This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. In the Philippines — where Spanish and later ...

Philippines Independence Day is celebrated every year on June 12. It marks a crucial moment in the country's history. The declaration of independence from Spanish colonial rule in 1898. The historic ...

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In the Philippines — where Spanish and later U.S. colonial rule persisted for nearly four centuries — June 12 is the real Independence Day. That date in 1898 was the pivotal moment when the island ...