An Act Changing the Date of Philippine Independence Day from July Four to June Twelve
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An Act Changing the Date of Philippine Independence Day from July Four to June Twelve is a Philippine law that officially shifted the country’s annual independence commemoration to June 12 to recognize the 1898 declaration of independence from Spain.
All labels observed (1)
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| An Act Changing the Date of Philippine Independence Day from July Four to June Twelve canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12964604 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: An Act Changing the Date of Philippine Independence Day from July Four to June Twelve Context triple: [Republic Act No. 4166, shortTitle, An Act Changing the Date of Philippine Independence Day from July Four to June Twelve]
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A.
Philippine Independence Act
The Philippine Independence Act, also known as the Tydings–McDuffie Act of 1934, was a U.S. law that established a process and timetable for granting full independence to the Philippines after a transitional Commonwealth period.
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B.
Philippine Time Act of 2013
The Philippine Time Act of 2013 is a law that mandates the uniform observance and dissemination of the official national time across the Philippines.
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C.
General Appropriations Act of the Philippines
The General Appropriations Act of the Philippines is the annual national budget law that allocates government funds to all branches, departments, and agencies of the Philippine government.
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D.
Philippine Organic Act of 1902
The Philippine Organic Act of 1902 was the first U.S. law to establish a civil government and legislative framework for the American colonial administration of the Philippines.
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E.
An Act Creating the Commission on the Filipino Language
An Act Creating the Commission on the Filipino Language is a Philippine law that established a government body tasked with developing, preserving, and promoting Filipino and other Philippine languages.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: An Act Changing the Date of Philippine Independence Day from July Four to June Twelve Target entity description: An Act Changing the Date of Philippine Independence Day from July Four to June Twelve is a Philippine law that officially shifted the country’s annual independence commemoration to June 12 to recognize the 1898 declaration of independence from Spain.
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A.
Philippine Independence Act
The Philippine Independence Act, also known as the Tydings–McDuffie Act of 1934, was a U.S. law that established a process and timetable for granting full independence to the Philippines after a transitional Commonwealth period.
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B.
Philippine Time Act of 2013
The Philippine Time Act of 2013 is a law that mandates the uniform observance and dissemination of the official national time across the Philippines.
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C.
General Appropriations Act of the Philippines
The General Appropriations Act of the Philippines is the annual national budget law that allocates government funds to all branches, departments, and agencies of the Philippine government.
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D.
Philippine Organic Act of 1902
The Philippine Organic Act of 1902 was the first U.S. law to establish a civil government and legislative framework for the American colonial administration of the Philippines.
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E.
An Act Creating the Commission on the Filipino Language
An Act Creating the Commission on the Filipino Language is a Philippine law that established a government body tasked with developing, preserving, and promoting Filipino and other Philippine languages.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Act of the Congress of the Philippines
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Philippine law ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Government of the Philippines
NERFINISHED
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citizens of the Philippines ⓘ |
| commemorationFocus |
Philippine Revolution against Spain
NERFINISHED
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Proclamation of Philippine independence in Kawit, Cavite ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| domain |
Philippine national symbols
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Philippine public holidays ⓘ |
| effect | shifted the annual Philippine Independence Day commemoration to June 12 ⓘ |
| establishes | June 12 as the official date of Philippine Independence Day ⓘ |
| historicalContext | aligns the national holiday with the 1898 independence from Spain rather than the 1946 independence from the United States ⓘ |
| holidayType | national non-working holiday ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| purpose | to change the official date of Philippine Independence Day from July 4 to June 12 ⓘ |
| recognizes | the June 12, 1898 declaration of Philippine independence from Spain ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
July 4, 1946 recognition of Philippine independence by the United States
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June 12, 1898 declaration of independence ⓘ |
| replaces | July 4 as the official date of Philippine Independence Day ⓘ |
| scope | national holiday observance in the Philippines ⓘ |
| shortName | Independence Day Date Change Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject | Philippine Independence Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolism |
emphasizes anti-colonial struggle against Spain
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reduces emphasis on July 4, 1946 independence from the United States ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: An Act Changing the Date of Philippine Independence Day from July Four to June Twelve Description of subject: An Act Changing the Date of Philippine Independence Day from July Four to June Twelve is a Philippine law that officially shifted the country’s annual independence commemoration to June 12 to recognize the 1898 declaration of independence from Spain.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Republic Act No. 4166
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shortTitle
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An Act Changing the Date of Philippine Independence Day from July Four to June Twelve
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