You mean Diosdado Macapagal who issued Presidential Proclamation No. 28 declaring June 12 Philippine Independence Day? Macapagal ... independence for us. He fought and defended it for us.

The North Texas Filipino American community is preparing for one of its largest cultural events of the year at Asia Times ...

The entire independence ceremony was conducted on July 4, the American Independence Day. June 12 was only designated as Flag Day. For the next 16 years, Filipinos celebrated independence on July 4 th.

People participate in the Philippine Independence Day parade in New York on June 2. Independence Day in the Philippines is observed annually on June 12, commemorating the country’s independence ...

As the nation celebrates its 126th Independence Day today ... asked the five ladies how they, as Philippine flagbearers, can best honor the Filipinos who fought for the country’s freedom.

In the Philippines — where Spanish and later U.S. colonial rule persisted for nearly four centuries — June 12 is the real Independence Day. That date in 1898 was the pivotal moment when the ...

A parade of 22 floats representing different provinces will be staged on Independence Day to be capped by a musical concert, he said. The revelry surrounding Philippine Independence Day stretches ...