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COURSE LEARNING PACKETS TEMPLATE Document Code FM-STL-014 Saint Louis University Revision No. 01 School of Teacher Education and Liberal Arts Effectivity August 15, 2022 Page 1 of 8 Unit 2.3. Declaration of Philippine Independence by Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista Proclamation of Philippine Independence in Kawit, Cavite, June 12, 1898 Image Source: Proclamation of Philippine Independence in Kawit, Cavite, June 12, 1898. (2020). [Image]. https://www.usphsociety.org/2020/06/09/weekly-series-reflections-on-june-12-1898-philippine-declaration-of- independence-amid-a-dangerous-international-environment/ Engage Below is the Philippine flag. Your task is to recall what you have previously learned regarding our flag's different symbolisms by giving the meaning of each symbol. Image source: Philippine flag. (n.d.). [Image]. WorldAtlas. https://www.worldatlas.com/flags/philippines Symbol Meaning Sun 8 rays of the sun 3 stars White triangle Blue Stripe Red Stripe Property of and for the exclusive use of SLU. Reproduction, storing in a retrieval system, distributing, uploading or posting online, or transmitting in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise of any part of this document, without the prior written permission of SLU, is strictly prohibited. 1  COURSE LEARNING PACKETS TEMPLATE Document Code FM-STL-014 Saint Louis University Revision No. 01 School of Teacher Education and Liberal Arts Effectivity August 15, 2022 Page 2 of 8 Explore The following text is the document authored and read by Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista during the proclamation of Philippine independence on June 12, 1898, in Cavite. As you read, please take note of the essential details in the text, as these may help you answer the content analysis activity in the evaluate portion of this unit. Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista. “Declaration of Philippine Independence”, ratified June 12, 1898, translation by Sulpicio Guevara Declaration of Philippine Independence In the town of Cavite-Viejo, Province of Cavite, this 12th day of June 1898: BEFORE ME, Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista, War Counsellor and Special Delegate designated to proclaim and solemnize this Declaration of Independence by the Dictatorial Government of the Philippines, pursuant to, and by virtue of, a Decree issued by the Egregious Dictator Don Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy, The undersigned assemblage of military chiefs and others of the army who could not attend, as well as the representatives of the various towns, Taking into account the fact that the people of this country are already tired of bearing the ominous yoke of Spanish domination, Because of arbitrary arrests and abuses of the Civil Guards who cause deaths in connivance with and even under the express orders of their superior officers who at times would order the shooting of those placed under arrest under the pretext that they attempted to escape in violation of known Rules and Regulations, which abuses were left unpunished, and because of unjust deportations of illustrious Filipinos, especially those decreed by General Blanco at the instigation of the Archbishop and the friars interested in keeping them in ignorance for egoistic and selfish ends, which deportations were carried out through processes more execrable than those of the Inquisition which every civilized nation repudiates as a trial without hearing, Had resolved to start a revolution in August 1896 in order to regain the independence and sovereignty of which the people had been deprived by Spain through Governor Miguel Lopez de Legazpi who, continuing the course followed by his predecessor Ferdinand Magellan who landed on the shores of Cebu and occupied said Island by means of a Pact of Friendship with Chief Tupas, although he was killed in battle that took place in said shores to which battle he was provoked by Chief Kalipulako of Mactan who suspected his evil designs, landed on the Island of Bohol by entering also into a Blood Compact with its Chief Sikatuna, with the purpose of later taking by force the Island of Cebu, and because his successor Tupas did not allow him to occupy it, he went to Manila, the capital, winning likewise the friendship of its Chiefs Soliman and Lakandula, later taking possession of the city and the whole Archipelago in the name of Spain by virtue of an order of King Philip II, and with these historical precedents and because in international law the prescription established by law to legalize the vicious acquisition of private property is not recognized, Property of and for the exclusive use of SLU. Reproduction, storing in a retrieval system, distributing, uploading or posting online, or transmitting in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise of any part of this document, without the prior written permission of SLU, is strictly prohibited. 2  COURSE LEARNING PACKETS TEMPLATE Document Code FM-STL-014 Saint Louis University Revision No. 01 School of Teacher Education and Liberal Arts Effectivity August 15, 2022 Page 3 of 8 the legitimacy of such revolution can not be put in doubt which was calmed but not completely stifled by the pacification proposed by Don Pedro A. Paterno with Don Emilio Aguinaldo as President of the Republic established in Biak-na-Bato and accepted by Governor-General Don Fernando Primo de Rivera under terms, both written and oral, among them being a general amnesty for all deported and convicted persons; that by reason of the non-fulfillment of some of the terms, after the destruction of the Spanish Squadron by the North American Navy, and bombardment of the plaza of Cavite, Don Emilio Aguinaldo returned in order to initiate a new revolution and no sooner had he given the order to rise on the 31st of last month when several towns anticipating the revolution, rose in revolt on the 28th, such that a Spanish contingent of 178 men, between Imus and Cavite-Viejo, under the command of a major of the Marine Infantry capitulated, the revolutionary movement spreading like wild fire to other towns of Cavite and the other provinces of Bataan, Pampanga, Batangas, Bulacan, Laguna, and Morong, some of them with seaports and such was the success of the victory of our arms, truly marvelous and without equal in the history of colonial revolutions that in the first mentioned province only the Detachments in Naic and Indang remained to surrender; in the second, all Detachments had been wiped out; in the third, the resistance of the Spanish forces was localized in the town of San Fernando where the greater part of them are concentrated, the remainder in Macabebe, Sexmoan, and Guagua; in the fourth, in the town of Lipa; in the fifth, in the capital and in Calumpit; and in the last two remaining provinces, only in their respective capitals, and the city of Manila will soon be besieged by our forces as well as the provinces of Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Pangasinan, La Union, Zambales, and some others in the Visayas where the revolution at the time of the pacification and others even before, so that the independence of our country and the revindication of our sovereignty is assured. And having as witness to the rectitude of our intentions the Supreme Judge of the Universe, and under the protection of the Powerful and Humanitarian Nation, the United States of America, we do hereby proclaim and declare solemnly in the name and by authority of the people of these Philippine Islands, That they are and have the right to be free and independent; that they have ceased to have any allegiance to the Crown of Spain; that all political ties between them are and should be completely severed and annulled; and that, like other free and independent States, they enjoy the full power to make War and Peace, conclude commercial treaties, enter into alliances, regulate commerce, and do all other acts and things which an Independent State has a right to do, And imbued with firm confidence in Divine Providence, we hereby mutually bind ourselves to support this Declaration with our lives, our fortunes, and with our most sacred possession, our Honor. We recognize, approve, and ratify, with all the orders emanating from the same, the Dictatorship established by Don Emilio Aguinaldo whom we revere as the Supreme Head of this Nation, which today begins to have a life of its own, in the conviction that he has been the instrument chosen by God, inspite of his humble origin, to effectuate the Property of and for the exclusive use of SLU. 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Moreover, we confer upon our famous Dictator Don Emilio Aguinaldo all the powers necessary to enable him to discharge the duties of Government, including the prerogatives of granting pardon and amnesty, And, lastly, it was resolved unanimously that this Nation, already free and independent as of this day, must use the same flag which up to now is being used, whose design and colors are found described in the attached drawing, the white triangle signifying the distinctive emblem of the famous Society of the "Katipunan" which by means of its blood compact inspired the masses to rise in revolution; the three stars, signifying the three principal Islands of this Archipelago-Luzon, Mindanao, and Panay where this revolutionary movement started; the sun representing the gigantic steps made by the sons of the country along the path of Progress and Civilization; the eight rays, signifying the eight provinces-Manila, Cavite, Bulacan, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Bataan, Laguna, and Batangas - which declared themselves in a state of war as soon as the first revolt was initiated; and the colors of Blue, Red, and White, commemorating the flag of the United States of North America, Property of and for the exclusive use of SLU. 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And holding up this flag of ours, I present it to the gentlemen here assembled Don Segundo Arellano, Don Tiburcio del Rosario, Sergio Matias, Don Agapito Zialcita, Don Flaviano Alonzo, Don Mariano Legazpi, Don Jose Turiano Santiago y Acosta, Don Aurelio Tolentino, Don Felix Ferrer, Don Felipe Buencamino, Don Fernando Canon Faustino, (Hijo), Don Anastacio Pinzun, Don Timoteo Bernabe, Don Flaviano Rodriguez, Don Gavino (?) Masancay, Don Narciso Mayuga, Don Gregorio Villa, Don Luis Perez Tagle, Don Canuto Celestino, Don Marcos Jocson, Don Martin de los Reyes, Don Ciriaco Bausa, Don Manuel Santcs, Don Mariano Toribio, Don Gabriel Reyes, Don Hugo Lim, Don Emiliano Lim, Don Fausto Tinorio (?), Don Rosendo Simon, Don Leon Tanjanque (?), Don Gregorio Bonifacio, Don Manuel Salafranca, Don Simon Villareal, Don Calixto Lara, Don Buenaventura Toribio, Don Zacarias Fajardo, Don Florencio Manalo, Don Roman Gana, Don Marcelino Gomez, Don Valentin Polintan, Don Felix Polintan, Don Evaristo Dimalanta, Don Gregorio Alvarez, Don Sabas de Guzman, Don Esteban Francisco, Don Guido Yaptinchay, Don Mariano Rianzares Bautista, Don Francisco Arambulo, Don Antonio Gonzalez, Don Juan Arevalo, Don Ramon Delfino, Don Honorio Tiongco, Don Francisco del Rosario, Don Epifanio Saguil, Don Ladislao Afable Jose, Don Sixto Roldan, Don Luis de Lara, Don Marcelo Basa, Don Jose Medina, Don Epifanio Cirisia (?), Don Pastor Lopez de Leon, Don Mariano de los Santos, Don Santiago Garcia, Don Claudio Tria Tirona, Don Estanislao Tria Tirona, Don Daniel Tria Tirona, Don Andres Tria Tirona, Don Carlos Tria Tirona, Don Sulpicio P. Antony, Don Epitacio Asuncion, Don Catalino Ramon, Don Juan Bordador, Don Jose del Rosario, Don Proceso Pulido, Don Jose Maria del Rosario, Don Ramon Magcamco (?), Don Antonio Calingo, Don Pedro Mendiola, Don Estanislao Galinco, Don Numeriano Castillo, Don Federico Tomacruz, Don Teodoro Yatco, Don Ladislao Diwa (?), and all swore solemnly to recognize it and defend it to the last drop of our blood. In witness thereof, I certify that this Act of Declaration of Independence was signed by me and by all those here assembled including the only stranger who attended those proceedings, a citizen of the U.S.A., Mr. L. M. Johnson, a Coronel of Artillery. Explain Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista, born on December 7, 1830, was a lawyer and served as Aguinaldo’s adviser. He wrote and read the Declaration of Philippine Independence (Acta de la proclamación de independencia del pueblo Filipino) in Spanish during the said proclamation event held on June 12, 1898, at the ancestral home of Emilio Aguinaldo in Cavite. Sulpicio Guevara translated the document. The proclamation event witnessed the waving of the Philippine national flag and the performance of the country’s national anthem (known today as Lupang Hinirang). Contrary to popular belief, Bautista, not Aguinaldo, waved the Philippine flag before the crowd during the proclamation event. Moreover, the Philippine flag was waved from a window, not on a balcony, of Aguinaldo’s house. Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista died on December 4, 1903. Property of and for the exclusive use of SLU. Reproduction, storing in a retrieval system, distributing, uploading or posting online, or transmitting in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise of any part of this document, without the prior written permission of SLU, is strictly prohibited. 5  COURSE LEARNING PACKETS TEMPLATE Document Code FM-STL-014 Saint Louis University Revision No. 01 School of Teacher Education and Liberal Arts Effectivity August 15, 2022 Page 6 of 8 To know more, you are highly encouraged to watch the following video: Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNr7CRZVYQA Elaborate The struggle for Philippine independence was long. Throughout the country's 333 years history of Spanish colonization, several disunited uprisings were staged to challenge Spain’s rule. Not until the 1900s did the movements against Spanish colonial rule become more unified due to the intensified desire for self-determination brought by nationalism. These movements culminated in the Philippine Revolution of 1896. However, after much warfare, which reached a stalemate, the parties agreed upon the pact of Biak-na-Bato. The said agreement resulted in Aguinaldo being sent into exile in Hong Kong. In 1898, Aguinaldo returned to the Philippines and established a revolutionary government. Although the fighting continued, the proclamation of Philippine independence took place on June 12, 1898, in Cavite. The Philippine Declaration of Independence was first approved on August 1, 1898, when numerous towns were already organized under Aguinaldo’s dictatorial government, and was officially approved on September 29, 1898, by the Malolos Congress after some modifications to the original proclamation. After the revolutionary government proclaimed Philippine independence on June 12, 1898, the Philippine Republic was officially inaugurated in 1899 in Malolos, Bulacan. However, Spain and the United States did not recognize the Philippine declaration of independence. Instead of acknowledging the Philippine independence, the United States annexed the Philippines after Spain ceded the Philippines to them under the 1898 Treaty of Paris, which concluded the Spanish American War. The annexation resulted in the Philippine-American War, which ended in 1902, with the Philippines becoming a colony of the United States. The struggle for Philippine independence continued. In 1916, the Jones Law (Philippine Autonomy Act of 1916) was passed, which promised independence to the Philippines once Filipinos had proven that they were capable of self-governance. Later, independence missions were regularly sent to the United States. In 1934, the Tydings-McDuffie Law allowed the Philippines to draft a constitution and establish a Commonwealth government. Accordingly, after completing the 10-year autonomous governance, the United States would grant the Philippines independence on July 4, 1946. However, World War II broke out and reached the Philippines in 1941 when the Japanese decimated the US naval and air forces in the country. For three years, the Philippines was under the control of the Japanese. In 1943, the Japanese symbolically granted the Philippines its independence by establishing a government headed by a Filipino president. Property of and for the exclusive use of SLU. Reproduction, storing in a retrieval system, distributing, uploading or posting online, or transmitting in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise of any part of this document, without the prior written permission of SLU, is strictly prohibited. 6  COURSE LEARNING PACKETS TEMPLATE Document Code FM-STL-014 Saint Louis University Revision No. 01 School of Teacher Education and Liberal Arts Effectivity August 15, 2022 Page 7 of 8 The Philippines was liberated from the Japanese in 1945. On July 4 of the following year, the United States granted the Philippines its independence. Since then, the Philippine Independence Day has been commemorated every 4 th of July. However, in 1962 President Diosdado Macapagal moved the Philippine Independence Day back to June 12 through Proclamation 28. In relation to this, two years later, RA 4166 was enacted, and its contents are as follows: REPUBLIC ACT No. 4166 AN ACT CHANGING THE DATE OF PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE DAY FROM JULY FOUR TO JUNE TWELVE, AND DECLARING JULY FOUR AS PHILIPPINE REPUBLIC DAY, FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION TWENTY-NINE OF THE REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE CODE. Section 1. The twelfth day of June is hereby proclaimed as the Philippine Independence Day, and all citizens of the Philippines are enjoined to observe such day with rites befitting Independence Day. Section 2. Section twenty-nine of the Revised Administrative Code, as amended, is further amended to read as follows: "Sec. 29. Legal Holidays. Thursday and Friday of Holy Week, Christmas Day, and Sundays are legal religious holidays. "The legal holidays are: the first of January, the ninth of April, the first of May, the twelfth of June (Independence Day), the fourth of July (Philippine Republic Day), the thirtieth of November, the thirtieth of December, and the day appointed by law for the holding of a general election: Provided, however, That when any regular holiday of fixed date falls on Sunday, the next succeeding day shall be observed as legal holiday." Section 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. Approved: August 4, 1964 References Acta de la proclamación de independencia del pueblo Filipino. (2015). In V. Almario (Ed.), Sagisag Kultura (Vol 1). Manila: National Commission for Culture and the Arts. Retrieved from https://philippineculturaleducation.com.ph/acta-de-la- proclamacion-de-independencia-del-pueblo-filipino/ Contributors to Wikimedia projects. (n.d.). Philippine Declaration of Independence. Wikisource, the Free Online Library. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Philippine_Declaration_of_Independence Property of and for the exclusive use of SLU. Reproduction, storing in a retrieval system, distributing, uploading or posting online, or transmitting in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise of any part of this document, without the prior written permission of SLU, is strictly prohibited. 7  COURSE LEARNING PACKETS TEMPLATE Document Code FM-STL-014 Saint Louis University Revision No. 01 School of Teacher Education and Liberal Arts Effectivity August 15, 2022 Page 8 of 8 GMA News. (2022, June 10). #KuyaKimAnoNa?: Kauna-unahang watawat na iwinagayway sa Kawit, Cavite noong June 12... | 24 Oras [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNr7CRZVYQA GMA News Online. (2022, June 11). Who waved the Philippine flag on June 12, 1898? It’s not Emilio Aguinaldo | Lifestyle |. https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/artandculture/834627/who-waved- the-philippine-flag-in-june-12-1898-it-s-not-emilio-aguinaldo/story/ Jose, R. T. (2021). July 4, 1946: The Philippines Gained Independence from the United States. The National WWII Museum | New Orleans. https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/july-4-1946-philippines- independence Limos, M. A. (2019). Why the Philippines’ Independence Day is on June 12, Not July 4. Esquire. https://www.esquiremag.ph/long-reads/why-philippines-independence- day-is-on-june-12-a00293-20190607-lfrm?fbclid=IwAR1Fo- XrtDLAp9n_pzZjJVOXQ9Rp4s4LzjHIraSSOGf3gJJj67Ol8cl5JGU Makabenta, Y. (2022, June 13). The shift from July 4 to June 12: Historical rectification, not revisionism. The Manila Times. https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/06/14/opinion/columns/the-shift-from-july-4-to- june-12-historical-rectification-not-revisionism/1847300 Philippine flag. (n.d.). [Image]. WorldAtlas. https://www.worldatlas.com/flags/philippines Proclamation of Philippine Independence in Kawit, Cavite, June 12, 1898. (2020). [Image]. https://www.usphsociety.org/2020/06/09/weekly-series-reflections-on- june-12-1898-philippine-declaration-of-independence-amid-a-dangerous- international-environment/ Republic Act No. 4166. (n.d.). The LAWPHiL Project. https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1964/ra_4166_1964.html The Corpus Juris. (n.d.). Declaration of Independence. https://thecorpusjuris.com/constitutions/declaration-of-independence.php The Philippine Declaration of Independence. (2006). Filipino Librarian. http://filipinolibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/07/philippine-declaration-of- independence_05.html Today in Philippie History, December 7, 1830, Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista, lawyer and Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo’s confidante, was born in Biñan, Laguna. (n.d.). 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