Baloy (1869–1915) Emilio Aguinaldo's first cousin and a cabinet member of the revolutionary government.
In 1962, the annual Veterans Day parade in Lancaster had three special guests — Fairfield County men who had fought in the Spanish-American War. The first veteran was Roy Samuel Hughey, who was ...
On June 12, 1898, Aguinaldo proclaimed the independence of the Philippines at his house in Cavite El Viejo. [8] [9] Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista wrote the Philippine Declaration of Independence, and read this document in Spanish that day at Aguinaldo's house. [10] On June 18, Aguinaldo issued a decree formally establishing his dictatorial ...