5. Documents of the 1898 Declaration of Philippine Independence

Question 1

Author of the “Documents of the 1898 Declaration of Independence Day”

Answer 1

Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista

Question 2

Lifespan of Ambrosio

Answer 2

December 7, 1830 - December 4, 1903

Question 3

Ambrosio’s also known as?

Answer 3

Don Bosyong

Question 4

He was a lawyer and author of the Declaration of Philippine Independence.

Answer 4

Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista

Question 5

Where was Ambrosio born?

Answer 5

Biñan, Laguna

Question 6

Ambrosio’s parents

Answer 6

Gregorio Enriquez Bautista
Silvestra Altamira

Question 7

What did Ambrosio study? Where?

Answer 7

Preparatory school in Biñan.
Law at UST, obtaining degree in 1865.

Question 8

How long is the said document?

Answer 8

A short 2,000-word document

Question 9

What is in the document “Proclamation of the Philippine Indepedence Day”?

Answer 9

Summary of the reason behind the revolution against Spain.

Summary of the subsequent war for Jndependence and future of the new republic under Emilio Aguinaldo.

Mentions the abuse and inequalities existing in the colony.

Question 10

Date of the proclamation of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo in Kawit, Cavite, however, did not receive any recognition from the US or Spain since it lacked territory and sovereignty.

Answer 10

June 12, 1898

Question 11

When did the Philippine Revolution end?

Answer 11

August 1898

Question 12

When did the Phillipine-American War take place?

Answer 12

August 1899

Question 13

How long was the Philippines colonized by the Americans?

Answer 13

50 years

Question 14

When was Emilio Aguinaldo captured by the US forces wherein a statement was also issued acknowledging and accepting sovereignty of the US over the Philippines?

Answer 14

August 1898

Question 15

The Commonwealth era was interrupted this year, when the Japanese occupied the Philippines.

Answer 15

January 2, 1942

Question 16

The year when the Commonwealth era ended when the US granted independence.

Answer 16

July 4, 1946

Question 17

When did the Philippines become a state?

Answer 17

July 4, 1946

Question 18

Who decided to move the date of Independence Day?

Answer 18

President Diosdado Macapagal

Question 19

RA no. stating that “The twelfth day of June is hereby proclaimed as the Philippine Independence Day, and all citizens of the Philippines are enjoined to observe such day with rites befitting Independence Day”

Answer 19

Republic Act No. 4166 Section 1

Question 20

When and where did Gen. Emilio F. Aguinaldo proclaim the Philippine Independence?

Answer 20

June 12,1898 in Kawit, Cavite

Question 21

Where and who made the Philippine National Flag?

Answer 21

Hong Kong
By Mrs. Marcella Agoncillo, assisted by Lorenza Agoncillo and Delfina Herboza

Question 22

How many signed the Philippine Declaration?

Answer 22

98 people, including one American army officer who witnessed the proclamation

Question 23

What was the purpose of the document “The Declaration of Philippine independence”?

Answer 23

To proclaim the sovereignty and independence of the Philippines from the colonial rule of the Spanish Empire

To remind us, the colonists, and the whole world that we declared Independence from the colonists.

Question 24

What type of document is “The Declaration of Philippine independence”?

Answer 24

A government-issued document

Question 25

Contribution to the Grand Narratives of the Philippine History

Answer 25

National Identity Formation
Resistance Against Colonialism
Historical Continuity
Global Significance