1. What happened to the Philippines during rebirth of freedom?

2. What marks the birth of literature in the Philippines?

3. In what year did the Philippines regained it’s freedom and the Filipino waved joyously alone?

ANSWERS:

1. The American returned in 1945. Filipinos rejoiced and guerillas who fled to the mountain joined
the liberating American Army. On the 4 th of July year 1946, the Philippines regained its freedom
and the Filipino flag waved joyously alone. The chains were broken.
2. In this period, the early post-liberation period was marked by a kind of “struggle of mind and
spirit” posed by the sudden emancipation from the enemy, and the wild desire to see print.
There was a proliferation of newspapers like the FREE PRESS, MORNING SUN of Sergio Osmeña
Sr., DAILY MIRROR of Joaquin Roces, EVENING NEWS of Ramon Lopezes, and the BULLETIN of
Menzi.
3. The 4th of July year 1946, the Philippines regained its freedom and the Filipino flag waved
joyously alone.