12/06/2023
Today, June 12, 2023, Filipinos all around the globe celebrate the 125th Independence Day!
Let me share with you some of the Philippine history facts:
1. Spanish rule (1521–1898) - The Philippines were claimed in the name of Spain in 1521 by Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese explorer sailing for Spain, who named the islands after King Philip II of Spain. They were then called Las Felipinas.
2. History of Philippine Flag - It was personally conceived by Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo, President of the Revolutionary Government, and sewn at 535 Morrison Hill Road, Hongkong by Mrs. Marcela Marino Agoncillo - wife of the first Filipino diplomat Felipe Agoncillo, with the help of her daughter Lorenza and Mrs. Delfina Herbosa Natividad, niece of Dr. Jose Rizal and wife of Gen. Salvador Natividad. The flag was made within five days and handed over by Mrs. Agoncillo to Gen. Aguinaldo before the latter boarded the American dispatch boat, McCulloch on May 17, 1898, on his way to the Philippines.
3. The Philippine Declaration of Independence - It was proclaimed by Filipino revolutionary forces general Emilio Aguinaldo on June 12, 1898, in Cavite el Viejo (present-day Kawit, Cavite), Philippines. It asserted the sovereignty and independence of the Philippine Islands from the 300+ years of colonial rule from Spain.
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