Why the Philippines has two Independence Days

Teka Teka

This Independence Day, we turn to an episode of What’s AP? Araling Panlipunan Rebooted to unpack the complicated, often overlooked history of the holiday—from Aguinaldo’s 1898 declaration to July 4, 1946, and finally, to why we now celebrate June 12.

Hosts Ceej Tantengco-Malolos and Sab Schnabel dive into the myths, milestones, and mixed messages behind our national holiday. Was Philippine independence ever truly recognized? Who was the mysterious white guy who signed our declaration? And why did we celebrate July 4 for almost 20 years?

Whether you're a student, history buff, or curious Filipino, this episode will reboot the way you see our Independence Day.

This episode rerun is produced by Jyn Garcia and engineered by Anthony Tobias. Jaemark Tordecilla is our editor-at-large.

The original episode of What’s AP? Araling Panlipunan Rebooted was produced by Pauline Reyes and edited by Nina Torralba.

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