The US Independence Day celebration at Shangri-La The Fort was a spectacular gala of elegance and unity, attended by guests — ...

6. Independence Day Date Change. In 1962, President Diosdado Macapagal changed the date of Philippine Independence Day from July 4th to June 12th to honor the original declaration from 1898.

As the nation marked the 127th Philippine Independence Day, two momentous events rose above the noise of the everyday, each a ...

Independence Day in the Philippines is observed annually on June 12, commemorating the country's independence from Spain in 1898. Credit: AP/Patrick Sison. By The Associated PressJune 11, 2024.

Merriment may result, but observance and recognition is the true reason behind the activities scheduled in honor of the 118th anniversary of the June 12 proclamation of Philippine Independence ...

The Philippine Independence Day Association in Rome has been organizing events for over 15 years in hotels, parks and piazzas. They seem to keep getting bigger and drawing Filipinos from all over ...

ALAMEDA — Alamedans will celebrate Philippine Independence Day on the steps of Alameda City Hall from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday with cultural performances, Filipino food, information tables and ...

The revelry surrounding Philippine Independence Day, which falls on June 12, stretches far beyond the Southeast Asia archipelago. Millions of Filipinos across major U.S. cities, ...

The revelry surrounding Philippine Independence Day, which falls on June 12, stretches far beyond the Southeast Asia archipelago. Millions of Filipinos across major U.S. cities, ...

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 ...