Filipino-American Friendship Day, July 4, is a day in the Philippines designated by President Diosdado Macapagal to commemorate the liberation of the country by joint Filipino and American forces from the Japanese occupation at the end of World War II. Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP The President of the Philippines is the head of state and government of the Republic of the Philippines. For the airport see Diosdado Macapagal International Airport For the boulevard in Metro Manila, see Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
The Philippines was a U. S. territory from 1898 to 1942, when it was occupied by Japanese forces, and again for a brief period after the war. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The country gained complete independence on July 4, 1946. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Initially, the nation's Independence Day holiday (Araw ng Kalayaan) was held on July 4. An Independence Day is an annual celebration commemorating the Anniversary of a Nation 's assumption of independent Statehood, usually after ceasing The Philippine Declaration of Independence occurred on June 12, 1898 in the Philippines, where Filipino Former President Diosdado Macapagal moved it to June 12, the date on which the Philippines declared independence from Spain in 1898. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. The Philippine Declaration of Independence occurred on June 12, 1898 in the Philippines, where Filipino Filipino-American Friendship Day was created in its place, and coincides with the United States' July 4 Independence Day. In the United States, Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July (or the Fourth) is a Federal holiday commemorating the adoption
See also
- Araw ng Kalayaan (Philippine Independence Day)
- Public holidays in the Philippines
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