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There were mutterings that Philippine independence be delayed, owing to the unsettled conditions after the war, but this would mean political suicide to those seeking office. And so independence would take place as planned, on July 4, 1946. The post-war Philippine Commonwealth faced severe problems not anticipated before the war.
The Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines (officialgazette.gov.ph) cites that the Third Philippine Republic was inaugurated on 4 July 1946, marking the peaceful campaign for Philippine independence and the recognition by the global community of the “nationhood of the Philippines".
Crowds of Filipinos gathered at Rizal Park (Luneta Park) in Manila on the July 4, 1946. View of Independence Grandstand (a temporary structure built in front of the Rizal Monument) with American flag and Philippine flags on tall flag poles..
4 lip 2021 · This 4th of July 2021, the Filipino nation commemorates the 75th anniversary of the recognition of Philippine Independence and the inauguration of the Third Philippine Republic.
Philippines Independence Proclaimed, July 4, 1946. Initially, the nation's Independence Day holiday (Araw ng Kalayaan) was held on July 4. President Diosdado Macapagal moved it to June 12, the date in 1898 on which Emilio Aguinaldo issued the Philippine Declaration of Independence from Spain.
Deutsch: Berichterstattung über die Proklamation der Unabhängigkeit der Philippinen am 4. Juli 1946. Gezeigt werden der erste philippinische Präsident Manuel Roxas, der amerikanische frühere Hochkommissar und spätere Botschafter Paul McNutt und General Douglas MacArthur, der eine kurze Rede hält.
1. Two Independence Days: The Philippines celebrates its independence on June 12, marking the 1898 declaration against Spain, although it gained full sovereignty on July 4, 1946, from the U.S. 2. The Philippine Flag: The flag raised by Aguinaldo in 1898 is replete with symbolism.
