Today is June 12, the day where we, Filipinos celebrate our 110th independence from the country's colonizers. The declaration of the Philippine independence day was headed by Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo. It was done at the ancestral home of the general in Kawit Cavite and was presented in huge crowd of people.
But don't you know that the declaration was not recognized by the United States nor Spain? The independence of the Philippines was recognized only on August 4, 1946 by the United States.
On August 4, 1964, President Diosdado Macapagal signed the Republic Act No. 416 proclaiming June 12 as Philippine Independence Day in the name of nationalism and sovereignty of the Philippine Republic upon the advice of historians. That's the reason why we celebrate June 12 as Independence Day and not August 4.
Happy Independence day to my fellow Filipino!^_^
BTW, i'll just insert here the tag I got from ate Naomi.
Sparkle Friends
Now i'm tagging JK, Princess, Mummy Sheng, (TravelerFolio)eunice, My Daily Thoughts and Moods, Nikky, and Pinay WAHM to keep the sparkle going.. :)
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