(“The Philippines Marches” image from Foreign Policy, foreignpolicy.com)
Here comes multi-literate Filipino Ramon Yedra sharing
on Facebook 03 July 2022:
Tomorrow, July 4th is
the actual Philippine Independence Day as a sovereign republic. The June 12,
1898 declaration by Aguinaldo had a caveat note: “…under the protection of the
powerful and humanitarian nation, United States of America.”. That protectorate
status finally ended, by declaration of the USA, [on] July 4, 1946. 😏
My comment was: “I agree 100%!”
I
love the United States of America! We Filipinos thank you for giving us our own
Fourth of July – and Frank A Hilario thanks you for American English!
To those of you who do not know the correct history of PH
Independence, I have these personal notes published in my blogs over the last 10
years:
http://frankahilario.blogspot.com
“12 June 1898. Hating Spain, Loving the United States.” Frank A Hilario,
Blogspot.com; all others give it the phlegmatic title … [1946] is our true
Independence Day and I thank the Americans also for English. (date blogged: 11
June 2013)
http://gaiavsgaia.blogspot.com
“4th Of July: I Declare Independence From Draft PH Federal
Constitution!”
Jul 4, 2018 – I Frank A Hilario consider today, the 4th of July, as
the true Independence Day of the Philippines, that time when the US of A
relinquished sovereignty over these islands.”
Here are more details. I wrote on 13 June 2015 “Thank You,
Emilio Aguinaldo!” (Primate Change,
primatechange.blogspot.com/):
I'm reading the full
text of "The Act of Declaration of Philippine Independence" as
translated by Sulpicio Guevara as
announced by President Emilio Aguinaldo
on 12 June 1898 (msc.edu.ph)… here's a pertinent excerpt from the Declaration…
“And having as witness
to the rectitude of our intentions the Supreme Judge of the Universe, and under
the protection of our Powerful and Humanitarian Nation, The United States of
America, we do hereby proclaim and declare solemnly in the name by authority of
the people of these Philippine Islands…”
Now
then, the Philippines was officially under the protection of the “Powerful and
Humanitarian Nation” US of A from 12 June 1896 to 04 July 1946! Leaders don’t
lie, do they?
Above, I wrote that I love the US of A for American English.
Truly, I do. Since 2000, I have been blogging thousands of essays in this
foreign language, and loving it! Yes, I’m pro-American in most things, except glorifying
divorce and LGBT people.
I began loving American English in high school yet, 70+
years ago! Already a lover of reading in Grade School, in High School, 1953-1957,
in my hometown of Asingan, Pangasinan, I ransacked the library of the Rizal Junior College (HS
Dept) that was rich not only in American and British classics (books) but also
American magazines: Look, Life, Newsweek,
Time, and Reader's Digest –
which was my favorite.
Special
thanks, Harry S Truman!@517
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