ACT OF

DECLARATION
OF THE
PHILIPPINE
INDEPENDENCE
 CONTENT

1. AUTHOR’S BACKGROUND
2. CONTENT ANALYSIS
3. CONTRIBUTION AND RELEVANCE
OF THE DOCUMENT IN
UNDERSTANDING THE GRAND
NARRATIVE OF PHILIPPINE
HISTORY
4. LEARNING EXPERIENCES

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 HELLO!
We are the Group 4!

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 1.
AUTHOR’S
BACKGROUND
Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista
 Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista

➢ Born on December 7, 1830 in Biñan, Laguna to Gregorio

Enriquez Bautista and Silvestra Altamira.
➢ known as Don Bosyong, was a legal counselor and creator of the
Affirmation of Philippine Autonomy.
➢ distant relative of the Rizal family, Bautista regularly given
exhortation to Philippine national legend José Rizal amid his
school days in Manila.

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 Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista
➢ Bautista requested reserves to fund a campaign for changes within the
Philippines, afterward getting to be a part of the La Liga Filipina,
Cuerpo de Compromisarios and La Propaganda.
➢ In 1896, the Spaniards captured and detained him at Fort Santiago, as he
was suspected of being included within the Philippine Revolution;
Bautista chosen to protect himself and was later discharged from prison.
➢ In 1898, Bautista got to be the first adviser to President Emilio
Aguinaldo and along these lines composed the Declaration of Philippine
Independence.

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 Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista
➢ It was Bautista, and not Aguinaldo, who waved the Philippine flag some
time recently the euphoric swarm on June 12, 1898, amid the
Philippines Proclamation of Independence in Cavite.
➢ On July 14, 1899, Bautista was chosen to the position of president in
Tarlac's Revolutionary Congress and was afterward designated judge of
the Court of First Instance of Pangasinan.

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 2.
CONTENT ANALYSIS
➢ In the town of Cavite-Viejo, Province of Cavite, this 12th day of June
1898 happened
➢ 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. Unjust deportations of illustrious Filipinos, especially
those decreed by General Blanco. In August 1896, it was agreed to
launch a revolt to restore the liberty and autonomy of which Spain,
through Governor Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, had deprived the citizens.

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➢ Compact with its chief, Sikatuna, in order to later seize the island of
Cebu by force, and since his replacement, Tupas, did not enable him to
conquer it, he went to Manila, the capital, also winning the support of its
chiefs, Soliman and Lakandula, later taking control of the city and the
whole of the archipelago in the name of Spain by virtue of the order of
King Philip II.
➢ The pacification suggested in Biak-na-Bato by Don Pedro A. Paterno
with Don Emilio Aguinaldo as President of the Republic and approved
by Don Emilio Aguinaldo as President of the Republic Governor-
General Don Fernando Primo De Rivera, both written and oral, subject
to words.

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➢ A Spanish contingent of 178 men, between Imus Cavite-Viejo, under the
command of major of the Marine Infantry, capitulated. In the first mentioned
province only, the Detachments in Naic and Indang remained to surrender. The
resistance of the Spanish forces was localized in the town of San Fernando where
the greater part of them are concentrated. The city of Manila will soon be
besieged by our forces, says Aguinaldo. "So that the independence of our country
and the revindication of our sovereignty is assured"
➢ All political ties between the Philippines and Spain are to be severed and
annulled. The U.S. declares that the islands are free and independent, and enjoy
the right to make War and Peace. "We mutually bind ourselves to support this
Declaration with lives, fortunes, and with sacred possession and Honor"

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➢ The US recognizes, approve, and ratify, with all the orders emanating
from the same, the Dictatorship established by Don Emilio Aguinaldo as
the Supreme Head of this Nation. The U.S. recognizes, approves, and
ratifies as the supreme head of this nation, the President of the United
States, President George H.W. Bush. The President also ratifies the
death penalty for the unjust execution of Don Jose Rizal and others.

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➢ Eminent Filipino priest, Doctor Don Jose Burgos, Don Mariano Gomez,
and Don Jacinto Zamora were hanged. Their innocent blood was shed
due to the intrigues of these so-called Religious corporations.
Authorities believed that the military uprising at the fort of San Felipe in
Cavite on the night of January 21, 1872 was instigated by those Filipino
martyrs, said the Catholic Church. The first spark of revolution broke
out in Caloocan, spread out to Santa Mesa and continued its course to
adjoining regions of the province. The people fought a one-sided battle
against superior forces of General Blanco and General Polavieja for a
period of 3 months.

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➢ It was signed by 98 persons and the one of certified, witnessed and
signed and the only stranger who attended the meeting was a citizen of
the U.S.A., Mr. L.M. Johnson, a Colonel of Artillery.

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 3.
CONTRIBUTION AND
RELEVANCE OF THE
DOCUMENT IN
UNDERSTANDING THE
GRAND NARRATIVE OF
PHILIPPINE HISTORY
➢ The article put emphasis on how the Philippine Independence was given
to us with the help of the Americans. It gave deeper explanations as to
why we deserve independence as a nation, how are heroes sacrificed and
died, how our countrymen back to those times showed courage and
bravery in the revolt against the Spaniards despite our lack of armours
and weapons. It gave light to misconceptions and gave another path on
our search for the truth of our own history. It was a very important event
for us, Filipinos, because this marked our freedom and the claim of our
rights on our own land, as well as our rights as free human beings,

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 IMPORTANT DETAILS

➢ With the death of Katipunan’s Supreme Leader, Andres

Bonifacio, the Philippine revolutionary stronghold started to lose
grip, prompting Aguinaldo (and his cohorts and cabinet) to take
refuge in a remote cave in the province of Bulacan, called Biak
na Bato. Together with his cabinets and loyalist, they have
agreed on and signed a pact selling the Philippine Revolution to
the Spanish empire for 800,000 Mexican Peso, half of which will
be Aguinaldo’s and the other half will be distributed to the entire
party.

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➢ Apart from guaranteeing the independence of Cuba, the treaty
also forced Spain to cede Guam and Puerto Rico to the United
States. Spain also agreed to sell the Philippines to the United
States for the sum of $20 million. The U.S. Senate ratified the
treaty on February 6, 1899, by a margin of only one vote.

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 LUPANG HINIRANG

➢ "Lupang Hinirang", is the national anthem of the Philippines. Its music was
composed in 1898 by Julián Felipe, and the lyrics were adapted from the Spanish
poem Filipinas, written by José Palma in 1899.
➢ In the years after the revolution, the poem Filipinas, written in 1899 by nationalist
José Palma, gained widespread popularity as unofficial Spanish lyrics of the
anthem. The Spanish lyrics were translated into English and, beginning in the
1940s, in the national language. The current Filipino lyrics, written in 1956, were
adopted and made official subject to a slight revision in the 1960s.

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 HISTORY OF THE PHILIPPINE FLAG

➢ 3 women sewed the flag at 535 Morrison Hill Road in

Hongkong. They were Marcela Agoncillo, daughter
Lorenza and Delfina Herbosa de Natividad, a niece of
Dr. Jose Rizal. It was first flown and waved by Gen.
Emilio Aguinaldo in Kawit Cavite on June 12, 1898,
during the Independence Day celebration.

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 THE PHILIPPINE FLAG

➢ White Triangle – signifies the distinctive emblem of the famous

Society of the "Katipunan" which by means of its blood compact
inspired the masses to rise in revolution.
➢ Three Stars - signifies the three principal Islands of these
Archipelago - Luzon, Mindanao, and Panay where the
revolutionary movement started
➢ Sun - representing the gigantic step made by the son of the
country along the path of Progress and Civilization

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 THE PHILIPPINE FLAG

➢ The Eight Rays of the Sun - signifies the eight provinces -

Manila, Cavite, Bulacan, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Bataan,
Laguna, and Batangas - which declares themselves in a state of
war as soon as the first revolt was initiated.
➢ Blue, Red, and White - commemorates the flag of the United
States of America, as a manifestation of our profound gratitude
towards this Great Nation for its disinterested protection which it
lent us and continues lending us.

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 4.
LEARNING
EXPERIENCES
 “
"He who does not know how to
look back at where he came from
will never get to his
destination."—Jose Rizal

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The Declaration of Independence was the first formal statement by a nation's people
asserting their right to choose their own government. We realized and learned that there
are still a lot of important things that we don't know, we need to remember and
consider during those times. Nowadays, we are progressing toward modernization that
we're forgetting where we came from and slowly becoming separated to everything that
has happened before that given us our recognition, by remembering their memories and
appreciating and acknowledging their exceptional contribution will mean paying honor
to them in the true sense. The event lead the foreign countries to recognize the
independence of the country. It inspire the Filipino to fight more against the Spaniards
to achieve the freedom we have right now. The declaration hold examples on poor
treatment by the colonizers. Therefore, the declamation on longing and wanting to be
free became essential and a call to protest around the flag, the same flag now used as a
symbol of the nation.

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THANK YOU!

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 https://auntiesosyal.wordpress.com/2016/03/29/the-betrayals-of-gen-emilio-aguinaldo/#:~:text=Tog
ether%20with%20his%20cabinets%20and,distributed%20to%20the%20entire%20party
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 https://history.state.gov/milestones/1866-1898/spanish-american-war#:~:text=Apart%20from%20g
uaranteeing%20the%20independence,margin%20of%20only%20one%20vote
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 https://riyadhpe.dfa.gov.ph/about-us/phl-flag-protocol#:~:text=PHILIPPINE%20FLAG%20%E2%
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 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lupang_Hinirang

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