<P> The Philippine Declaration of Independence ( Filipino : Pagpapahayag ng Kasarinlan ng Pilipinas ) was proclaimed on June 12 , 1898 in Cavite II el Viejo ( present - day Kawit , Cavite ) , Philippines . With the public reading of the Act of the Declaration of independence ( Spanish : Acta de la proclamación de independencia del pueblo Filipino ; Filipino : Paggawa ng Proklamasyon ng Kasarinlan ng sambayanang Pilipino ) , Filipino revolutionary forces under General Emilio Aguinaldo proclaimed the sovereignty and independence of the Philippine Islands from the colonial rule of Spain . </P>
<P> The Philippine Declaration of Independence ( Filipino : Pagpapahayag ng Kasarinlan ng Pilipinas ) was proclaimed on June 12 , 1898 in Cavite II el Viejo ( present - day Kawit , Cavite ) , Philippines . With the public reading of the Act of the Declaration of independence ( Spanish : Acta de la proclamación de independencia del pueblo Filipino ; Filipino : Paggawa ng Proklamasyon ng Kasarinlan ng sambayanang Pilipino ) , Filipino revolutionary forces under General Emilio Aguinaldo proclaimed the sovereignty and independence of the Philippine Islands from the colonial rule of Spain . </P>
when did the philippines declare its independence from spain
when did the philippines declare its independence from spain
June 12 , 1898
June 12 , 1898