An Act Changing the Date of Philippine Independence Day from July Four to June Twelve
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An Act Changing the Date of Philippine Independence Day from July Four to June Twelve is a Philippine law that officially shifted the country’s annual independence commemoration to June 12 to recognize the 1898 declaration of independence from Spain.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Act of the Congress of the Philippines
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Philippine law ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Government of the Philippines
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citizens of the Philippines ⓘ |
| commemorationFocus |
Philippine Revolution against Spain
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Proclamation of Philippine independence in Kawit, Cavite ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| domain |
Philippine national symbols
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Philippine public holidays ⓘ |
| effect | shifted the annual Philippine Independence Day commemoration to June 12 ⓘ |
| establishes | June 12 as the official date of Philippine Independence Day ⓘ |
| historicalContext | aligns the national holiday with the 1898 independence from Spain rather than the 1946 independence from the United States ⓘ |
| holidayType | national non-working holiday ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| purpose | to change the official date of Philippine Independence Day from July 4 to June 12 ⓘ |
| recognizes | the June 12, 1898 declaration of Philippine independence from Spain ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
July 4, 1946 recognition of Philippine independence by the United States
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June 12, 1898 declaration of independence ⓘ |
| replaces | July 4 as the official date of Philippine Independence Day ⓘ |
| scope | national holiday observance in the Philippines ⓘ |
| shortName | Independence Day Date Change Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject | Philippine Independence Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolism |
emphasizes anti-colonial struggle against Spain
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reduces emphasis on July 4, 1946 independence from the United States ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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Republic Act No. 4166
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An Act Changing the Date of Philippine Independence Day from July Four to June Twelve
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