Category: Philippine History

Philippine Independence Day celebrations by Bless Salonga

One hundred and thirteen years ago, Filipino revolutionary forces under General Emilio Aguinaldo proclaimed Philippine independence from the colonial rule of Spain in Kawit, Cavite. A lot has happened since including the Spanish-American War—the establishment of a Commonwealth government in 1935, the Japanese invasion, the declaration of the Philippine Republic, Martial Law, Edsa Revolution and […]