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July 4th! What does it mean to Filipinos? Has it completely lost its significance?

  • For many. many years, we celebrated our Independence Day on July 4th. And then the good historians rightly corrected it to June 12. Still, shouldn't there be vestiges of our ...show more

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    oh, mighty inday, you have to wait for older respondents (like YOU) to appreciate your reference to a july 4th celebration of independence in the philippines. young people (like ME) only recognize the june 12th celebration coz that's how historians have taught us. it was emilio aguinaldo who declared the first true independence in kawit, cavite on june 12, 1898 - yup, from the spanish rule. true, phil. independence used to be observed july 4th...coz in 1946, americans saw it in their good hearts (no pun intended) to voluntarily set the phils. free after 48 years of reign...but we now know that it came with some strings attached (no offense meant). so okay, then pres. diosdado macapagal (yup, gma's dad) amidst the clamor of patriotic pinoys changed the date of independence from july 4th, 1946 to june 12, 1898.....that was in 1962 (tho the official document was signed in 1963). so how do i feel about july 4th? it's a big holiday here in the usa coz it is OUR independence day...yes, nena stevens is a natural born american (born in portland, OR of amer. dad and pinay mom)...and attended college in the phils....tunay na pinay in heart and soul! *** yup, nena is a history buff

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One fights for freedom, not begs for it. Thus our independence day is rightfully June 12 instead of July 4. So I would say July 4 has lost its place in Philippine history.

sweetwater

It would be stupid if Filipinos (in the Philippines) would light fireworks on the 4th of July. This date has no significance to us, no more than christmas has to jews (sorry adam). And how about the Filipinos (again, in the Philippines) who celebrate thanksgiving? How cute is that? What did the native-americans do to us that we should be "thankful" about?

Purple Tactics

july 4th used to be celebrated as filipino-american friendship day but philippine independence day is celebrated on june 12.

charlottewebb

well the 4th of July has no meaning to Filipino's unless you live in the US. In which case it is the birth date of the country you choose to live in. July the 12th has no meaning to Americans. However May 5th (cinco de mayo) does have meaning to Americans. So if you are a Filipina living in US open more Filipino Restaurants and celebrate your Independence with parties. This way Americans will come to love your traditions as well.

marf

If June 12 is Filipino Independence, then it should be celebrated on June 12. It is nice that countries reach out to others with close ties, but I don't know if July 4th should mean anything in the Philippines, unless someone has ties to the US.

Adam

I don't see any reason why the Independence Day of the United States of America should mean anything to me as a Filipino.

Anathema Device

To quote my favorite PDI columnist Conrado De Quiros "The last had a not very minor variation in the most resonant myth of all, which was Douglas MacArthur coming back as pledged to pluck this country out of captivity. To this day, the phrase “I shall return” brings tears to the eyes of an older generation. The myths were not entirely untrue, though as the postwar years lengthened, the notion that the lives and fates of Joe and his Little Brown Brother were inseparably linked resided only in the mind of Little Brown Brother." I think that addresses the 1st part of your question. To affirm our June 12 Independence Day "t wasn’t a mere nuance, it was a chasm. July 4 conjured the image of the American high commissioner handing over the reins of government to Manuel Roxas, which signified among other things that the fate of this country, including its capacity to be free, had never been in its hands, it had always been in the hands of others. June 12 invoked the image of Emilio Aguinaldo waving the Philippine flag from a balcony in Cavite to the strains of “Lupang Hinirang,” heard for the very first time, proclaiming that Filipinos would no longer bear the yoke of Spanish rule. Those aren’t just two different historical watersheds, those are two different worlds." Please see link below :)

Bookworm

it completely doesn't have any significance in our or my life for the matter. why should it? it is June 12 that our ancestors have fought most for the country. July 4 only marks as end of contract to the "Treaty of Paris" :-P

Raven

wala, pero sana meron para dagdag holiday, dagdag sa mga classeng suspended...........

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