THE ACT OF PROCLAMATION OF

INDEPENDENCE OF THE FILIPINO PEOPLE

(ACTA DE LA PROCLAMACION DE LA INDEPENDENCIA DEL PUEBLO FILIPINO)
INDEPENDENCE DAY (PHILIPPINES)

 Independence Day or Araw ng

Kasarinlán in Filipino
 also known as Araw ng Kalayaan, "Day
of Freedom") is an annual national
holiday in the Philippines observed on
June 12, commemorating the
independence of the Philippines from
Spain.
HISTORICAL CONTEXT
 HISTORICAL CONTEXT
December 18,1897
 declaration of truce between Spaniards colonizer and Filipino
revolutionary led by Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo
Spanish and American War in 1898

 Spanish and American War and the arrival of new colonizers to

the Philippines - "The American"
 HISTORICAL CONTEXT
Before the battle of manila in 1898

 Aguinaldo had already been meeting with the americans in

singapore.
 He talked with consul E. Spencer Pratt regarding US-Filipino
collaboration against the Spaniards.
 Commodore George Dewey (commander of the Asiatic Fleet)
 HISTORICAL CONTEXT
May 19, 1898
 Aguinaldo finally returned to the Philippines on board the U.S
cruiser McCulloch.
May 24, 1898
 Aguinaldo announced the creation of the dictatorial Government.
May 28 1898
 first victory of Filipino forces in Alapan, Imus.
 DECLARATION OF THE INDEPENDENCE DAY
JUNE 12, 1898
 Aguinaldo declared Philippine Independence from Spanish rule at a
ceremony in his house in Kawit, Cavite.
 Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista as a special Commissioner to write and read the
act of the Declaration of the Independence Day that was signed by 177 person
including an American Military Officer.
 The philippine national anthem then known as "Marcha Nacional Filipina"
composed by Julian Felipe, was played by the Banda De San Francisco De
Malabon and the flag was again unfurled.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
 ABOUT THE AUTHOR
EMILIO AGUINALDO
 born on March 22 1869 in Kawit, Cavite (Cavite
Elviejo)
 2nd to the youngest of eight children of Carlos
Aguinaldo and Trinidad Famy.
 1883, after his father's death, Aguinaldo assisted
his mother and tbe family business and worked
to help earned the family income.
 ABOUT THE AUTHOR
 1894, He followed his father's foot step
and became capitan municipal on the said
year.
 member of magdalo group.
 President of Pamahalaang Panghihimagsik
on march 22, 1897 in Tejeros, San
Francisco De Malabon.
 1st President of the Philippines
 Died on Feb. 6, 1964 at the age of 94.
ABOUT THE TEXT: ACT OF THE DECLARATION
OF THE INDEPENDENCE (JUNE 10, 1896)
 ABOUT THE TEXT: ACT OF THE DECLARATION OF THE INDEPENDENCE
(JUNE 10, 1896)

Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista (General of War)

 As the special commissioner to write the Act of the Declaration of
the Independence.
 16 pages document
 contains the Aspirations of Freedom and the sacrifices of Filipino
Revolutionary during the spanish rule.
 the document was read in Kawit
 There are 177 signees according to Historian writer Jim Richardson
 The act of proclamation of
independence of the Filipino
people
(Acta de la proclamacion de la
independencia del pueblo Filipino)
 Symbolism
of the
Philippine flag
 SYMBOLISM OF THE PHILIPPINE FLAG
The Flag of the Republic of the Philippines, representing the country is symbolized by the
following:
 Royal blue field – peace, truth, and justice.
 Scarlet red field – patriotism and valor.
 White triangle – equality and brotherhood.
 Three stars on the corners of the triangle – the three main geographical regions of the country
namely Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao.
 The sun at the center of the triangle – has eight rays representing the eight Philippine provinces
that started the revolt against Spain.
The flag is seen in various places across towns and cities in the Philippines during the country’s
Independence Day. Many cars also sport miniature flags on this day.
The Many Declarations of the Philippines’
Independence Day
 THE MANY DECLARATIONS OF THE PHILIPPINES’
INDEPENDENCE DAY

April 12, 1895

 Andres Bonifacio proclaimed Philippine independence inside the Pamitinan Cave in
Rodriguez, Rizal.
 On the wall of the cave, Bonifacio wrote “Viva la independencia Filipinas!” (Long live the
Philippine independence!) using a piece of charcoal.
 Bonifacio, along with seven comrades of the Katipunan who included Emilio Jacinto,
hiked the mountain and found the cave, which was a suitable hideout and meeting
place.
 There, they initiated new members into the Katipunan, after which, Bonifacio wrote
the informal declaration of independence on the cave’s wall.
 THE MANY DECLARATIONS OF THE PHILIPPINES’
INDEPENDENCE DAY

August 1896

 during the Cry of Pugadlawin, Bonifacio and members of the

Katipunan also shouted their proclamation of Philippine
independence, which was symbolized by their tearing of cedulas,
an act that represented their emancipation from Spain’s colonial
rule.
 THE MANY DECLARATIONS OF THE PHILIPPINES’
INDEPENDENCE DAY

June 12, 1898

 Emilio Aguinaldo proclaimed the Philippines’ independence in Kawit, Cavite.
 It was also the day when the Philippine flag was first shown and waved, and the
Marcha Nacional Filipina, which became the music to the Philippines national
anthem, was first heard.
 Aguinaldo’s proclamation of Philippine independence was formalized with the
document, Acta de la Proclamation de la Independencia del Pueblo Filipino (Act
of the Proclamation of Independence of the Filipino People),
 which was read by its author, Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista. The document is 21
pages long and was signed by 98 Filipinos.
 THE MANY DECLARATIONS OF THE PHILIPPINES’
INDEPENDENCE DAY

August 1, 1898

 Aguinaldo's proclamation was ratified by 190 town

heads from 16 provinces around the country, giving
it legitimacy and power.
 THE MANY DECLARATIONS OF THE PHILIPPINES’
INDEPENDENCE DAY

October 14, 1943

 Japan symbolically granted independence to the
Philippines by establishing a new government headed by
its Filipino president, Jose P. Laurel.
 The government was branded by historians as “Puppet
Government” because of the tight control that the
Japanese wielded over its affairs.
 WHY DO WE CELEBRATE PHILIPPINE
INDEPENDENCE DAY ON JUNE 12?

When the Americans decided to grant independence to the Philippines, they made it
so it coincided with their own independence day every July 4. It was not a coincidence;
they could have chosen the other 364 dates on the calendar, but they chose July 4 as the
Philippines’ Independence Day.
On May 12, 1962, President Diosdado Macapagal moved the commemoration of
Independence Day from July 4 to June 12. Because of it, many people during that time
accused him of politicizing the holiday.
In an address on June 12, 1962, Macapagal explained why he moved Philippines’
Independence Day from July 4, 1946 to June 12, 1898.
 FLAG DAY
 On 12 May 1962, President Diosdado Macapagal issued Presidential Proclamation No. 28,
which declared Tuesday, 12 June a special public holiday throughout the Philippines, "... in
commemoration of our people's declaration of their inherent and inalienable right to
freedom and independence.“
 On 4 August 1964, Republic Act No. 4166 renamed the 4 July holiday as "Philippine Republic
Day", proclaimed 12 June as "Philippine Independence Day", and enjoined all citizens of the
Philippines to observe the latter with befitting rites.
 Prior to 1964, June 12 was observed as Flag Day in the country.
 In 1965, President Diosdado Macapagal issued Proclamation No. 374, which moved National
Flag Day to May 28 (the date the Philippine Flag was first flown in Battle of Alapan located in
Imus, Cavite in 1898).
 In 1994, President Fidel V. Ramos issued Executive Order No. 179, extending the celebration
period from May 28 to Philippine Independence Day on June 12.