1898 Declaration of Philippine Independence

Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista (Don Bosyong)

He was a distant relative of the Rizal Family and solicited for the Reform Campaigns. He became a member of La Liga Filipina, Cuerpo de Compromisarios, and La Propaganda causing his arrest and imprisonment at Fort Santiago. But as a lawyer, he defended and freed himself. He is known to be the author of the document regarding PH Independence.

Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista (Don Bosyong)

He was the first adviser of Emilio Aguinaldo, Tarlac's Revolutionary Congress' Vice-President, and Judge of Pangasinan's First Instance Court. He was also the Auditor of War and Special Commissioner of the Dictatorial Government under Emilio Aguinaldo.

1898 Declaration of Philippine Independence

This is a 2000-word document written by Ambrosio Bautista in Spanish after the ESP-US War, and its main purpose is to symbolize that PH has the right to be independent and free. Specifically, it summarized the reason behind the revolution against Spain, the war for independence, and the future of the new republic.

Sulpicio Guevara

He was the one who translated the 1898 Declaration of PH Independence.

98 People (1 is an American Army Officer with no role)

This is the number of people who signed the Declaration of PH Independence.

Apolinario Mabini

He was the unofficial adviser of Emilio Aguinaldo.

Aguinaldo wanted to proclaim independence to attract more patriotism, yet Mabini objected saying that it was more important to reorganize the government first

This was the dispute between Mabini and Aguinaldo, but Aguinaldo won.

June 12, 1898 [400-5:00 PM] in Cavite el Viejo (Kawit)

This was when and where the Independence of the PH was declared. It was also when the PH National Flag was first hoisted by Bautista, and the PH National March (Marcha Nacional Filipina) was first played.

Emilio Aguinaldo

He was the one who designed the PH National Flag.

August 1, 1898

It was only on this day that the Proclamation of Independence was promulgated.

Julian Felipe

He was the author of the PH National Anthem.

Mrs. Marcela Agoncillo, Lorenza Agoncillo, and Delfina Herboza in Hong Kong

These were the people who prepared the PH National Flag and the place where they sewed it.

Civil Guard's' Arbitrary Arrest and Harsh Treatment, Shooting of Prisoners, Unjust Deportation by the Archbishops/Friars, and Unequal Protection of the Law

These were some of the abuses and inequalities Spain did in the PH.

General Blanco

He was the one who decreed the unjust deportations.

Pact of Biak-na-Bato

It is a truce arranged by Aguinaldo with Spain when he was captured in late 1897.

KKK will be Exiled in Hong Kong and given 400k Pesos

This was the condition for the Pact of Biak-na-Bato.

Spread like an Electric Spark in Bataan, Pampanga, Batangas, Bulacan, Laguna, and Morong

This was what happened when the Pact of Biak-na-Bato collapsed.

Rizal's Execution

This was also mentioned in the PH Declaration of Independence and considered unjust as it was done to please the greedy friars.

Mariano Gomez, Jose Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora (GOMBURZA)

They were accused of leading the Cavite Mutiny (1872) causing their public execution. This was also mentioned in the PH Proclamation of Independence.

White Triangle

This part of the flag represents the distinctive emblem of the famous Katipunan Society

Three Stars

This represents the 3 principal islands of the PH which are Luzon, Panay, and Mindanao.

Sun

This part of the flag symbolizes the gigantic strides made by the Filipinos.

8 Rays of the Sun

This part of the flag represents the 8 first provinces of Manila which first fought in the revolution against Spain.

Cavite, Bulacan, Bataan, Batangas, Laguna, Manila, Nueva Ecija, and Pampanga

These were the first places in the PH that joined the revolution against Spain.

Blue, Red, and White (Colors)

This characteristic of the flag is to commemorate and thank the US for freeing the PH from Spain.

PH-ESP War (PH Rev 1896-1898), ESP-US War (1898), PH-US War (1899-1902)

These were the wars in the Philippines.

Katastaasang, Kagalanggalangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan (KKK)

This was a secret revolutionary organization against Spain and had almost 100,000 members founded.

Andres Bonifacio (1892)

He founded the secret revolutionary organization in the PH.

Magdalo & Magdiwang

These were the factions of the KKK.

Magdalo

This was the faction of the KKK which favored E. Aguinaldo and mostly from Cavite.

Magdiwang

This faction of the KKK favored Andres Bonifacio and mostly from Manila.

Tejeros Convention

It was a meeting held to settle the dispute between the 2 factions of the KKK. Thus, an election occurred.

Emilio Aguinaldo

He won as the new President in the Tejeros Convention but was not present at the event.

Andres Bonifacio

He was the supreme leader of the KKK yet he only won the last position which is the Director of Interior.

Daniel Tirona

He opposed the election of Bonifacio since he lacked a Lawyer Diploma. Causing Bonifacio to arm his gun at him, declaring the whole election null.

Firing Squad at Mt. Maragondon

When Bonifacio declared the election null, this is the type of punishment done to him.

Pact of Biak-na-Bato

This temporarily ended the PH-ESP War.

Cuban War

This is a war by Spain but since the US invested in this place/country, they intervened and also declared war on Spain causing the ESP-US War.

Battle of Manila Bay (May 1, 1898)

Since PH is a colony of ESP, the US attacked this place in the PH where they defeated the Spanish Fleet.

Battle of Alapan (May 28, 1898)

When the US attacked the Spaniards in the PH. Aguinaldo and the KKK took this opportunity to go back to PH and join the battle. This battle was the first battle that Aguinaldo won.

May 28

This day is called the Flag Day in the PH.

Mock Battle of Manila

This is what Spain called their battle with the US to save their dignity, yet they failed as they lost.

Treaty of Paris

This ended the ESP-US war with the PH being sold by Spain to the US for 20 million dollars.

All of Spain's Possessions (Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and PH) will be given to the US

These were the conditions in the Treaty of Paris.

Benevolent Assimilation

This is a proclamation that PH is owned by the US.

Tydings-Mcduffie Act

This act gave the PH 10 years to get ready to have an independent government. During this time, the government is considered a transitional government.

Commonwealth Government

This was established by the Tydings-Mcduffie Act and was designed as a transitional administration in preparation for the country's full achievement of independence.

Manuel Quezon

He was the president of the Commonwealth Government.

July 4, 1946

This is when the United States recognized the independence of the Philippines.