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Thursday, July 5, 2012

What’s there for Filipinos to celebrate on 04 July ?

Source: mikerafael.multiply.com
Formerly celebrated as the Independence Day of the Republic of the Philippines, 4th of July has been downgraded to Philippine-American Friendship Day when President Diosdado Macapagal amended the date of Philippine Independence to 12 June 1898 in 1962. The topic has since been a contentious one depending on which side one is taking. My own point of view is that 4th of July should have never been celebrated as the actual Independence Day. Here’s why: Read More ...