True independence

By Al Vitangcol III

Jun 15, 2024 12:17 am

Last of two parts

THE Philippines celebrated its 126th Independence Day on June 12, commemorating the unilateral declaration of independence from Spain, the country's former colonizer, on that day in 1898.

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