STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Sacred Heart R.C. Church, West Brighton, made history on June 11 with its inaugural Philippine Independence Day mass and celebration, attended by more than 1,000 people under ...

People participate in the Philippine Independence Day parade in New York on June 2. Independence Day in the Philippines is observed annually on June 12, commemorating the country’s independence from ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — History will be made on Staten Island on Sunday, June 11, when the Filipino community celebrates under a unified banner for the first time as they commemorate the 125th ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. In the Philippines — where Spanish and later ...

In the Philippines — where Spanish and later U.S. colonial rule persisted for nearly four centuries — June 12 is the real Independence Day. That date in 1898 was the pivotal moment when the island ...