The Declaration of Independence

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Independence Day is a Philippine national holiday celebrated every year on June 12 to commemorate the country's declaration of independence from Spain in 1898. After 300 years of Spanish domination, Filipino insurgents led by Emilio Aguinaldo declare independence from Spain during the Spanish-American War. The Spanish were defeated by Filipino rebels and US soldiers by mid-August, but Aguinaldo's aspirations for independence were shattered when the US legally seized the Philippines as part of its peace accord with Spain. With US consent, the Commonwealth of the Philippines was formed in 1935, and Manuel Quezon was elected as the country's first president. The United States granted the Republic of the Philippines complete independence on July 4, 1946. Over 120 years ago, the Philippines, a collection of over 7,000 islands in the western Pacific, achieved freedom from Spanish domination. This claim was made by Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo, but it wasn't until 1962 that then-President Diosdado Macapagal declared it a national holiday through a presidential decree. On this day in 1898, the Filipino flag was unfurled for the first time amid an exciting ceremony that included the first public performance of the Philippines national anthem. The country has come a long way. It is classified as a developing market and a freshly industrialized nation. Tourism has a significant economic impact on the Philippines.

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