Why we must celebrate Philippine Independence Day on June 12?

                       Filipinos are celebrating Independence Day after General Emilio Aguinaldo and Filipino revolutionary forces declared independence on June 12, 1898 from the Spanish colonization. It was the day when Emilio Aguinaldo himself for the first time raised Philippine flag and played Philippine national anthem at Kawit, Cavite on the mentioned year. However, the declaration of the liberty was not recognized by the United States and Spain until war between two countries ended on 1898 through Treaty of Paris. Spain then surrendered the Philippines to United States.

                    Filipinos were so determined to achieve sovereignty against United Sates. On June 2, 1899, the first Philippine Republic officially declared and war between the two countries officially ended on July 04, 1902.

                    Independence Day was observed on July 4 until the Republic Act No. 4166,

signed by past President Diosdado Macapagal on August 4, 1964 which set out to move the holiday on June 12 as official Independence Day.