Some people don’t know that the Philippines has been a colony of the United States of America. After Spain’s 377 years of rule, the United States of America bought the Philippines. America’s 47 years of rule was interrupted only by the Japanese in World War II. Philippine independence is celebrated on June 12th. is this the right date when America gave complete independence to the Philippines only in July 4 of 1946? Check out my blog post and learn more about the value of your independence….