PROCLAMATION-OF-PHILIPPINE-INDEPENDENCE-2-1.pptx

Proclamation of Philippine Independence

1. PROCLAMATION OF PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE GROUP 2

2. Members JELIAN ALBARAN MARY CHRIS AMAYA LIEBEL JOY TEMPLA CHARMEL CAMAJALAN MARY JOY ABALLE

3. Every year, the country commemorates the anniversary of the Philippine Independence
Proclaimed on the 12 th of June, 1898, in the province of Cavite.
Proclaimed between 4 and 5 in the afternoon.
The event saw the unfurling of the Philippine National Flag, made by Marcela Agoncillo , Lorenza Agoncillo , and Delfina Herbosa .
Performance of the Marcha Filipina Magdalo , as the national anthem, now known as Lupang Hinirang , composed by Julian Felipe and played by the San Francisco de Malabon Marching Band.
The proclamation was prepared, written, and read by Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista in Spanish.
Signed by 98 people, including a United States Army officer, Mr. L. M. Johnson.
Eventually promulgated on August 1, after many towns had been organized under Aguinaldo’s government.

4. Not recognized, however, by the United States, nor Spain. U.S. bought the Philippines from the Spanish in the 1898 Treaty of Paris. Philippine-American War
The Philippine Revolutionary Government did not recognize the treaty or American sovereignty, and subsequently fought and lost a conflict with United States.
Ended when Emilio Aguinaldo was captured by U.S. forces in March 23, 1901, and issued a statement acknowledging and accepting the sovereignty of the United States over the Philippines.
The U.S. finally granted complete independence to the Philippines on July 4, 1946 via the Treaty of Manila, following World War II.
President Diosdado Macapagal , in 1964, signed into law Republic Act No. 4166, designating June 12 as the country’s Independence Day.

5. It is a significant turning point in the history of the country.
It signaled the end of the 333 years of Spanish colonization.
There have been numerous studies done on the events leading to the independence of the country, but very few students had the chance to read the actual document of the declaration.
This is in spite of the historical importance of the document and the details that the document reveals on the rationale and circumstances of that historical day.
Interestingly, reading the details of the said document in hindsight is telling of the kind of government that was created under Aguinaldo, and the forthcoming hand of the United States of America in the next few years of the newly created republic.

6. THE PROCLAMATION OF PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE

It is a short 2,000-word document.

It summarized the reason behind the revolution against Spain.

It also summarized the subsequent war for independence, as well as the future of the new republic under the leadership of Emilio Aguinaldo.

The proclamation commenced with a characterization of the condition of the Philippines during the Spanish colonial period.

It specifically mentioned the abuses and inequalities existing in the colony.

7. 7 The Declaration says:
“Taking into consideration, that their inhabitants being already weary of bearing the ominous yoke of Spanish domination, on account of the arbitrary arrests and harsh treatment practiced by the Civil Guard to the extent of causing death with the connivance and even with the express orders of their commanders, who sometimes went to the extreme of ordering the shooting of prisoners under the pretext that they were attempting to escape, in violation of the provisions of the regulations of their corps, which abuses were unpunished and on account of the unjust deportations, especially those decreed by General Blanco, of eminent personages and of high social position, at the instigation of the Archbishop and friars interested in keeping them out of the way for their own selfish and avaricious purpose, deportations which are quickly brought about by a method of procedure more execrable than that of the inquisition and which every civilized nation rejects on account of a decision being rendered without a hearing of the persons accused.” THE DECLARATION OF PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE

8. The passage demonstrates the justifications behind the revolution against Spain.
Specifically cited are the abuses by the Civil Guard and the unlawful shooting of prisoners who were alleged as “attempting to escape.”
It also condemns the unequal protection of the law between the Filipino people and the “eminent personages.”
Moreover, the line mentions the avarice and greed of the clergy like the friars and the Archbishop himself.
The passage also condemns what they saw as the unjust deportation and rendering of other decisions without proper hearing, unexpected of any civilized nation.

9. Historical Overview 9 Event 1

The proclamation proceeded with a brief historical overview of the Spanish occupation since Magellan’s arrival in Visayas until the Philippine Revolution, with specific details about the latter, especially after the Pact of Biak- na - Bato had collapsed. Event 2

The document narrates the spread of the movement “like an electric spark” through different towns and provinces like Bataan, Pampanga, Batangas , Bulacan , Laguna, and Morong , and the quick decline of Spanish forces in the same provinces.

The revolt also reached Visayas ; thus, the independence of the country was ensured. Event 3 The document also narrates the Cavite Mutiny of January 1872 that caused the infamous execution of the martyred native priests Jose Burgos, Mariano Gomez, and Jacinto Zamora, “whose innocent blood was shed through the intrigues of those so-called religious orders” that incited the three secular priests in the said mutiny.

10. It stated:
“In the town of El Viejo, in this province of Cavite, on the twelfth day of June eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, before me, Don Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista, Auditor of war and special commissioner appointed to proclaim and solemnize this act by the Dictatorial Government of these Philippine Islands, for the purpose and by virtue of the circular addressed by the Eminent Dictator of the same Don Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy .” Emilio Aguinaldo Dictatorship

11. 11 It states:
“We acknowledge, approve and confirm together with the orders that have been issued therefrom, the Dictatorship established by Don Emilio Aguinaldo, whom we honor as the supreme Chief of this Nation, which this day commences to have a life of its own, in the belief that he is the instrument selected by God, in spite of his humble origin, to effect the redemption of this unfortunate people, as foretold by Doctor Jose Rizal in the magnificent verses which he composed when he was preparing to be shot, liberating them, from the yoke of Spanish domination in punishment of the impunity with which their Government allowed the commission of abuses by its subordinates.”

12. 12 The document explained:
“And finally, it was unanimously resolved that this Nation, independent from this day, must use the same flag used heretofore, whose design and colors and described in the accompanying drawing, with design representing in natural colors the three arms referred to. The white triangle represents the distinctive emblem of the famous Katipunan Society, which by means of its compact of blood urged on the masses of the people to insurrection; the three stars represent the three principal Islands of this Archipelago, Luzon, Mindanao, and Visayas , in which this insurrectionary movement broke out; the sun represents the gigantic strides that have been made by the sons of this land on the road of progress and civilization, its eight rays symbolizing the eight provinces of Manila, Cavite, Bulacan , Pampanga, Nueva Ecija , Bataan, Laguna, and Batangas , which were declared in a state of war almost as soon as the first insurrectionary movement was initiated; and the color blue, red and white, commemorate those of the flag of the United States of North America, in manifestation of our profound gratitude towards that Great Nationfor the disinterested protection she is extending to us and will continue to extend to us.” Philippine Flag

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