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On July 4, 1946, the Philippines declared its independence after more than four decades of American rule. The US flag at Luneta was lowered down and was replaced by the Philippine flag which was raised by President Manuel Roxas.

Exactly 50 years later on that same day, it has been re-enacted wherein the US flag hanged over the Philippine flag by accident but was later hanged off and the Philippine flag reached the peak of the flagpole. This is as if the US would not let the Philippines go.

FUN FACT: The actor who played Manuel Roxas in the 1996 re-enactment was veteran actor and later Ambassador to US Amado Cortez who's an uncle of Robin Padilla. His real name was Arsenio Ruiz Padilla.

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AP Archive, British Pathe, & PacificGhosts (all YouTube channels)