Independence Day (Philippines)
Independence Day (Filipino: Araw ng Kasarinlan; also Araw ng Kalayaan, lit. "Day of Freedom") is an annual national holiday in the Philippines observed on 12 June, commemorating the Philippine Declaration of Independence from Spain on 12 June 1898. It is the country's National Day.
Read more about Independence Day (Philippines): History, Centennial, Holiday Customs, National Independence Day Ceremonies and Parade
Famous quotes containing the words independence and/or day:
“To drive men from independence to live on alms, is itself great cruelty.”
—Edmund Burke (1729–1797)
“The day after he’d met her, he told me about her. He said she was a cross-section of the American public.”
—Orson Welles (1915–1985)