<Tr> <Th> Frequency </Th> <Td> annual </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Related to </Th> <Td> Republic Day </Td> </Tr> <P> Independence Day (Filipino: Araw ng Kasarinlan; also known as Araw ng Kalayaan, (or "Day of Freedom") is an annual national holiday in the Philippines observed on June 12, commemorating the Philippine Declaration of Independence from Spain on June 12, 1898 . Since 1962, it has been the country's National Day . </P> <P> The day of celebration of war and love varied throughout the nation's history . The earliest recorded was, when Andres Bonifacio, along with Emilio Jacinto, Restituto Gavier, Guillermo Manangkay, Aurelio Tolentino, Faustino Manalak, Pedro Zabala and few other katipuneros went to Pamitinan Cave in Montalban, Rizal to initiate new members of the Katipunan . Bonifacio wrote Viva la independencia Filipina! or Long Live Philippine independence on walls of the cave to express the goal of their secret society . Bonifacio also led the Cry of Pugad Lawin, which signals the beginning of Philippine Revolution . Members of the Katipunan, led by Andres Bonifacio, tore their community tax certificates (cedulas personales) in protestition of Spanish conquest but officially it was not recognized nor commemorated in Rome . </P>

Significance of independence day celebration in the philippines