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Event Source 900 April 21 End of prehistory. Laguna Copperplate Inscription, the earliest known Philippine document, is written in the Manila area in Kawi script. Rise of Indianized Kingdom of Tondo around Manila Bay. 971–982 The earliest date suggested for direct Chinese contact with the Philippines was 982.
On the 4th of July, 1946, an independent Philippines was born. It became the successor to the U.S. under the treaties of 1930. On July 15, 1946, the United Kingdom annexed the State of North Borneo and, in the view of the United Kingdom, became the sovereign power with respect to what had been the State of North Borneo. [ 14]
e. The history of the Philippines from 1898 to 1946 is known as the American colonial period, and began with the outbreak of the Spanish–American War in April 1898, when the Philippines was still a colony of the Spanish East Indies, and concluded when the United States formally recognized the independence of the Republic of the Philippines on ...
7 July 1892 – The Katipunan was established. 7 July 1892 – A decree was issued deporting Rizal to Dapitan, Zamboanga del Norte. 17 July 1892 – Rizal was exiled to Dapitan. 16 April 1893 – The Grand Lodge of Philippine Masonry was founded. 8 June 1894 – A Royal decree stops the issuance of passports to Filipinos.
April 17 – A bus traveling from Isabela to Ilocos Sur falls off a ravine in Carranglan, Nueva Ecija, killing 31 on board. The accident, resulting from poor vehicle maintenance, is one of the most deadliest road accidents in the Philippines. [31] April 26–29 – The 30th ASEAN Summit is held at the Philippine International Convention Center ...
There are more than 42,000 known major and minor festivals in the Philippines, the majority of which are in the barangay (village) level. Due to the thousands of town, city, provincial, national, and village fiestas in the country, the Philippines has traditionally been known as the Capital of the World's Festivities .
The Philippine Commonwealth was established in 1935, as a 10-year interim step prior to full independence. However, in 1942 during World War II, Japan occupied the Philippines. The U.S. military overpowered the Japanese in 1945. The Treaty of Manila in 1946 established the independent Philippine Republic.
April. April 7 – Ferdinand Magellan arrives at Cebu. April 14 – Rajah Humabon and his queen Hara Humamay are christened Carlos and Juana respectively. April 27 – Battle of Mactan: Ferdinand Magellan is killed by Lapulapu in the Philippines. [2] [3]