Philippines Independence Day is celebrated every year on June 12. It marks a crucial moment in the country's history. The declaration of independence from Spanish colonial rule in 1898. The historic ...

For a short period in Philippine history, Independence Day was observed on July 4 in accordance with the signing of the Treaty of Manila between then President Manuel Roxas and US High Commissioner ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes 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 ...

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 ...

Jacqueline Babol leads a Zumba demonstration at the Filipino American Northwest Association’s Philippine Independence Day celebration on Sunday in Riverfront Park in Spokane. (Elena Perry/The ...

MARKING 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, US Ambassador Lee Lipton and his wife Erika welcomed Philippine officials and diplomats to the “Freedom 250” reception in Manila ...

MANILA, Philippines — Every year on June 12, Filipinos across the nation and the world celebrate Araw ng Kalayaan, commemorating the Philippines’ independence after more than three centuries of ...

MANILA, Philippines — Progressive groups and organizations marched along Kalaw Avenue in Manila on Friday, June 12, in line with the commemoration of Independence Day to protest against what they ...

KUWAIT CITY, June 13: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent, on Friday, a cable of congratulations to the President of the Philippines, Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr., on ...