who authored the act of declaration of philippine independence
Philippine Declaration of Independence The Act of the Declaration of Independence was prepared, written, and read by Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista in Spanish. The Declaration was signed by 98 people, among them American army officer who witnessed the proclamation. The final paragraph states that there was a "stranger" (stranger in English translationâ€”extranjero in the original Spanish, meaning foreigner) who attended the proceedings, Mr. L. M. Johnson, described as "a citizen of the U.S.A, a Colonel of Artillery". [3] Despite his prior military experience, Johnson had no official role in the Philippines.[4]