this post was submitted on 07 Jul 2023
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It sounds like July 4 was officially decomissioned as an Independence Day in 1987...and that it was the US that chose the date for the grant of independence.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(Philippines)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_Day_(Philippines)
It sounds to me like the current official dates are:
January 23: Philippine Republic Day. This commemorates the establishment of the First Philippine Republic, which was the government that existed after Spain
June 12: Republic Day -- this corresponds to the declaration of independence from Spain
July 4: Phillippine-American Friendship Day. This was Independence Day until 1987.
So I don't believe that it's really zinging the US.
Thanks, is is a great history lesson.