Happy 4th of July
to all our American
brothers and sisters!
The new generation may not know this, but July 4 was also the Independence day of the Philippines a long time ago from 1946 to 1964. It was on July 4 when the United States granted the Philippines its independence, and it coincided with the US' independence day as well.
On 4 August 1964, however, Former President Diosdado Macapagal, through Republic Act 4166, moved the holiday to the date on which the Philippines had declared independence from Spain in 1898, thus changing the date of the Philippine Independence Day from July 4 to June 12. Former President Fidel V. Ramos designated July 4 was The Filipino-American Friendship Day.
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