People participate in the Philippine Independence Day parade in New York on June 2. Independence Day in the Philippines is observed annually on June 12, commemorating the country’s independence from ...

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Independence Day said that freedom must be defended and upheld, warning that its greatest enemy is “apathy” toward national issues. In his ...

Philippine Independence Day is a monumental occasion commemorating the country's liberation from centuries of colonial rule. Celebrated annually on June 12, it marks the day in 1898 when the ...

In the Philippines — where Spanish and later U.S. colonial rule persisted for nearly four centuries — June 12 is the real Independence Day. That date in 1898 was the pivotal moment when the island ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. In the Philippines — where Spanish and later ...

In the Philippines, where colonial rule under Spain and later the United States endured for nearly four centuries, June 12 is the real Independence Day. In the Philippines — where Spanish and later ...