Philippine Republic Day, also known as Philippine–American Friendship Day, is a commemoration in the Philippines held annually on July 4. It was formerly an official holiday designated as Independence Day, celebrating the signing of the Treaty of Manila, which granted Philippine independence from the United States of America in 1946. In 1962, President Diosdado Macapagal proclaimed June 12 as the country's Independence Day to commemorate the 1898 declaration of independence, and in 1964 the July 4 observance was renamed Republic Day.
