<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>
significance of independence day celebration in the philippines
commemorating the Philippine Declaration of Independence from Spain