The most significant dates in the Philippine’s history
"Independence Day"
The Philippine’s Independence day is a large celebratory
event held across the country on June 12 each year. Independence Day is a day when many people, including
government officials, employees, and students, participate in nationwide
parades. However, the main highlight is
the police and military parade in Manila headed by the country’s incumbent
president, followed by a speech and a 21-gun salute. Many Filipinos spend the day in parks and
malls. Many Filipino communities in other countries also observe the nation’s
Independence Day celebrations.
Wikipedia: Independence Day (Philippines)
In the Philippines, Independence
Day (Filipino: Araw ng Kalayaan) is an annual national holiday
observed on June 12, commemorating the Philippine Declaration of Independence
from Spain on June 12, 1898. It is the National Day of the Philippines.The declaration of Philippine independence from the colonial rule of Spain concluded the Philippine Revolution. Philippine independence, however, was not recognized either by the United States or by Spain. The Spanish government later ceded the Philippine archipelago to the United States in the 1898 Treaty of Paris, and the United States granted independence to the Republic of the Philippines on July 4, 1946 in the Treaty of Manila.
