Republic Act No. 4166

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Republic Act No. 4166 is a Philippine law that officially transferred the country’s Independence Day from July 4 to June 12, recognizing the 1898 declaration of independence from Spain.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Philippine law
Philippine statute
appliesTo national government of the Philippines
official observance of Independence Day in the Philippines
category Philippine Independence Day legislation
Philippine holiday law
commemorates Philippine independence from Spain
country Philippines
dateOfEnactment 1964
defines June 12 as a legal holiday in the Philippines
effect transferred the official Philippine Independence Day from July 4 to June 12
historicalBasis Philippine declaration of independence at Kawit, Cavite on June 12, 1898
jurisdiction Philippines
surface form: Republic of the Philippines
languageOfText English
legalCitation Republic Act No. 4166 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Republic Act No. 4166 (Philippines)
legalStatus in force
legalSystem civil law mixed with common law (Philippine legal system)
legislature Congress of the Philippines
newIndependenceDayDate June 12
previousIndependenceDayDate July 4
purpose to change the official date of Philippine Independence Day from July 4 to June 12
recognizes June 12 as the date of Philippine independence
June 12, 1898 declaration of Philippine independence from Spain
relatedTo June 12, 1898 Philippine Declaration of Independence
Philippine national holidays
Philippine–United States relations
surface form: Philippine–American relations

Philippine–Spanish relations
shortTitle An Act Changing the Date of Philippine Independence Day from July Four to June Twelve
subject Araw ng Kalayaan
surface form: Philippine Independence Day

national holidays of the Philippines
supersedes prior practice of observing July 4 as Philippine Independence Day
topic Philippine history
national identity of the Philippines
typeOfChange change of national holiday date
yearEnacted 1964

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Philippine Independence Day ceremonies legalBasis Republic Act No. 4166
Republic Act No. 4166 legalCitation Republic Act No. 4166 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Republic Act No. 4166 (Philippines)