Independence Day is a national holiday in the Philippines observed annually on June 12, commemorating the declaration of Philippine independence from Spain in 1898. Since 1978, it has been the country's National Day.
Aguinaldo Shrine where Emilio Aguinaldo declared the country's independence from Spain
The Declaration of Independence document written by Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista
The flag of the United States is lowered while the flag of the Philippines is raised during the Independence Day ceremony on July 4, 1946.
Philippine flags on display
Emilio Aguinaldo
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Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy was a Filipino revolutionary, statesman, and military leader who is the youngest president of the Philippines (1899–1901) and became the first president of the Philippines and of an Asian constitutional republic. He led the Philippine forces first against Spain in the Philippine Revolution (1896–1898), then in the Spanish–American War (1898), and finally against the United States during the Philippine–American War (1899–1901).
Aguinaldo in military uniform
Aguinaldo as a Generalissimo, Commander-In-Chief of all Philippine Forces.
Aguinaldo with the other revolutionaries on the Pact of Biak-na-Bato